Although the weeks before the Christmas and New Year holidays are often considered a slow season for the North American box office, it has never been as "sluggish" as this year. (Except for the special year 2020)
In 2021 and 2022, the two weeks before the Christmas holiday can still earn a total weekend box office of over 100 million U.S. dollars each weekend. However, the North American box office on Christmas Eve in 2023 "lay flat", 12 The weekend box office has been in the tens of millions of dollars for several consecutive weeks since March. The box office for the three-day weekend of December 15-17 that just passed was US$73.9 million. The top three box offices were "Wonka", "The Hunger Games Prequel" and Hayao Miyazaki's new film "The Boy and the Heron" (originally known as "You"). What kind of life do you want to live?").
"Wonka" stills
"Wonka" is a new film that opened last weekend. It grossed US$39 million at the box office over the three-day weekend. The film is a prequel to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". In the Chinese mainland market, "Wonka" was released a week earlier than in North America. From December 8 to 11:00 on December 18, the total box office of the film in the mainland was 39.82 million yuan.
In recent months, a new phenomenon has emerged in the North American market, that is, concert movies. Previously, there were "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" and "Bea". Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.
Last weekend, another concert movie came to the North American market. Although it did not break into the top ten (ranked 12th), it was released in a small range in 468 theaters and earned US$734,000 in box office revenue. This shows that the Korean Wave "Seventeen Tour Follow to Japan: Live Viewing" records the Korean boy band Seventeen's concert in Fukuoka, Japan, from preparation to performance The whole process lasts 3 hours and 30 minutes.
"Aquaman 2: The Lost Kingdom" stills
This year's North American Christmas season is waiting for the arrival of "Aquaman". "Aquaman 2: The Lost Kingdom" will open in the North American market on December 22, and in mainland China it will be earlier. Until December 20th. In addition, this year's North American Christmas blockbusters include "The Boys in the Boat" directed by George Clooney, and "Ferrari," a film about two major sports car brands, Ferrari and Maserati, competing for track supremacy. .
