News Stories News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘The Battle of the Five Armies’ Continues to Lead on Monday with $7.55M; ‘Into the Woods’ and ‘Unbroken’ Both Surpass the $50M Mark Boxoffice Staff • Jul 22nd Warner’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies took in an estimated $7.55 million on Monday to remain in first place at the daily box office. The third and final installment of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy has led... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Furious 7’ Continues to Easily Lead on Monday with $3.64M; ‘The Longest Ride’ Takes Second with $0.80M Boxoffice Staff • Jul 21st News & Analysis Weekly Chinese Box Office Preview: Record Breaking Holdovers Poised to Stay Hot jpapish • Jul 21st Last weekend’s box office hit a record $183 million as the top three films (Monster Hunt, Jianbing Man, and Monkey King: Hero Is Back) accounted for $172 million. The three well-received and highly-praised local films have broken nearly every domestic... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘Ant-Man’ Leads With Solid, But Uneventful $57.2M Debut; ‘Minions’ Falls To Second With $49.3M; ‘Trainwreck’ Takes Third With Promising $30.1M Start Boxoffice Staff • Jul 20th Disney’s Ant-Man debuted in first place this weekend with $57.23 million. The Paul Rudd led comic book film from Marvel opened on the low end of pre-release expectations, which had tended to range from $57 million to $65 million heading... News & Analysis UPDATED GLOBAL REPORT: ‘Ant-Man’ Burrows to $56M in Opening Frame; Homegrown Blockbusters Break Records in China; ‘Jurassic World’ Stampedes to 4th All-Time Globally jpapish • Jul 19th It was a explosive week in China as the box office hit a record $183 million in ticket sales from Friday to Sunday and $282 million for the week. Directed by Shrek’s animation supervisor and Shrek The Third’s co-director Raman... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Estimates: ‘Ant-Man’ Leads with Solid, but Uneventful $58.0M Debut; ‘Minions’ Falls to Second with $50.2M; ‘Trainwreck’ Takes Third with Promising $30.2M Start Boxoffice Staff • Jul 18th Sunday Update: Disney’s Ant-Man debuted in first place this weekend with an estimated $58.04 million. The Paul Rudd led comic book film from Marvel opened towards the lower end of pre-release expectations, which had tended to range from $57 million... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Minions’ Captures $166.5M in Its First Week After $9.48M Thursday Take Boxoffice Staff • Jul 17th Minions took in $9.48 million on Thursday to lead the daily box office for a seventh consecutive day. The blockbuster 3D computer animated spin-off from Universal and Illumination Entertainment was down a sharp 18 percent from Wednesday. Wide releases in... News & Analysis Universal Studios Hits Record $5 Billion Worldwide Boxoffice Staff • Jul 17th Universal Studio’s 2015 box office records continue to fall as the studio reached $5 billion worldwide faster than any other studio in history. It seems like every other month this year has brought another Universal release that has resonated with... From the Magazine #TBT Editorial: ‘Inception’ Bent Our Minds Five Years Ago — Is The Top Still Spinning? Shawn Robbins • Jul 16th By Shawn Robbins One of my favorite movies turns a youthful five years old today, July 16. Part of me questioned the notion of writing a “throwback” tribute to Inception, a recent entry in the grand scheme of cinema, as... News & Analysis Chris Dodd: Where You Watch Matters Boxoffice Staff • Jul 16th Movies have been entertaining, enlightening, inspiring, and setting audiences’ imaginations free for well over a century now. And while there are now more than 450 online services around the world offering consumers access to legitimate movies and TV shows, the... News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Wednesday Report: ‘Minions’ Hits $157M in Six Days, Outpacing ‘Despicable Me 2’; ‘The Gallows’ Claims $13.2M 6-Day Start Boxoffice Staff • Jul 16th Universal reports that Minions tacked on another $11.505 million on Wednesday, giving the blockbuster prequel a six-day domestic total of $157.01 million. That puts the animated flick 2 percent ahead of where Despicable Me 2 stood at the same point... From the Magazine Seamless Distribution: MACCS International Continues its International Growth Boxoffice Staff • Jul 15th For more than two decades, MACCS International’s software has served as a vital link between distribution and exhibition outside North America. Now part of the Vista Group, MACCS continues to expand around the world. BoxOffice spoke with Jesse Chow, senior... MagazineJuly 2015 NORTH AMERICA: ‘The Battle of the Five Armies’ Continues to Lead on Monday with $7.55M; ‘Into the Woods’ and ‘Unbroken’ Both Surpass the $50M Mark July 2015 Load more stories
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘The Battle of the Five Armies’ Continues to Lead on Monday with $7.55M; ‘Into the Woods’ and ‘Unbroken’ Both Surpass the $50M Mark Boxoffice Staff • Jul 22nd Warner’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies took in an estimated $7.55 million on Monday to remain in first place at the daily box office. The third and final installment of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy has led...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Furious 7’ Continues to Easily Lead on Monday with $3.64M; ‘The Longest Ride’ Takes Second with $0.80M Boxoffice Staff • Jul 21st
News & Analysis Weekly Chinese Box Office Preview: Record Breaking Holdovers Poised to Stay Hot jpapish • Jul 21st Last weekend’s box office hit a record $183 million as the top three films (Monster Hunt, Jianbing Man, and Monkey King: Hero Is Back) accounted for $172 million. The three well-received and highly-praised local films have broken nearly every domestic...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Actuals: ‘Ant-Man’ Leads With Solid, But Uneventful $57.2M Debut; ‘Minions’ Falls To Second With $49.3M; ‘Trainwreck’ Takes Third With Promising $30.1M Start Boxoffice Staff • Jul 20th Disney’s Ant-Man debuted in first place this weekend with $57.23 million. The Paul Rudd led comic book film from Marvel opened on the low end of pre-release expectations, which had tended to range from $57 million to $65 million heading...
News & Analysis UPDATED GLOBAL REPORT: ‘Ant-Man’ Burrows to $56M in Opening Frame; Homegrown Blockbusters Break Records in China; ‘Jurassic World’ Stampedes to 4th All-Time Globally jpapish • Jul 19th It was a explosive week in China as the box office hit a record $183 million in ticket sales from Friday to Sunday and $282 million for the week. Directed by Shrek’s animation supervisor and Shrek The Third’s co-director Raman...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Estimates: ‘Ant-Man’ Leads with Solid, but Uneventful $58.0M Debut; ‘Minions’ Falls to Second with $50.2M; ‘Trainwreck’ Takes Third with Promising $30.2M Start Boxoffice Staff • Jul 18th Sunday Update: Disney’s Ant-Man debuted in first place this weekend with an estimated $58.04 million. The Paul Rudd led comic book film from Marvel opened towards the lower end of pre-release expectations, which had tended to range from $57 million...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: ‘Minions’ Captures $166.5M in Its First Week After $9.48M Thursday Take Boxoffice Staff • Jul 17th Minions took in $9.48 million on Thursday to lead the daily box office for a seventh consecutive day. The blockbuster 3D computer animated spin-off from Universal and Illumination Entertainment was down a sharp 18 percent from Wednesday. Wide releases in...
News & Analysis Universal Studios Hits Record $5 Billion Worldwide Boxoffice Staff • Jul 17th Universal Studio’s 2015 box office records continue to fall as the studio reached $5 billion worldwide faster than any other studio in history. It seems like every other month this year has brought another Universal release that has resonated with...
From the Magazine #TBT Editorial: ‘Inception’ Bent Our Minds Five Years Ago — Is The Top Still Spinning? Shawn Robbins • Jul 16th By Shawn Robbins One of my favorite movies turns a youthful five years old today, July 16. Part of me questioned the notion of writing a “throwback” tribute to Inception, a recent entry in the grand scheme of cinema, as...
News & Analysis Chris Dodd: Where You Watch Matters Boxoffice Staff • Jul 16th Movies have been entertaining, enlightening, inspiring, and setting audiences’ imaginations free for well over a century now. And while there are now more than 450 online services around the world offering consumers access to legitimate movies and TV shows, the...
News & Analysis NORTH AMERICA: Wednesday Report: ‘Minions’ Hits $157M in Six Days, Outpacing ‘Despicable Me 2’; ‘The Gallows’ Claims $13.2M 6-Day Start Boxoffice Staff • Jul 16th Universal reports that Minions tacked on another $11.505 million on Wednesday, giving the blockbuster prequel a six-day domestic total of $157.01 million. That puts the animated flick 2 percent ahead of where Despicable Me 2 stood at the same point...
From the Magazine Seamless Distribution: MACCS International Continues its International Growth Boxoffice Staff • Jul 15th For more than two decades, MACCS International’s software has served as a vital link between distribution and exhibition outside North America. Now part of the Vista Group, MACCS continues to expand around the world. BoxOffice spoke with Jesse Chow, senior...
NORTH AMERICA: ‘The Battle of the Five Armies’ Continues to Lead on Monday with $7.55M; ‘Into the Woods’ and ‘Unbroken’ Both Surpass the $50M Mark July 2015