June 1st, 2017
May was a really soft month with only one unqualified hit, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, which is climbing towards $375 million domestically. The second biggest hit of the month will be Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and I would be surprised if it tops $150 million by any serious margin. June looks a lot more profitable. There are five weeks and every week there is at least one film with a great shot at $100 million or more. In fact, there are four films with at least a decent shot at $200 million and we could double the number of $300 million hits released so far this year. Wonder Woman is widely expected to start the month with an explosive debut and pulling in more than $100 million during its opening weekend is more and more likely. That said, Despicable Me 3 will probably end up being the biggest hit overall with over $300 million. Meanwhile, Cars 3 and Transformers: The Last Knight are both aiming for $200 million. Last June was not particularly strong, outside of one hit. Finding Dory earned nearly $500 million domestically, while the second best film, Central Intelligence, barely earned a quarter of that. I don’t think any film will come close to Finding Dory, but there’s a lot more depth this time around and I have high hopes 2017 will extend its lead.
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Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
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| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) |
1,979 |
$44,922,302 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) |
2,924 |
$12,775,124 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) |
2,402 |
$57,697,426 |
