March 1st, 2017
February was an okay month. The films that missed expectations were mostly balanced by the films that were pleasant surprises. Unfortunately, last February was amazing as Deadpool dominated the chart, so 2017 has fallen further behind 2016 and 2016’s lead is now about $100 million. It is not so bad that a good March won’t help 2017 back into the lead. Will that happen? We have some good news and some bad news. Good news: Every week there is one movie that has at least a shot at $100 million. Two of them, Logan and Beauty and the Beast, could reach $200 million or a lot more. Bad News: last March, both Zootopia and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice earned more than $300 million. That’s a really powerful one-two punch and I don’t think we can replicate that this time around. On the other hand, last March, the third best film of the month was 10 Cloverfield Lane, while there were four films that were expected to open wide that earned less than $10 million at the box office. 2017 likely won’t be as good at the top, but I also don’t think it will have as many bombs either. If Beauty and the Beast reaches the very high end of expectations, then 2017 could even close the gap with 2016 entirely. I’ll be happy getting halfway there.
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April 1st, 2016
March was a really good month, for the most part. There were a few bombs, but the two biggest films, Zootopia and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, both beat expectations by significant margins, so overall the box office was better than expected. Unfortunately, April is a mess, which makes prognosticating really tough. Every single week has at least one film that either moved, switched from wide to limited release, or disappeared entirely. The Jungle Book appears to be the biggest film of the year, but The Huntsman: Winter's War could also be a $100 million hit. Sadly, last April was led by Furious 7, which earned more than $350 million at the box office. That's very likely more than both The Jungle Book and The Huntsman: Winter's War will make combined. Worse still, there were only four weekends in April last year, meaning the month ends by going head-to-head with The Avengers: Age of Ultron. By the time the month ends, 2016's lead over 2015 might be gone. Let's hope it is not that bad.
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Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) |
1,880 |
$15,532,137 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) |
2,898 |
$15,532,137 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) |
120 |
$754,511,651 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) |
1,295 |
$46,065,631 |
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) |
2,125 |
$15,259,887 |
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) |
2,889 |
$15,259,887 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office |
93 |
$1,256,717,606 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) |
1,087 |
$61,846,638 |
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) |
2,195 |
$30,792,024 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) |
3,039 |
$30,792,024 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office |
90 |
$2,011,229,257 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) |
1,179 |
$107,912,269 |