Far From Golden: Mixed October Brings Black Adam, Strong EMEA Result, but Dire Golden Week for China
October delivered over a third (+38%) more in global box office than the previous month with a total of $1.8 billion.
October delivered over a third (+38%) more in global box office than the previous month with a total of $1.8 billion.
A lack of new major blockbuster content on offer led September to the worst single-month Global box office result of 2022.
Gower Street CEO Dimitrios Mitsinikos kicked off the latest CJ Cinema Summit with updates on Global box office performance and Gower Street's projections for 2022.
The accelerating trend of recovery over the few last months ground to a halt in August. After reaching a pandemic-era peak with $3.37 billion in July, August achieved a global total of $2.37 billion.
The August 6 play-week delivered the best single-week box office of the pandemic-era in Japan, powered by the massive opening of Toei's ONE PIECE FILM: RED.
July hit a new peak in global box office since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Box office for the International market (excluding China) ended June only marginally below pre-pandemic levels.
Gower Street projections feature in the latest Annual Report published by The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC)
Latest figures from Gower Street's State Of The Market report formed the centre of a CineEurope kick-off article in Deadline this week. The article, titled 'With Box Office Flying High,…