August 1st, 2017
July is over and we should all be happy about that. Granted, there were some positive results we can talk about. Spider-Man: Homecoming is a huge hit and Despicable Me 3 will pull in a sizable profit before it reaches the home market. There were also a couple of other $100 million hits and a midlevel hit or two; however, overall, 2017 wasn’t able to compete with 2016 and the box office finally lost its lead over last year. 2017 started the summer about $200 million ahead of 2016, but will finish July about $100 million behind last year’s pace. August doesn’t look any better. There are a couple of films that have a reasonable shot at $100 million, The Dark Tower and Annabelle: Creation, as well as a few that should be solid midlevel hits. However, last year we had Sausage Party and Don’t Breathe, both of which nearly hit $100 million, then we had midlevel hits like Pete’s Dragon, Kubo and the Two Strings, and War Dogs. I don’t know if 2017 will be able to compete with that. ... Now some of you are thinking I forgot about Suicide Squad. Trust me, I will never forget that movie. I ignored it to make a point. Even without Suicide Squad, I don’t think 2017 will make up the deficit it has with 2016. With Suicide Squad, it is going to be a disaster. I want to be optimistic, but there’s no evidence to suggest I should be.
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April 1st, 2017
March was a month of extremes, led by two strong performances: Beauty and the Beast breaking records and Logan cracking $200 million with ease. There were also two other $100 million hits and another potential $100 million hit that we don’t have significant box office numbers for yet. This is fantastic. On the opposite end, there were three films on last month’s list that didn’t even open truly wide. This month won’t be as lucrative at the top, as The Fate of the Furious is the only film expected to top $100 million. Fortunately, it is expected to open with over $100 million. On the other extreme, there are many, many films on this list that I’m not sure will open wide. Fortunately, last April wasn’t any better. The Jungle Book made nearly $1 billion worldwide, but the other nine films combined made less than half of that. To emphasize: the other nine films that opened last April averaged less than $50 million worldwide each. If The Fate of the Furious can just come close to the previous installment of the franchise, then 2017 has a solid shot at topping 2016.
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Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|
| Top Grossing Associate Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) |
1,622 |
$667,815 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) |
1,876 |
$43,743,767 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) |
2,772 |
$22,362,100 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) |
1,763 |
$21,858,070 |
| Top Grossing Associate Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) |
1,575 |
$408,871 |
| Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) |
3,560 |
$3,699,399 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) |
311 |
$605,946,089 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) |
1,167 |
$111,157,889 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) |
976 |
$74,731,719 |
| Top Grossing Associate Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) |
1,763 |
$1,076,686 |
| Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) |
4,697 |
$3,699,399 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) |
506 |
$649,689,856 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) |
1,572 |
$133,519,989 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) |
1,215 |
$96,589,789 |
