US box office revenue in 2023 is over $9 billion, led by Universal; “Wonka” tops New Year’s weekend with more than $33 million

SATURDAY ON: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus and he’s getting you into the movie business More than $9 billion a year at the domestic payment point; A feat many thought was unthinkable given the absence of a mega marquee during the holidays and Q4 hit by the twin attacks.

But it was a variety of family and adult films about the holidays that brought us there, including those from Warner Bros.’. trifecta of Wonka (who are co-leaders of the 4-day New Years Box 33 million dollars), Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (4 days 26 million dollars) And The color purple ($16.2 million 4 days); as well as erotic films such as The boys in the boat ($11.6 million 4 Day) and even romantic youth comedy, Everyone but you ($10.56 million 4 days). As we told you a few days ago, 2024 will undoubtedly lose about $1 billion, a decrease of $8 billion, due to a lower inventory of major releases and the first quarter without several tentpoles.

We’ll have more in-depth details on the major studios over the course of the long weekend, but without a doubt: Universal win the domestic box office $1.93 billion from EOD Sunday, +18% discount from 2022 on hits like Super Mario Bros ($574.9 million, second highest-grossing film of the year)Oppenheimer ($326 million)Quick X ($150.1 million) and Five Nights at Freddy’s ($137.2 million). In a slot usually owned by Disney, this is the first time Universal has topped the domestic box office since 2015.

Spoken of DisneyWhen the dust settles at the end of this weekend, they will be second $1.89 billion including funding from 20th Century Studios and Searchlight (-2% from 2022), followed by Warner Bros. in third place with $1.4 billion (+50% from 2022). These numbers are compiled based on Comscore data and deadline calculations. Uni’s total includes Focus Features, while Warner’s includes New Line.

“Nancy” will later enter the world box office rankings, but Universal has already crossed the line 4 billion dollars This is the fourth time that Uni has exceeded this limit; The previous years were 2015, 2017 and 2018. Disney crossed 4 billion dollars worldwide in August, after a global increase of $4.9 billion in 2022.

Rival studios may have thrown stones at Illumination/Universal’s animated film migrationBut the joke is clear: the film has a 72% fresh four-day Rotten Tomatoes review rating $21.5 million in third place this weekend. Monday at the end of the day, migration with a domestic cue of $58.5 million will fall 4% short of the Disney bomb total Wish ($61.1 million); with a final destination for these birds to the north rather than the south 100 million dollars.

4-day chart for New Year’s weekend (from Saturday)

1.) Wonka (WB) 4 115 (-98) Cinemas, Rev $8.6 million (+32%) 3 days 25 million dollars (+39%), 4 days 33 million dollars/In total $143.6 million/week 3

2.) Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (WB) 3,787 (+81) theatres, Rev $6.75 million 3 days $19.4 million (-30%), 4 days 26 million dollars/In total $84.3 million/week 2

3.) migration (Illinois/Uni) 3,839 (+78) movie theaters, rev $6.7 million (+17%) 3 days $16.67 million (+34%), 4 days $21.5 millionIn total $58.5 million/ Week 2

4.) The color purple (WB) 3,203 cinemas, Ds $4.1 million3 days $12.2 million4 days $16.2 million/ In total $48.4 million/Week 1

5.) Boys in the boat (AMZ MGM) 2,557 cinemas, rev $2.7 million3 days $8.68 million4 days $11.587 millionIn total $25.1 millionweek 1

6.) Everyone but you (Sony) 3,055 movie theaters, Rev $3.3 million (-3%) 3 days $8.25 million (+38%), 4 days $10.56 millionIn total $26.6 million/week 2

7.) The Iron Claw (A24) 2,794 (+20) cinemas, Fri $1.74 million (-30%) 3 days $4.8 million (-14 days $6.2 million/In total $17.5 million/week 2

8th.) Ferrari (NEON) 2,386 cinemas, rev $1.3 million 3 days $4.1 million 4 days $5.4 million In total $12.2 million/week 2

9.) Hunger Games – songbirds and snakes (LG) 1,660 (-849) Cinemas Fri $1.1 million (-8%) 3 days 3 million dollars (-14 days $3.78 million In total $160.7 million/ week 7

10.) Poor stuff (Sea) 800 cinemas, Rev $808,000 (-20%) 3 days $2.3 million (+10%) 4 days $3.08 million In total 8 million dollars/week 4

Other studio rankings for 2023, which we’ll discuss in more detail this weekend:

Sony – 955 million dollars (+13% from 2022)
Decisively – $837.4 million (-35% from 2022)

Lionsgate – $580.4 million (+623% from 2022)

Amazon MGM – $270.3 million (+164% from 2022)

Variance (supported by AMC Concert Photos Taylor Swift: Eras Tour And Renaissance: A Beyoncé Movie) – $216.4 million

Angel Studios – $207.8 million

A24 – $137.2 million (+15% from 2022)

Further comments on 2023:

AMC Theaters leads all exhibitors – of course they are #1 – with $2.1 billion (+23% from 2022). Regal is in second place with $1.4 billion, +16% from 2022. Cinemark is in third place also with $1.4 billion, +22% from 2022. The AMC Burbank will be the highest grossing theater in the US be with approximately $22 million in ticket sales, +25% year-over-year. AMC Empire is the second highest grossing location at $19.5 million (+37% from 2022).

Los Angeles was the largest movie market according to industry statistics, with more than $715 million (8% total market share), while New York City ranked second with more than $590 million in ticket sales (6.6% total market share). Dallas was a close third with ticket sales exceeding $271 million (3% total market share).