November 1st, 2018
October continued 2018’s phenomenal box office run, for the most part. There were a couple of films that missed expectations by $10 million or more, but on the other hand, Vemon and Halloween were smash hits and are now the first and second biggest October debuts of all time. Furthermore, 2018’s lead over 2017 is, as I’m writing this, just shy of $1 billion and if 2018 can maintain this lead, it will be one of the biggest year-over-year increases of all time. It won’t. The fun times end now. Why is that? Last November was amazing. There were only eight wide releases, but six of them earned more than $100 million. Three of those hit $200 million, including Thor: Ragnarok, which earned over $300 million. This year, there are a lot more movies opening in November, but it is a case of quantity over quality. No movie is expected to come close to $300 million and it would take a bit of luck just to have five $100 million hits. The film I’m looking forward to the most is Ralph Breaks the Internet, while it, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald are all aiming for $200 million this month. Fortunately, even if 2018 is behind 2017’s pace by around $300 million, 2018 has built up such a large lead that it should still go into December with an insurmountable lead at the box office.
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March 1st, 2017
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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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Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|
| Top Grossing Co-Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) |
1,084 |
$30,824,628 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) |
2,420 |
$30,824,628 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) |
246 |
$226,277,068 |
| Top Grossing Co-Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 701-800) |
756 |
$54,385,384 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) |
1,705 |
$54,385,384 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) |
219 |
$387,925,247 |
| Top Grossing Co-Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) |
899 |
$85,210,012 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) |
1,964 |
$85,210,012 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) |
223 |
$614,202,315 |
