April 1st, 2017
March was a month of extremes, led by two strong performances: Beauty and the Beast breaking records and Logan cracking $200 million with ease. There were also two other $100 million hits and another potential $100 million hit that we don’t have significant box office numbers for yet. This is fantastic. On the opposite end, there were three films on last month’s list that didn’t even open truly wide. This month won’t be as lucrative at the top, as The Fate of the Furious is the only film expected to top $100 million. Fortunately, it is expected to open with over $100 million. On the other extreme, there are many, many films on this list that I’m not sure will open wide. Fortunately, last April wasn’t any better. The Jungle Book made nearly $1 billion worldwide, but the other nine films combined made less than half of that. To emphasize: the other nine films that opened last April averaged less than $50 million worldwide each. If The Fate of the Furious can just come close to the previous installment of the franchise, then 2017 has a solid shot at topping 2016.
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April 1st, 2015
March ended on a good note and helped 2015 maintain its lead over 2014 thanks to a trio of $100 million movies: Cinderella, Insurgent, and Home. April isn't as strong as far as depth goes, as only Furious 7 is expected to come close to $100 million at the box office. On the positive side, it could earn $100 million during its opening weekend, becoming the fastest starting film of the year, so far. On the negative side, it is expected to earn more than double the rest of the films' combined box office totals. Even worse, last April, there were two $100 million hits, including Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as well as two others that came close. There's no way April 2015 is going to live up to April 2014. I just hope the collapse isn't so bad that 2015 loses its lead over 2014 completely.
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December 1st, 2013
We had some good news and some bad news in November. The bad news is the overall weakness at the box office continued and 2013 lost its lead over 2012. Strong runs by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen did help it bounce back in the end, but 2013 is still going to have a tough time topping 2012. Looking forward to December, we find about a dozen wide releases, sort of. There are several films that are opening in limited release that are expected to expand wide by the end of the month, but I'm not sure that will be the case for all of them. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug should be the easy winner this month and if it is a little lucky, it might even top its predecessor at the box office. There is a huge amount of hype surrounding Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and it could double the first film's box office numbers. On the other hand, those two films might be the only two December wide releases to reach $100 million. There are a few that have the potential to get to the century mark, if they are big players during Awards Season. Obviously some of the films coming out this month will win awards, but there's already a lot of competition in theaters before the month begins. There were three $100 million movies last December, led by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, so while it could be close, it looks like December will lose in the year-over-year comparison. This is really bad news, as 2013 can't afford to go out on a losing streak if it wants to top 2012.
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Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) |
174 |
$737,812,885 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) |
313 |
$481,607,588 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office |
22 |
$1,792,106,570 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) |
268 |
$214,104,173 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office |
58 |
$2,278,041,208 |
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office |
78 |
$1,939,542,441 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office |
5 |
$4,901,993,847 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office |
89 |
$713,274,752 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office |
85 |
$3,015,854,093 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) |
122 |
$2,421,150,029 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office |
5 |
$6,694,100,417 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) |
126 |
$927,378,925 |