RESTON, Va., Jan. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Comscore (Nasdaq:
SCOR), a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating
media across platforms, today announced annual worldwide box office
revenues for 2019. Highlights for the year include:
- For the first time ever, Global box office will exceed
$42 billion.
- For the first time ever, International box office will exceed
$30 billion.
- Highlights of the year include "Avengers: Endgame," "The Lion
King," "Frozen 2," "Spider-Man: Far From Home" & "Captain
Marvel." These among other notable films played extraordinarily
well with audiences in cinemas around the world.
- In 2019 global audiences continued to increase their appetite
for the theatrical moviegoing experience.
North America enjoys the
second biggest year at the box office ever
- 2019's North American box office has had a big comeback story
in the latter part of the year & has eclipsed the $11 billion mark for the fifth straight year,
reaching $11.4 billion.
- A strong second half of the year saw the deficit (vs. the
record year of 2018) drop from 11% at the end of April to 4% for
the full year.
The strong lineup of blockbusters and awards season
contenders are taking us out on a high note and set the stage
for a strong 2020 worldwide in movie theaters.
- Films like "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," "1917,"
"Jumanji: The Next Level," "Little Women," "Frozen 2," "Knives
Out," "Uncut Gems" & "Just
Mercy" among others are creating enthusiasm and excitement
in cinemas in 2020.
"Data is the basis to define reality. Audiences around the world
are united by the undistracted and social experience that theaters
provide. Great cinemas and great movies keep thriving year after
year breaking industry records, and we at Comscore are very proud
to be able to witness it through best data and analytics monitoring
practices," said Arturo Guillen,
Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Comscore Movies. "As
media consumption expands through different windows, Comscore is
there to measure it and provide the insights needed to understand
this rapid changing environment, but one thing remains, the health
of the theatrical industry."
Paul Dergarabedian, Comscore's
Senior Media Analyst added, "The immersive bigger-than-life movie
theater experience remains a singular, essential and relevant part
of the entertainment diet of consumers around the world. The
gold standard experience created by cinemas combined with amazing
studio films will continue to draw enthusiastic crowds now and in
the future."
Measuring the global box office, Comscore is the industry leader
for providing the most accurate and trusted worldwide box office
measurement and movie analytics services to help marketers and
theaters optimize ticket sales and improve efficiencies across all
aspects of their business.
About Comscore
Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a trusted
partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across
platforms. With a data footprint that combines digital, linear TV,
over-the-top and theatrical viewership intelligence with advanced
audience insights, Comscore allows media buyers and sellers to
quantify their multiscreen behavior and make business decisions
with confidence. A proven leader in measuring digital and TV
audiences and advertising at scale, Comscore is the industry's
emerging, third-party source for reliable and comprehensive
cross-platform measurement.
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