to ever make over $1 billion worldwide.
Things have gotten especially bad over the last few weeks, with sequels like Midway. Ford v Ferrari, on the other hand, was buoyed by its enthusiastic reception and managed to top the frame with a larger-than-anticipated $31 million.
Unfortunately, as Last Christmas) collectively grossed less than half of what the movies in release a year ago did, back when Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald opened with $62.2 million. You can see the numbers for yourselves in the space below.
The overall box office for 2019 continues to lag behind 2018's pace, in spite of streamers aren't affecting theater attendance. If anything, there seem to be a myriad of factors responsible for this year's disappointing box office turnout, ranging from too many movies being released to a lack or awareness around certain films and/or a general disinterest towards many of the properties being rebooted.
Business is expected to pick up over this year's remaining six weeks, however, beginning with next weekend's two big releases: the Disney animated sequel Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, both arriving in time for the winter holidays. Attendance will probably still end up being down last year, but at least 2019 is in a decent position to finish on a strong note.
Source: ERC
