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Iron Man 3 looks set to take the 2013 box office crown. What other movies succeeded this summer? What flopped? And what movies look set to dominate 2014.
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2013 Box Office Review and 2014 Preview
2013 Summer Box Office Review
• Summer movie season winding down.
• Overall, the domestic box office is at $6.7 billion through August 2nd.
• That puts 2013’s box office .6% off last year’s box office through
yesterday, but 5.5% ahead of 2011’s box office total.
Source: www.boxofficemojo.com
2013 Summer Box Office Review
Source: www.boxofficemojo.com
• Summer box office started out strong with Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, and Fast and Furious 6 all performing
well in May and June.
• However, July featured a series of flops such as The Lone Ranger and
R.I.P.D. which stalled box office momentum
5 Blockbusters that Worked
Film Domestic Box Office
Worldwide Box Office
Production Budget
Iron Man 3 $407 million $1.21 billion $200 million
Despicable Me 2
$319 million $692 million $76 million
Man of Steel $287 million $644 million $225 million
Monsters University
$257 million $579 million N/A
Fast & Furious 6
$237 million $745 million $160 million
Source: www.boxofficemojo.com
3 Flicks that Flopped
Film Domestic Box Office
Worldwide Box Office
Production Budget
The Lone Ranger
$86 million $164 million $215 million
After Earth $60 million $242 million $130 million
White House Down
$71 million $117 million $150 million
Source: www.boxofficemojo.com
Studio Rankings
Source: www.boxofficemojo.com
Studio Domestic Box Office Notable Films
Warner Bros. $1.095 billion Man of Steel, Great Gatsby, Hangover Part III
Universal $1.092 billion Despicable Me 2, Fast & Furious 6
Buena Vista (Disney) $1.061 billion Iron Man 3, Monsters University, Lone Ranger
20th Century Fox $789 million The Croods, The Heat, The Wolverine
Paramount $716 million Star Trek: Into Darkness, World War Z
Sony $563 million Grown Ups 2, White House Down, After Earth
Studio Winners
Time Warner – Warner Bros. not only leads box office so far in 2013, but Man of Steel performing well sets up a Batman/Superman tie-up in 2015 that should will come with enormous expectations.
Universal – Despicable Me 2 continues striking box office gold, outperforming Disney’s Monsters University. Also, Fast & Furious 6 continues on the series’ recent winning streak and performed extremely well in international markets.
Studio Losers
Sony– The timing of Sony’s dismal summer is ill-timed as billionaire investor Dan Loeb pushes for an entertainment spin-off, arguing Sony’s studio unit is inefficient. After Earth and White House Down were notable flops. Overall, the studio is running in sixth place so far in 2013 in spite of bringing in more domestic box office than any other studio last year.
What’s Next? Previewing 2014
The schedule for 2014 is already firming up. Here are a few key movies to be on the lookout for:
May 2, 2014: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Sony)After a dismal summer 2013, Sony will rely on Spider-Man to boost its fortunes next summer. 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man grossed $752 million world wide.
May 23, 2014: X-Men: Days of Futures Past (Fox)2011’s reboot X-Men: First class grossed just $146 million domestically, but was well reviewed. The on pressure on X-Men as a franchise will be amplified as this summer’s The Wolverine underperformed in its opening weekend.
What’s Next? Previewing 2014
May 30, 2014: The Good Dinosaur (Buena Vista/Disney)Pixar ventures into the world of dinosaurs with its newest animated feature.
June 20, 2014: How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Fox)The first movie in the series was beloved by audiences and critics on its way to a world wife box office of nearly $500 million. If the reception to Despicable Me 2 this summer is any indication, this sequel could score big.
June 27, 2014: Transformers 4 (Paramount)The last Transformers grossed $771 million overseas on its way to $1.1 billion globally. Will be the odds on favorite to take the crown of 2014’s biggest box office.
