Overseas

After three consecutive years of surpassing £1.25 million in annual ticket sales, the U.K. box office screeched to a halt following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. U.K. Cinema Association (UKCA) president Phil Clapp reported a 76 percent decline in...

UNIC, the trade body that represents cinema groups and operators in 38 European markets, has announced a virtual “mini-Cinema Day” to take place on Wednesday, February 24.  A key component of the Cinema Day will involve a breakdown and discussion...

Monday Update: Here are the top five films according to four-day Presidents’ Day weekend actuals, from Friday to Monday. # TITLE WEEKEND   LOCATIONS   AVG. TOTAL WKS. DIST. 1 The Croods: A New Age $2,580,265 54% 1,890 -45 $1,365 $48,858,975...

Imax recorded its highest-grossing Chinese New Year weekend at the box office, earning an estimated $25 million from China over the weekend despite the country’s seating restrictions to 75 percent capacity. The record was set almost entirely due to new...

Admissions across Latin American cinemas fell by 80% percent in 2020, according to data from Comscore. The drop is a result of the disastrous effect the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the region, translating into an 81.3 percent decline in...

The latest test of Warner Bros.’ day-and-date theatrical and streaming strategy arrived this weekend with The Little Things, the Denzel Washington vehicle co-starring Rami Malek and Jared Leto. Debuting in 2,171 locations, the serial killer thriller finished in first place...

The highest grossing movie on planet earth in 2020 was China’s The Eight Hundred, becoming the first title outside the Hollywood system to accomplish the feat with $450.4 million, according to numbers provided to Boxoffice PRO by Chinese distributor Huayi Brothers....

The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), which represents cinema trade associations and operators in 38 markets across Europe, has released preliminary 2020 box office estimates for the territories covered by the organization.Their findings indicate that, as a result of the...

On a weekend with no new wide releases in the marketplace and just 43% of theaters across the country remaining open, Open Road’s The Marksman kept its hold on the No. 1 spot at the box office with an estimated...

Russian cinema operator KARO, boasting 262 screens across 32 locations, has offered insight into the state of the Russian box office moving into 2021. Reports the operator, the most successful film over the New Year’s holidays in Russia was Dmitry...

After finishing in first place three weekends in a row, Wonder Woman 1984 finally met its match with Open Road Films’ The Marksman, which debuted at No. 1 over MLK weekend with an estimated $3.22 million over the three-day period...

The global box office suffered a steep 71% decline in 2020, the largest year-over-year drop on record, stemming from the disastrous impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. ComScore is reporting a $12.2 billion tally in global ticket sales at cinemas worldwide...