All Box Office articles – Page 123
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News'Force' surges to $1.87bn global
JAN 19 UPDATE: Disney/Lucasfilms’ Star Wars smash has become the first film in Disney history to cross $1bn at the international box office.
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NewsFrench films drew 106m international admissions in 2015, UniFrance
Asia overtakes Europe as top market for French films. Top three exports were Taken 3, The Transporter Refuelled and The Little Prince.
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News'Spanish Affair 2' helps boost Spain box office by 9% in 2015
Spanish titles continue to fare well in Spain as local hit topped Minions, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Jurassic World.
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NewsNordic box office reports healthy 2015
It was good news across Nordic box office revenues for 2015, with local hits pushing countries above 2014.
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NewsItaly box office: 'Quo Vado?' becomes biggest ever local film
Comedy starring comedian Checco Zalone has become the biggest Italian film at the local box office; producer Taodue expects it to top Avatar’s all-time record.
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News'The Force Awakens' to become fifth biggest international release
JANUARY 14 UPDATE: Star Wars: The Force Awakens has reached $957.9m and was poised on Thursday night to overtake the Harry Potter finale and become the fifth biggest international release in history.
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NewsBrazilian box office breaks records in 2015
Total revenue increased by 17.5% as admissions also received boost; local films fare well.
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News'The Force Awakens', 'Sherlock' enter top five in China
Foreign titles re-entered the weekly chart after the blackout as Star Wars and Sherlock claimed top and third spot, respectively.
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News'The Force Awakens' retains UK lead
Entertainment’s The Hateful Eight posts strong $4.05m (£2.78m) debut.
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News'The Force Awakens' first to cross $800m in North America
JANUARY 11 UPDATE: A confirmed $42.4m fourth weekend propelled Star Wars: The Force Awakens to $812.7m as the worldwide tally reached $1.73bn.
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News'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' takes $53m in China debut
JANUARY 11 UPDATE: The records continued to tumble for Disney/Lucasfilm’s juggernaut as executives reported a $146.4m worldwide haul that propelled the space opera past Jurassic World to $1.734bn.
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News'Force' strong in China on $33m
JANUARY 9 UPDATE: Disney executives issued early estimates on Saturday in what they said would be a record opening day in the territory for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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NewsGerman box office hits record $1.22bn in 2015
Local hits such as Fack Ju Göhte 2 helped score a record year in Germany - even before the release of Star Wars.
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News'Force Awakens' targets #2 all-time global rank
EXCLUSIVE: Star Wars: The Force Awakens could soar as high as $2.25bn worldwide to finish behind Avatar in the all-time pantheon, according to a former high-ranking studio executive.
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NewsUK box office hits record high in 2015
Universal achieves biggest ever year for any distributor in UK as it leads the market, with Disney close behind.
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NewsSPRI releases grossed $1.46bn in 2015
Spectre led box office for all films distributed via Sony Pictures Releasing International last year.
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News'Force Awakens' tops US all-time chart
JANUARY 7 UPDATE: The latest accolade for Disney/ Lucasfilm’s behemoth arrived on Wednesday as it overtook the five-year record of Avatar to become the biggest film ever at the North American box office on $764.4m.
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News'Mr. Six' tops China box office with $68.5m
Mojin – The Lost Legend and Mr. Six crossed $200m and $100m, respectively.
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NewsDisney grossed $5.85bn in 2015
The Walt Disney Studios announced its record-breaking calendar year results as combined grosses for all releases amounted to $5.845bn – the second biggest score ever behind Universal’s $6.88bn from last year.
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News'The Force Awakens' sets biggest third weekend in North America
JANUARY 5 UPDATE: With the North American box office record poised to fall on Tuesday or Wednesday, Disney confirmed that Star Wars: The Force Awakens added $8m on Monday to reach $750.2m following a $90.2m weekend that wiped out Avatar’s $68.5m third-weekend mark from exactly five years ago.