The new year kicked off with a modest global box office of $2.25 billion in January.
December generated a box office of $2.8 billion, up +14% on December 2022 and in the same ballpark as the month in 2021 (-1%).
Gower Street Analytics estimates 2023 Global box office hit $33.9 billion through December 31.
Gower Street Analytics estimates 2024 Global box office will reach $31.5 billion.
November falls short, generating only $1.9 billion globally, the lowest grossing month since the same month last year ($1.8bn).
Global box office achieved $2.23 billion in October.
The total global box office for 2023 has already overtaken the full-year result of each of the three prior years after just nine months.
Gower Street Analytics has increased its 2023 Global box office projection to $34.5 billion.
August was the second month in a row with a monthly global box office on or above pre-pandemic levels (+1%).