The numbers were compiled from Comscore data and Deadline calculations.
Comscore called 2023 at $9.03 billion yesterday.
But 31 Tentpoles Provide Hope.
(Clockwise from top left) ‘Barbie’, ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’ and ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’Warner Bros; Universal; AMC Entertainment
Quality over quantity is the mantra for the Mouse House moving forward, per Disney boss Bob Iger.
Warner Brosis third with$1.4 billion(+50% from 2022).
Everything is cyclical: Dont count Disney out in the long, long run.
(L-R) ‘Wonka’, ‘Migration’ and ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’Everett
Remember the Rich Ross-run reign of the studio with duds likeJohn Carter($73.3M)?
Unis total includes Focus Features, while Warners includes New Line.
The final destination for these birds is north, not south, at$100M.
On average the top ten movies saw -40% drop in their Saturday to New Years Eve grosses.
Today, New Years Day should see a +32% spike in grosses over Sunday.
New Years Weekend 4-day chart (as of Saturday):
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A $150M final domestic take is being forecasted by distribution sources.
Neon reportedly spent around $17M for the U.S. distribution rights and another $15M-plus to market.
Im informed by finance sources their U.S. portion of this movie will be fine after the downstream market.
Neon wont come out with black eyes on its end of this movie.
The pic cleared the domestic gross ofHarry Potterspinoff sequelFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald($159.5M).
(No one knewIndiana Joneswould under-deliver.
By company ledgers, 92% of Lionsgates multiplatform and limited theatrical release titles have been profitable historically.
If these dude action movies didnt work, they wouldnt keep releasing them.
A recent highlight of their model is John WoosSilent Night.
Look out for Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans Christmas action pic next year,Red One.
Variance was propelled by AMCs foray into concert picsTaylor Swift: Eras TourandRenaissance: A Film by Beyonce.
Angel Studios $207.8M.
The movie at $184.1M stateside repped 89% of Angel Studios annual box office.
A24$137.2M(+15% from 2022).
Regal is second with $1.4 billion, +16% vs. 2022.
Cinemark is third, also with $1.4 billion, +22% from 2022.
AMC Empire in New York is the second highest-grossing location with $19.5M (+37% over 2022).
Dallas was an amazing third with $271M+ in ticket sales (3% total market share).
