What's worthy of note is Jurassic World set its record
with box office revenues with China included.
In fact, Deadpool proved
with its box office revenue that R - rated movies can see great financial success.
Not exact matches
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.
China's
box office revenue is still swelling at double - digit rates after years of breakneck growth and,
with Hollywood know - how and bigger budgets, Chinese movies are gaining momentum as they find ways to play on domestic themes and improve production quality.
During that time period,
box office revenue per patron increased to $ 10.54 compared
with $ 10.23, though attendance during the quarter slipped 2.1 per cent to 17.6 million people compared
with 17.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2016.
With just under eight percent of global
revenues coming from China, there is still plenty of upside for Hollywood, even factoring in the slowing growth of the Chinese
box office.
Although the films Alibaba Pictures Group has invested in like So Young (by actress - turned director Zhao Wei, who is also a major shareholder of the company) and Tiny Times (by popular writer Guo Jingming) have recorded remarkable
box -
office revenues, the company has yet to turn a profit,
with a net loss of HK$ 443.54 million for the first half of last year.
My Name Is Doris, Love & Friendship, and Manchester By The Sea, Roadside Attractions ended the year
with an estimated $ 75,674,506 through December 31 in total
box office revenue.
Overall,
box office revenue from 2017 was down nearly 3 percent, compared
with 2016 — even as the average ticket price rose 4 percent to $ 8.97.
According to
box -
office tracker Hollywood.com, overall
revenues came in at $ 153 million, up 11 percent from the same weekend last year, when «The Hangover» led
with $ 32.8 million.
Bad Moms landed just below War Dogs, also
with an estimated $ 6 million, but has managed to break $ 100 million in
revenue and continues to be a strong winner at the
box office.
Lifted by
box -
office leaders that included 20th Century Fox's animated hit «Ice Age: The Meltdown» at No. 4
with $ 12.8 million, Hollywood
revenues rose for the fifth straight weekend.
Ratner has never impressed critics
with his career output over the years, including myself, but his
box -
office revenue speaks for itself.
In the UK, Halo 5's day one gross
revenue exceeded the first day
box office revenue for Spectre - the new James Bond film -
with # 7.7 m compared to # 6.3 m respectively.
The film met
with a moderate reception and under performed since the original Mortal Kombat movie raked in more
revenue at the
box office, which is one of the reasons why the series has been in hibernation for so long.
Theatrical distribution — the other big - ticket studio
revenue stream — has also seen better days, declining for the second straight year,
with the domestic
box office finishing 2011
with about $ 10.17 billion — off from $ 10.56 billion in 2010.
In 2010, MMS passed the global movie industry
box office revenues in total volume,
with usage trending up and costs trending down.
AMC Entertainment leads the industry in per - screen
revenue at its 232 theaters and 3,544 screens
with an estimated 14 percent of the North American
box office, says Krutick.