"In September this year, the global theater box office was 1.8 billion yuan, the lowest box office month this year." Niu Xingzhen, professor at Qingdao Film Academy and editor-in-chief of "Movie Blue Book: Global Film Industry Development Report (2024)", said at the book launch c

"In September this year, the global theater box office was 1.8 billion yuan, the lowest box office month this year." Niu Xingzhen, professor at Qingdao Film Academy and editor-in-chief of "Movie Blue Book: Global Film Industry Development Report (2024)", said in the book today The press conference stated that despite poor box office performance in September, global theater box office in the third quarter of 2024 reached US$8.5 billion, becoming the third best quarterly performance in ten years.

Niu Xingzhen also pointed out that global theater box office results in the third quarter of 2024 still declined compared with the same period last year, indicating that the market has not yet fully recovered to pre-epidemic levels.

"Movie Blue Book" shows that in the first three quarters of 2024, the global theater box office reached a cumulative US$23.2 billion, a 21% decrease from the average level of the three years before the epidemic (US$29.6 billion). Compared with the first three quarters of 2023 (US$26.5 billion), the decline has narrowed from -25% in the first half of the year to -12%, showing that the market is gradually recovering.

In the Chinese movie box office market, the box office in the first three quarters of this year was 34.765 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 23.7%, and a decrease of 1.7% compared with the average of the same period from 2021 to 2023 (35.371 billion yuan), especially in June, August, and September this year. The box office was significantly lower than in previous years. The box office contributions of the top three films " Hot and Spicy ", " Speeding Life 2" and " Catching Baby " are not as good as those of the top three box office films in previous years. And the movies " Silent Kill ", " Alien: Death Ship ", " Eliminate Three Evils in a Weekly Time ", " Deadpool and Wolverine ", etc. have shown new topic focuses, showing the diversity of audience tastes. .

The Blue Book states that the top four global box office films in 2024 are exactly the same as the top four North American box office films. They are all American films, showing the strong influence of American films in the global market. At the same time, among the top ten films at the global box office, there are three Chinese films and three cartoons, indicating that high-quality works can still achieve excellent box office results worldwide.

The top 10 films at the global box office in the first three quarters of 2024.

Niu Xingzhen pointed out that in the face of many challenges, the global film industry is actively exploring the path of diversification and innovation. From content creation to distribution channels to audience experience, the film industry is constantly seeking new breakthroughs. For example, strengthen international cooperation, expand emerging markets, and use new technologies to enhance the movie-watching experience. These efforts are expected to bring new growth points to the film industry and promote its steady development.

press conference was jointly organized by Qingdao Film Academy and Social Sciences Literature Publishing House.