L.A. - based Landmark Theatres, which owns 54 locations with 260 screens specializing in indie and art house films, enjoyed a roughly 2 % rise
in box office sales last year while the broader industry dipped 2 %.
Many theaters in Mainland China are confident
in the box office sales and hope it will break records.
Fans of the book and the film showed up in droves to theaters across the globe to share little infinities with their beloved characters, driving nearly $ 240M
in box office sales worldwide!
The film has performed very poorly overseas, with only $ 9M
in box office sales to date.
While movie theaters nationally had a 3.4 percent drop
in box office sales, the Alamo Drafthouse chain had an increase of 2.6 percent over 2010.
In 2014, its film The LEGO Movie earned rave reviews (including a 96 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating) and millions
in box office sales — which led to a 19 percent increase in annual revenue, according to a report from the company.
Not exact matches
According to rival Hasbro, the property generates about $ 100 million
in sales in the years when a feature film hits the
box office.
As the year comes to a close, the domestic
box office is on pace to set another new industry record just one year after topping $ 11 billion
in domestic movie ticket
sales for the first time ever.
2016's movie industry highlights include a monster year for Walt Disney, as the Mouse House set a new yearly global
box office record, becoming the first studio to ever top $ 7 billion
in worldwide ticket
sales.
The studio's horror movie «The Quiet Place,» which opened last weekend, was No. 1 at the
box office, garnering $ 50 million
in ticket
sales in the United States and Canada.
This year's field of Best Picture nominees features eight movies with widely variant
box office performances, from 20th Century Fox's (FOX) The Martian «s leading $ 228 million
in domestic gross to Room, which barely cracked $ 12.5 million
in ticket
sales.
Walt Disney's Bridge of Spies just barely slots below 2006 winner Crash «s adjusted
box office take of $ 74 million, though any of this year's nominees could see a bump
in sales if they take home the Academy's top prize this Sunday night on ABC (DIS).
According to Headlines & Global News, the film industry ended the year with more than $ 11 billion
in domestic
box office sales, buoyed by heavy hitters like Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Deadpool and Zootopia.
Heading into the weekend, the studio was
in ninth place
in domestic ticket
sales for the year, according to
Box Office Mojo.
In fact, of those eight films, five of them have made less at the box office than Crash, which is currently the fifth - lowest grossing film of the past four decades (in terms of sales adjusted for inflation
In fact, of those eight films, five of them have made less at the
box office than Crash, which is currently the fifth - lowest grossing film of the past four decades (
in terms of sales adjusted for inflation
in terms of
sales adjusted for inflation).
Heading into the weekend, Warner Bros. was
in fifth place
in domestic ticket
sales among the major studios, with revenue of $ 235 million, according to
Box Office Mojo, another researcher.
Deadpool became the first R - rated movie to top $ 100 million
in domestic
box office sales over its opening weekend, pulling
in an impressive $ 135 million
in North America and a whopping $ 260 million worldwide, according to
box office research firm Rentrak.
Paramount's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot was one of August's surprise successes with $ 149.6 million
in ticket
sales, while The Walt Disney Company (DIS) scored the hit of the summer with Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, which broke the opening - weekend
box -
office record for August on its way to grossing $ 258 million
in the U.S. and more than $ 500 million worldwide within less than a month of its release.
It's worth noting that another Fox Searchlight film, Birdman, was among the lowest - grossing Best Picture Oscar winners of all - time, but it went on to gross more than $ 100 million worldwide, while 12 Years a Slave (another slavery - themed period drama) grossed $ 187 million
in global ticket
sales, according to
Box Office Mojo.
Carmody estimates Goon lost at least $ 1 million of potential
box -
office sales in Canada due to piracy, and likely millions more
in DVD
sales.
Since its release, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has smashed almost every Hollywood
box -
office record, racking up more than $ 500 million
in worldwide ticket
sales in just its first weekend.
Word - of - mouth horror sensation «A Quiet Place» edged Dwayne Johnson's monster movie «Rampage» to win the weekend
box office with $ 22 million
in ticket
sales.
What you might have missed: Revenue for Disney's studio entertainment segment dipped 2 %
in the quarter, to $ 1.9 billion, because of lower
box -
office numbers
in what was a down year overall for movie - ticket
sales.
The company's first film
in the franchise, released last year, made about $ 350 million
in worldwide
box -
office sales.
Black Panther entered the fray with a record breaking President's Day weekend opening of $ 242 million
in domestic
box office sales.
In the Best Picture race, the biggest hits were the World War II flick «Dunkirk,» which last year grossed around $ 188 million in U.S.ticket sales, good for 14th place on the box office charts, and Jordan Peele's horror film «Get Out,» which tucked in just below «Dunkirk» with $ 176 million in domestic sale
In the Best Picture race, the biggest hits were the World War II flick «Dunkirk,» which last year grossed around $ 188 million
in U.S.ticket sales, good for 14th place on the box office charts, and Jordan Peele's horror film «Get Out,» which tucked in just below «Dunkirk» with $ 176 million in domestic sale
in U.S.ticket
sales, good for 14th place on the
box office charts, and Jordan Peele's horror film «Get Out,» which tucked
in just below «Dunkirk» with $ 176 million in domestic sale
in just below «Dunkirk» with $ 176 million
in domestic sale
in domestic
sales.
Assembling profits, slowly Using the same ranges as a proxy for cash contribution, it seems possible a $ 1.12 billion
box office performance by The Avengers would account for somewhere between $ 250 million and $ 340 million
in cash from operations during the current fiscal year and much more than that
in succeeding years thanks to Blu - ray, DVD, and digital
sales via the likes of Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iTunes, which already sells digital DVD equivalents packed with bonus features.
It grossed a record - breaking $ 25.2 m at the
box office on Thursday night, with the massive ticket
sales coming from domestic preview screenings
in the US and Canada.
The researchers found their automated method of movie citations is better at predicting greatness, especially
in movies 25 years old or older, than these runners - up: the expertise of movie critics (a group of critics or a single critic), the wisdom of the crowd, the numbers of awards won and the amount of
box office sales, among others.
This heist film with a sensational cast, such as Edward Norton, Seth Green (who, ironically, was Vince and E's nemesis
in Entourage) and rapper turned actor Mos Def was both a
box office and critical success, doing even better than its theater run with DVD
sales.
Outside North America, Black Panther generated $ 169 million
in ticket
sales, or 46.8 % of its total gross, according to
Box Office Mojo.
Now that streaming media and digital devices have made every subway ride the potential equivalent of a 1917 trip to the Rialto — without the preceding comedy short or the velvet curtain, sure, but you can carry a movie
in your pocket — it's easy to see that, whether the needle ticks up or down on
box -
office sales in 2018, our relationship to the movie theater as a social space has changed for good.
In addition to the success of the original film, looming over the Merc with a Mouth's second big screen adventure was Marvel Studios» Avengers: Infinity War, which has dominated the box office since its late April, having grossed just more than $ 1.8 billion in global ticket sales to dat
In addition to the success of the original film, looming over the Merc with a Mouth's second big screen adventure was Marvel Studios» Avengers: Infinity War, which has dominated the
box office since its late April, having grossed just more than $ 1.8 billion
in global ticket sales to dat
in global ticket
sales to date.
If Black Panther «s pre-sale tickets are anything to go by, the upcoming feature is likely to be one of Marvel's best yet
in terms of
box office sales.
Alfonso Cuarón's 3 - D sci - fi drama «Gravity» shot to the top of the
box -
office charts on Friday with more than $ 17.5 million
in ticket
sales, according to estimates.
Katniss Everdeen may have come out on top of the weekend
box office with an estimated $ 101 million
in domestic ticket
sales, but the new «The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2» fell short of industry expectations and, unlike the «Twilight» and «Harry Potter» young - adult juggernauts, her «Hunger Games» finale fell far short of other films
in the franchise.
With the public paying
in advance,
box office returns, home video
sales, and cable television deals would all be gravy instead of merely recouping production and marketing costs.
The new superhero movie directed by Scott Derrickson (Sinister) and starring Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game) has already charted to the top of the
box office over the course of the past two weekends, and has made well over $ 150 million
in domestic ticket
sales alone.
Rounding out the top five of the weekend
box office is Book Club with $ 12.5 million, Life of the Party at $ 7.7 million, and Breaking
In with $ 6.4 million in ticket sale
In with $ 6.4 million
in ticket sale
in ticket
sales.
J.K. Rowling's «Fantastic Beasts» expected to dominate weekend
box office with at least $ 70 million
in ticket
sales
With $ 37.7 million
in domestic ticket
sales since its release
in October, «Birdman» is one of the lowest grossing best picture winners ever, underscoring the unusually wide gap this year between Oscar nominated films and
box -
office results.
While the film is only expected to bring
in around $ 5 million for its opening weekend,
box office experts expect the movie to have a long life with Blu - ray and DVD
sales in the future.
Avengers: Infinity War is breaking
box office records, making it Marvels's most successful opening night
in terms of ticket
sales.
Three weeks on, and it still reins at the top of the
box office with initial
sales of $ 21.9 million
in the first weekend, and while it may not be quite the end for fans still enjoying the spectacular conclusion, the cast and crew made their bittersweet farewells some time ago; farewell to each other, farewell to their magnificent film sets and farewell to the stunningly sprawling landscape of New Zealand and its «friendly» inhabitants.
On March 30, Disney announced the movie Frozen had become the top - grossing animation
in box office history, topping $ 1 billion
in worldwide
sales.
The Dark Knight has caught up with Titanic's record
box office ticket
sales and is one of the most talked about films
in years.
Tickets for the band's Oct. 22 - 23 concerts go on
sale,
in person only, on May 19 at Little Caesars Arena's
box office
«Rogue One: A Star Wars Story» soared to the top of the weekend
box office as expected, scoring the second - best December opening ever with $ 155 million
in estimated ticket
sales.
The Twilight Saga has held its spot as the top - selling home entertainment franchise since 2008 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1 took
in $ 281.3 million
in domestic
box office sales after its release on November 18, 2011.
In 2017, Jordan Peele's «Get Out» became a box office sensation, with $ 254 million in worldwide ticket sales (along with four Oscar nominations
In 2017, Jordan Peele's «Get Out» became a
box office sensation, with $ 254 million
in worldwide ticket sales (along with four Oscar nominations
in worldwide ticket
sales (along with four Oscar nominations).