February 1st, 2020
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We had a great start to the year, sort of. Most films that opened / expanded wide in January are going to miss expectations; however, Bad Boys for Life and 1917 are so much stronger than anticipated that they alone will more than make up the difference. Looking forward, Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is almost guaranteed to be the biggest hit of the month. There are two questions. Firstly, is it going to top Bad Boys for Life and become the biggest hit of the year so far? Secondly, is it going to be the only $100 million hit of month? Hopefully the answers to those questions are yes and no respectively, but no to both is would still be good news overall. Sonic the Hedgehog is looking better than before and frankly Paramount needs a hit after a very troubling 2019. Meanwhile, there are several midlevel hits that could help the overall box office. Last February was a mixed month with some hits, like How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, but some disappointing results as well, like from The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. I think it will be a close race in the year-over-year competition with 2020 winning some weeks and losing others.
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June 1st, 2014
It is too soon to tell how May will end, as this story will be published before the weekend estimates came out. (Maleficent had an excellent start on Friday, unlike A Million Ways to Die in the West.) Overall, it was a good month with at least three movies that are on track to hit $200 million, but there was no really big winner for the month. It was nice and balanced. Unfortunately, last May there was a monster hit, Iron Man 3, and 2014 could not compete with that, so it lost ground to 2013. June hopes to turn things around and there are some reasons to be optimistic. All four weeks there is at least one film opening that at least has a shot at $100 million. There are even two films that at least have a shot at $300 million. Transformers: Age of Extinction should win the monthly box office race while How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a long shot to win, but I wouldn't be completely surprised if it did. Additionally, 22 Jump Street, Edge of Tomorrow, The Fault in Our Stars, and Think Like a Man 2 are all contenders for the century club. Not all of them will get to that milestone, but all of them at least have a short. Last June, there were three films that reached $200 million, including Man of Steel, which nearly reached $300 million. It looks like June of 2014 will be about as strong as June of 2013, more or less. If all films reach their potential, it could win the year-over-year comparison. Unless there are some shocking bombs, it shouldn't struggle so much that 2014 loses its lead over 2013 entirely.
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Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|
| Top Grossing Co-Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) |
1,209 |
$25,314,753 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) |
351 |
$363,171,518 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) |
1,372 |
$42,326,031 |
| Top Grossing Co-Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) |
1,010 |
$28,178,311 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 501-600) |
580 |
$324,262,504 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) |
1,289 |
$41,182,228 |
| Top Grossing Co-Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) |
1,100 |
$53,493,064 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) |
455 |
$687,434,022 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) |
1,336 |
$83,508,259 |
