Monday, January 2, 2023

Final weekend of the year USA movie box office, 2017-2022

 
The weekend box office was up 34% compared to last year and down 33% compared to the 2019 peak, when "Star Wars:  Episode IX" was the top-grossing movie.

Source:  Box Office Mojo

Variety, 1/1/2023
James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” loomed large at the box office during the New Year’s holiday, generating a towering $86.3 million over the four-day weekend. Through New Year’s Day, the blockbuster sequel has grossed $444.4 million in North America and roughly $1.4 billion globally.   
“The Way of Water” has been holding strong in the time since its release, dropping only 8% in its third weekend in theaters. Over the traditional three-day period, the movie brought in $66.8 million, which marks a 4% increase from its sophomore outing. 
With its worldwide ticket sales, “Avatar 2” stands as the 14th-highest global release in history, just ahead of “Black Panther” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.” After only three weeks, it’s already primed to pass Paramount and Tom Cruise’s box office smash “Top Gun: Maverick” ($1.488 billion) as the highest-grossing movie released in 2022.
 
1/1/2023 update starts here

Saturday's box office was down 29% compared to last year and down 58% compared to the 2019 peak, when "Star Wars:  Episode IX" was the top-grossing movie.

Source:  Box Office Mojo

Variety, 1/1/2023
The ambitious — and staggeringly expensive — science-fiction epic has been in the works for years, blowing past several release dates as Cameron figured out a way to expand his story of a race of alien creatures struggling against hostile invaders. He also labored to create new technology that would allow him to do performance capture work underwater. The wait appears to have been worth it. “Avatar: The Way of Water” brought in a projected $63.4 million domestically over New Year’s weekend and is expected to generate $82.4 million over the four-day holiday (most people have Monday off and many of them will apparently be spending that day with the Na’vi).

12/31/2022 update starts here
 
Friday box office is up 34% compared to last year and down 43% compared to the 2019 peak, when "Star Wars:  Episode IX" was the top-grossing movie.

Source:  Box Office Mojo

Variety, 12/15/2022
The world’s cinema exhibition market may grow by 12% next year to reach $29 billion, according to a new forecast. But that follows a 2022 where recovery was slowed by multiple shocks. And it leaves the industry down by more than a quarter compared with the pre-pandemic era.
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