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.
May delivered the second best Domestic and International box office results of the pandemic-era, though China continued to fall behind.
The Domestic market has reclaimed its position at the #1 global box office market from China.