Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for 91裸聊视频淭he Color Purple91裸聊视频� and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 202291裸聊视频檚 grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms.
The New Year91裸聊视频檚 weekend box office this year lacked a true blockbuster. (This time last year, 91裸聊视频淎vatar: The Way of Water91裸聊视频� was inundating theaters.) Instead, a wide array of films 91裸聊视频� among them 91裸聊视频淎quaman and the Lost Kingdom,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淭he Boys in the Boat,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淢igration,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淔errari,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淭he Iron Claw91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淎nyone But You91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� sought to break out over the year91裸聊视频檚 most lucrative box-office corridor.
The top choice, though, Paul King91裸聊视频檚 musical starring Timoth茅e Chalamet as a young Willy Wonka. In its third weekend, the Warner Bros. release collected an estimated $24 million Friday through Sunday and $31.8 million factoring in estimates for the Monday holiday. That brings the film91裸聊视频檚 domestical total to $142.5 million.
That bested Warner Bros.91裸聊视频� own which, like previous DC superhero films, is struggling. James Wan91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淎quaman91裸聊视频� sequel starring Jason Momoa took in $19.5 million in its second weekend to bring its two-week haul to a modest $84.7 million including New Year91裸聊视频檚 Day estimates.
The original 91裸聊视频淎quaman,91裸聊视频� which ultimately surpassed $1.1 billion worldwide, had grossed $215.4 million over a similar period in 2018 91裸聊视频� more than double that of the sequel. Internationally, 91裸聊视频淎quaman and the Lost Kingdom91裸聊视频� added $50.5 million.
Weekend sales only tell part of the story this time of year. From Christmas through New Year91裸聊视频檚, when kids are out of school and many adults aren91裸聊视频檛 working, every day is like Saturday to film distributors.
91裸聊视频淭he Color Purple,91裸聊视频� from Alice Walker91裸聊视频檚 novel, debuted on Monday and led all movies on Christmas with $18 million. Through the week, the Warner Bros. release has grossed $50 million, including $13 million Friday through Sunday. That91裸聊视频檚 a strong start for the crowd-pleaser starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks. Audiences gave it an 91裸聊视频淎91裸聊视频� CinemaScore.
The roughly $100 million production, which boasts Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Quincy Jones (all from the 1985 film) as producers, should play well through awards season. It91裸聊视频檚 nominated for several Golden Globes and expected to be in the Oscar mix.
91裸聊视频淲e saw this opportunity to go wide at Christmas since there were so few movies and we were confident the movie would be well received,91裸聊视频� said Jeffrey Goldstein, distribution chief for Warner Bros. 91裸聊视频淕oing into the competitive landscape that91裸聊视频檚 so thin in January and February, the excitement of awards season could really help ignite a bigger box office.91裸聊视频�
Despite a blockbuster-less holiday frame, the last weekend of the year pushed the industry past $9 billion in box office for the year in U.S. and Canadian theaters for the first time since before the pandemic. Ticket sales on the year were up 21% from 2022, according to data firm Comscore.
Still, it was a mark that seemed more easily within reach during when both 91裸聊视频淏arbie91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淥ppenheimer91裸聊视频� were breaking box-office records.
The enormous success of those two films changed the trajectory of Hollywood91裸聊视频檚 2023, but so did the . Those forced the postponement of some top films (most notably ), diminishing an already patchwork fall lineup with few guaranteed ticket-sellers. One exception was the last-minute addition of which set a new record for concert films.
This year, Hollywood needed Swift and every penny to reach $9 billion. It crossed that threshold Saturday, with one day to spare. That total, though, still doesn91裸聊视频檛 come close to the $11 billion-plus years that preceded the pandemic. The number of wide releases in 2023 came about 20 films shy of those released in 2019.
The production delays caused by the strikes could have an even greater impact on 2024. Several top releases have already been postponed until at least the following year, including 91裸聊视频淢ission: Impossible91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淪pider-Verse91裸聊视频� sequels. After a rocky year for Marvel and a string of less predictable hits, Hollywood will have to 91裸聊视频� and that another 91裸聊视频淏arbie91裸聊视频� is lurking somewhere.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 an $11 billion business. We91裸聊视频檙e climbing our way back,91裸聊视频� said Goldstein. 91裸聊视频淭his next year is going to be a big challenge because of the strikes. But we91裸聊视频檙e seeing very clearly in 2023, when there are movies out there that people want to see, they come.91裸聊视频�
Meanwhile, a host of releases sought to capitalize over the holidays 91裸聊视频� and most succeeded.
91裸聊视频淭his crop of seven wide releases at the end of the year, they got us over the hump of $9 billion,91裸聊视频� said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for data firm Comscore. 91裸聊视频淭his final push of the year provided great insight into what audiences are looking for. It91裸聊视频檚 movies big and small. It91裸聊视频檚 different types of movies.91裸聊视频�
Though 91裸聊视频淲辞苍办补91裸聊视频� won out as the family movie choice for the holidays, Universal Pictures91裸聊视频� is attracting young audiences, too. The animated movie from 91裸聊视频淢inions91裸聊视频�-maker Illumination notched $17.2 million in 3,839 theaters in its second weekend, and $59.4 million since opening.
the George Clooney-directed sports drama, grossed $24.6 million since opening Dec. 25. The Amazon MGM Studios release, about the U.S. men91裸聊视频檚 crew in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, wasn91裸聊视频檛 a smash with critics (58% 91裸聊视频渇resh91裸聊视频� on Rotten Tomatoes) but audiences gave it an 91裸聊视频淎91裸聊视频� CinemaScore. 91裸聊视频淭he Boys in the Boat,91裸聊视频� which cost about $40 million to make, could hold well in coming weeks.
Though romantic comedies have largely migrated to streaming platforms, Sony Pictures91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淎nyone But You91裸聊视频� is proving the genre can still work in theaters. The film, starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, collected $9 million in its second weekend to bring its total to $27.6 million through Monday.
Sean Durkin91裸聊视频檚 wrestling drama is also performing well. The A24 film, starring Zac Efron, Holt McCallany and Jeremy Allen White, has grossed $18 million since opening Dec. 22, including $5 million on the three-day weekend. The film dramatizes the tragic story of the Von Erich family.
a project the director sought to make for three decades, took in $10.9 million since launching in theaters on Monday, including $4.1 million for the weekend. While that ranks as one of the biggest debuts for indie distributor Neon, it91裸聊视频檚 nowhere near what a movie that cost close to $100 million to make needs to turn a profit.
The film, starring Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari, has been celebrated by critics, but appears likely to follow Mann91裸聊视频檚 previous film, 201591裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淏lackhat91裸聊视频� ($19.6 million worldwide against a $70 million budget), as a commercial disappointment.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. 91裸聊视频淲onka,91裸聊视频� $24 million.
2. 91裸聊视频淎quaman and the Lost Kingdom,91裸聊视频� $19.5 million.
3. 91裸聊视频淢igration,91裸聊视频� $17.2 million.
4. 91裸聊视频淭he Color Purple,91裸聊视频� $13 million.
5. 91裸聊视频淎nyone But You,91裸聊视频� $9 million.
6. 91裸聊视频淭he Boys in the Boat,91裸聊视频� $8.3 million.
7. 91裸聊视频淭he Iron Claw,91裸聊视频� $5 million.
8. 91裸聊视频淔errari,91裸聊视频� $4.1 million.
9. 91裸聊视频淭he Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,91裸聊视频� $2.9 million.
10. 91裸聊视频淭he Boy and the Heron,91裸聊视频� $2.5 million.
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