August posted another pandemic-era high at the International box office and the second biggest month of Global box office since the pandemic began.
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The Domestic market will see 2021 box office overtake 2020, at the same stage, this week but recovery progress is regressing in some states.
The Netherlands has become the first Western European market to achieve the "full recovery" stage on Gower Street's Blueprint To Recovery.
July recorded the biggest box office results at both the Domestic and International (excluding China) markets since February 2020.
Russia has already overtaken its year-end 2020 box office in 2021, doing so Saturday July 17.
Argentina has become the first market in Latin America to achieve all five stages of Gower Street's Blueprint To Recovery.
Gower Street has added multiple new features to its Road To Recovery reports to help readers track what is happening locally, regionally and globally.
France is the first territory in Western Europe to achieve a play-week performing at a median level of 2018-2019 business.
F9 fueled Brazil, Colombia, Portugal to hit new targets on Gower Street's Blueprint To Recovery.