January 1st, 2019
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December would have been an excellent month, except it had to be compared to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The top four movies of this December might not finish with as much as that movie made. That said, the year ended on an overall positive note finishing with a lead of close to $800 million over 2017. Unfortunately, 2019 is going to get off to a slow start. Not only are there very few films opening wide this month, only one of them, Glass, is expected to be a midlevel hit or better. Granted, Glass is expected to earn more than $100 million domestically, which is something no film released last January could do. However, The Last Jedi and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle both had such incredible legs that 2019 will still get off to a slower start, even if it has stronger new releases.
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July 1st, 2015
June was a much better month than expected due to two films, Jurassic World and Inside Out. Had those two films merely matched expectations, then 2015 would have likely fallen behind 2014. As for this coming month, there are five weekends in July and each week there is at least one film with the potential to reach $100 million. Most weeks there are two films that at least have a shot at getting to the century mark. The biggest hit of the month will likely be Minions, which has already opened in several international markets and it's ahead of Despicable Me 2 at the same point. That film made more than $300 million and nearly $1 billion worldwide, so any growth would be fantastic. There are also a number of potential $200 million films, led by Ant-man. Ant-man is the latest release in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a franchise that has averaged $300 million domestically over eleven films and all of the past six films have reached at least $200 million. I'm not saying this one is guaranteed to do the same, but you can't dismiss that possibility. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation and Pixels have smaller chances to get to $200 million, but you have to at least entertain the possibility. Additionally, last July was a lot weaker than this July looks to be, so 2015 should win in the year-over-year comparison most weeks. Or I might have let the box office success of June cloud my judgment. We will soon find out.
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Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|
| Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) |
1,751 |
$17,814,965 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) |
462 |
$275,608,959 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) |
351 |
$180,202,163 |
| Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) |
1,995 |
$16,941,201 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) |
229 |
$651,999,607 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) |
241 |
$338,656,286 |
| Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) |
2,013 |
$34,756,166 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) |
276 |
$927,608,566 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) |
276 |
$518,858,449 |
