Little improvement for female directors at UK-Ireland box office in 2024
Sam Taylor-Johnson’s ’Back To Black’, Kelly Marcel’s ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ and ’Moana 2’, co-directed by Dana Ledoux Miller, performed strongest in cinemas.
‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ tops UK-Ireland box office but opens below predecessor
Holdovers including ‘Wicked’ and ‘Moana 2’ stay firmly put in the top five.
‘Mufasa’ rules global box office with $122m debut; ‘Sonic 3’ wins in North America
International numbers save day for ‘Mufasa’ with $87.2m from 52 international markets.
UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ roars in to 663 cinemas
The animated prequel will hope to match the success of 2019’s ‘The Lion King’.
Japan box office dominated by local features in 2024
No live action titles from outside Japan made the top 10 of the year.
Global box office predicted to rebound in 2025
2025 is estimated to finish approximately 8% ahead of 2024.
Disney becomes first studio to cross $2bn at North American box office in 2024
This is only the second time that any studio has surpassed $2bn since 2019.
Universal’s ‘Wicked’ sequel becomes ‘Wicked: For Good’
The musical adaptation retains its November, 2025 release date.
‘Firefighters’ climbs to top of Korean box office despite controversy
Despite being dogged by controversy, the local drama pushed ‘Moana 2’ into second position.
‘Kraven The Hunter’ opens fifth at UK-Ireland box office as ’The War Of The Rohirrim’ also stumbles
Holdovers ’Moana 2’, ’Wicked’ and ’Gladiator II’ stayed top this weekend.
‘Moana 2’ maintains global box office lead; ‘Kraven The Hunter’, ‘War Of The Rohirrim’ disappoint
‘Wicked tops $500m worldwide for Universal; ‘Gladiator II’ nears $400m.
‘Kraven The Hunter’ misfires with $11m at North American box office in worst start by any Sony-Marvel film
’Moana 2’ leads weekend, which climbed 16% over same session in 2023.
French drama ‘The Marching Band’ drowns out ‘Wicked’ at French box office
The feelgood drama is outperforming ‘Wicked’ in a territory where the musical drama is not very well-known.
UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘The War Of The Rohirrim’, ‘Kraven The Hunter’ battle it out
Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Queer’ starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey also launches.
'Moana 2' hits $600m, stays atop global box office; 'Pushpa 2' off to strong start
Wicked crosses $450m after three weekends, India’s Pushpa: The Rule – Part 2 off to strong start.
‘Moana 2’ passes £20m at UK-Ireland box office; ‘Wicked’ enters 2024 top five
‘Conclave’ posted an excellent second weekend, dropping just 12%.
Is Saudi Arabia’s box office boom over or set to rise again?
Saudi Arabia’s box office market has plateaued after enjoying huge growth when cinemas first reopened in 2018. Are the boom years over, or is this just a blip?
UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Nightbitch’ and ‘Rumours’ launch as Andre Rieu’s Christmas concert leads the way
Further releases include video game documentary ‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ and Amazon’s ‘Unstoppable’.
‘Beating Hearts’, ‘Gladiator II’ propel France’s November box office
Studiocanal’s epic romance Beating Hearts kept the French box office pumping through the month of November as Paramount’s Gladiator II opened to boost ticket sales to a total 17.7 million, up 17% from the same month last year, according to the CNC.
'Moana 2' crosses $400m at global box office, now Hollywood’s ninth biggest release of 2024
Top markets outside North America are France, UK, Mexico.
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