Domestic box office revenue in 2024 It was That's down 3 percent from last year's already abysmal total of $8.7 billion compared to $9.04 billion. each.
Compared to five years ago, domestic box office revenue is down an astonishing 23.5 percent, to $8.7 billion this year compared to $11.3 billion in 2019.
This is also the first year since the pandemic that the box office has suffered a setback.
Hey.
Is the sycophantic Penske-owned trade paper still blaming the coronavirus? Natch…
Yes, we blame the abundance of streaming content available, but we also blame the dark reality coronavirus The attitude of people who once went to the movies has changed to just staying home. [emphasis added]
Are the sycophants in the Penske-owned trade press blaming streaming? Natch…
Yes, pointing to abundance Number of streaming content availablebut it also denounces the dark reality that the coronavirus has changed the attitude of people who once went to the movies to simply stay home. [emphasis added]
Are the sycophants in the Penske-owned trade press condemning the 2023 strike? Natch…
heading: “Domestic box office revenue falls to $8.75 billion in 2024 as movie theaters struggle to recover from strike.”
Let's debunk this shameless BS…
As for strikes to prevent wide releases of movies, I count 195 (more than 1,000 theaters), compared to 180 wide releases this year. previous year. My method isn't perfect. Among these wide releases were also older films that were enjoying re-releases. Some were released late the previous year. However, this is a complete comparison using the exact same method for both years.
What's more, Hollywood was already blaming the strike earlier this year, when box office revenues fell 50 percent from pre-pandemic levels. but…
It's been a lackluster start, even though audiences have more theater options than in years. This year, by February 18th, 11 films had been released to great fanfare and were shown in at least 2,000 locations across the country. There were nine titles in wide release during the same period last year.
So stop blaming the strike.
If you blame coronavirus and streaming for forever changing your movie habits, let this be a mystery…
In the midst of a pandemic, why? top gun: maverick Total domestic sales in 2022 will be $718 million?
Why is this happening in 2023? sound of freedom out gross Indiana Jones, Mission: Impossible, The Hunger Gamesa Pixar movie?
Why have the following films been released in recent months? Inside Head, Wickedand deadpool & wolverine Break all kinds of box office records?
What do all these movies, and others that can be used as examples, have in common?
The answer is very simple. Because people are attracted to these movies.
But, but, the pandemic… Sorry, no. All these movies were released after the pandemic.
But, but, changing viewing habits…sorry, no. All of these movies were probably released after viewing habits changed.
But, but, streaming options…sorry, no. All of these movies were released in a world where streaming options were flourishing.
You see what's going on here…Hollywood is blaming everyone but itself for its failure to produce compelling movies. This makes no sense to the average person. We've proven time and time again in recent years that we're willing to go to the movies in droves, even for a three-hour biopic about a guy no one has ever heard of named Robert Oppenheimer. I did..
If you're going to rush theaters to some titles and not others, can any sane person blame anything other than the quality and appeal of the titles?
If the public's movie-watching habits were to change, that change would affect all movies.
If the public's movie-watching habits had changed, there wouldn't have been any record-breaking films.
Let's talk about Hollywood as if it were seven years old.
Opening a carnival with 25 attractions. Seven of the attractions have two-hour queues and generate huge profits. 18 of these attractions have no lines. Are the 18 attractions with no lines because people don't want to go to carnivals anymore, or is failure the attraction's appeal?
This isn't rocket science.
You don't blame your dog when he doesn't eat his dog food.
Unless Hollywood holds itself and its increasingly unattractive films accountable, nothing will change. That's fine by me. I hate these people.
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