>According to comScore figures this New Year’s Eve, the worldwide box office has hit a record $39.92B. That’s up 3% over 2016 and makes 2017 the highest-grossing year ever in global box office history.
>makes 2017 the highest-grossing year ever in global box office history.
>makes 2017 the highest-grossing year ever in global box office history.
NO THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING! Sup Forums TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS THE WORST!!!
next year will be shit
People were talking about Hollywood and the American decline you melt
Obviously other markets are doing well, anime for example is going though a mini boom
ahhh I was waiting for this retard post too
>The final weekend of the year at $195M in total ticket sales is bringing 2017 to a close with $11.12 billion at the domestic box office according to ComScore. Earlier this morning we broke down what went right and sideways for the majors in a Disney-led year. All in, 2017 reps the third-best domestic year ever and the third time in a row that the U.S./Canada ticket sales have clicked past the lofty mark of $11 billion. The year is 2.3% down from last year’s all-time record of $11.4 billion.
>third-best domestic year ever and the third time in a row that the U.S./Canada ticket sales have clicked past the lofty mark of $11 billion
>third-best domestic year ever and the third time in a row that the U.S./Canada ticket sales have clicked past the lofty mark of $11 billion
>third-best domestic year ever and the third time in a row that the U.S./Canada ticket sales have clicked past the lofty mark of $11 billion
BU BU BU BU AMERIKUH!!
Coz Sup Forums still stuck in 90s and not caring about foreign box office, which is actually going very well. Many movies that flopped or underperformed in USA were shining around the world. Most notable The Mummy or Blade Runner. Both did not pass 100m domestic but had strong haul overseas. However US box office leaders (Wonder Woman, IT) had very neutral worldwide results. Not bad, but not really outstanding either.
but piracy is destroying the industry, so, like, don't torrent that screener, 'kay?
taking inflation into account, it's the worst in 26 years, brainlet
even ignoring the much larger population
See for a realistic perspective.
It's obvious the kikes running Hollywood want you to believe as though the domestic industry is "healthy" when, in fact, it's hit a new low due to an overabundance of sequels, remakes, and pure crap that was churned out.
The only reason so much profit was made was due to an increase in ticket prices, not moviegoers attending theaters. The devil's in the details.
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inflation. this is the worst year since 1992 in inflation-adjusted dollars
>posting this shit from september
>the inflation meme
>what you mean less people go to the movies when the tickets cost more?!?
>it totally means that they make less!!
This. They are just struggling to make themselves seem relevant. Even more pathetic is when you consider how much more they spend to produce the average film than 15 years ago.
You do understand that the decline in that pic is about ticket sales right? Less people are going to theatres now
Also income has dropped from the previous year and saying 'yeah b-but high number = good!' tells me you know jack shit about inflation and revenue vs profit
Actually engage your brain before you sperg next time
>(((They))) are just struggling to make themselves seem relevant
we are flooded with damage control shills
Based on inflation(2-3%), tickets sales have stayed stagnant since 2016.
Most of the growth comes from China as their economy expands and more Hollywood films are allowed in and China's own domestic movie making gets better.
Huh. Almost like piracy has no effect on box office.
The domestic movie market is in a slow, decades-long structural decline. Major studios are spending more money on fewer films. This has led to spiky returns—huge hits, huge flops, and less in between. As a result, entire quarters can hinge on the success of one or two movies.
Saying that numbers are high means nothing is wrong is an hysterical reaction which avoids the bigger picture. Making less and less movies before lower and lower audience number is completely unsustainable and studios know it.
It literally doesn't. The EU conducted massive research into movie piracy and then buried it when it was revealed that it was completely inconsequential. Hollywood needs to give us movies worth seeing and not spend so much providing them. Classic case of bloated industry.
>third worldwide getting cinemas for the first time every year
wow
This
There's a difference between American and worldwide.
American is declining, just like America is declining
No, they didn't bury it. They re-checked it. That's why, you know, they published it?
>Hey guys, we think piracy is affecting sales
>Yeah. Let us confirm this!
>Research Complete!
>Huh, look at that, doesn't seem to match up with our predictions, this could have been a mistake on our part, calculations or misreported stuff, better check it again... like all fucking scientists do
>Nope, look at that, it doesn't have much of an affect, here you go everybody!
Publishing results and advertising the results are two very different things, faggot. Which is why if you ask the average person they will have never heard a thing about this study or the results.
I hear conflicting things. People were saying that movies were dying. Even Cameron and Spielberg were saying that years ago. And suddenly we're having record numbers? Hard to know which to believe.