France saw box office admissions climb by 33% in the first five months of 2023.
box officeThough the swing-back to pre-pandemic release schedules is happening at different speeds in each market, the quartet of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “Fast X,” “The Little Mermaid” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” — not to mention “The Super Mario Bros Movie” before them — have announced the arrival of Hollywood’s version of summer across much of the planet.
The year-to-date theatrical total in China, just shy of $3.2 billion, is 46% ahead when compared with a sickly 2022, according to consultancy firm Artisan Gateway. That comes in 19% below the running total at the same point in 2019. Chinese authorities must soon weigh up a decision of whether to renew the country’s traditional ‘national film support month’ that usually runs from mid-July till mid-August. If Hollywood is a diminished competitive threat, there’s less reason to protect Chinese-language films, and an uninterrupted flow of Hollywood tentpoles would likely provide beaten-up Chinese exhibitors further help with their recovery.” later this week is shaping up to be an important case study.
. Japanese title “Castle in the Sky” took in $6.02 million in its second weekend for a global cumulative of $12.8 million. Meanwhile, the supposedly final film by Miyazaki Hayao, “How Do You Live,” is set for a big mid-July outingKorea, previously the world’s fourth largest theatrical market, has struggled to bring audiences back into cinemas. But after a much-improved May, the country’s own summer season may mark a return to form.
Comscore analysis suggests that the international summer has started strongly. “The Super Mario Bros Movie” last weekend took its ex-domestic score to $734 million. Including its North American results,with a cumulative $1.30 billion.
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