Sunday, January 21, 2024

USA box office for the 3rd weekend of January 2017-2024

 
USA box office on the second weekend of January 2024 is down 3% compared to last year when "Avatar: The Way of Water" was the top-grossing movie.  "Mean Girls" was the top-grossing movie this weekend.

And it's down 28% compared to the 2018 peak when "Jumanji:  Welcome to the Jungle" was the top draw.

Post-Covid box office continues to lag
Source:  Box Office Mojo

Headline:  Variety, 1/21/2024
The “Mean Girls” movie musical topped a sleepy box office as “I.S.S.,” a sci-fi thriller that takes place aboard the International Space Station, misfired in its opening weekend. “Mean Girls” added $11.7 million in its second weekend of release, bringing its domestic tally to $50 million. 
Ticket sales dropped a steep 59% from its debut. However, the film’s decline is cushioned by its modest $36 million budget, which makes its box office performance outsized. 
Overall, it’s been a desolate weekend for the movie theater business. To punctuate the box office doldrums, three movies in the top five were released around Christmas.

The Hollywood Reporter, 12/19/2023
Moviegoing habits around the globe are still trying to find their footing after the COVID-19 crisis. While there have been gains every year, 2023 global revenue would still lag behind 2019 by 21 percent to 22 percent, while Gower Street’s projection for 2024 would rep a 25 percent slump from 2019. The good news: 2023 revenue will be up 29 percent over 2022, including an uptick of 20 percent to 22 percent in North America.


More box office posts:
2024

2023

2022
Third weekend in December.  (12/19)
First weekend in December.  (12/5)
Thranksgiving 2022 daily top 10 movie grosses (Wednesday-Sunday)  (11/28)
Pre-Thanksgiving box office weekend down 47% from 2017 peak.  (11/21)
Going down: October 2022 box office drops 44% compared to 2018. (11/3)

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