North American box office down 20 percent
Despite the successful distribution of some summer blockbusters and the absence of high-profile failures, the cumulative box office receipts of movies released in the first half of the season decreased by 20 percent compared to last year. This is reported by the Variety edition. Since early May 2014, American viewers have paid $ 2.3 billion for movie tickets, up from $ 2.8 billion in 2013. With regard to the weekend associated with the US Independence Day, the fees for this period were less than last year and by 45 percent. Overall, the 2014 box office already lags behind 2013 by 3.8 percent, and therefore it is hardly possible to expect to break last year's $ 10.9 billion box office record by the end of the year. The Topic of Article: North American box office down 20 percent. |
