2017 Mid-Year Studio Market Share Projections

By Jim Amos | June 28, 2017 11:44 pm PDT
2017 Mid-Year Studio Market Share Projections

Now that we’re halfway through 2017 it seems as good a time as any to project out how the Hollywood box office market share race will wind up by the end of the year. Can Disney hang onto its lead and make it back-to-back wins? Can one of the new micro studios crack the top 10? And can Lionsgate displace one of the six majors for the first time since 2013? Let’s have a look. (All figures are in USD.)

  1. BUENA VISTA
    Projected 2017: $2.0 billion
    Last Year: $3.0 billion (1st)
    On The Horizon: “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (12/15), “Thor: Ragnarok” (11/3), “Coco” (11/22)
  2. WARNER BROTHERS
    Projected 2017: $1.7 billion
    Last Year: $1.9 billion (2nd)
    On The Horizon: “Dunkirk” (7/21), “Justice League” (11/17), “Blade Runner 2049” (10/6)
  3. UNIVERSAL PICTURES
    Projected 2017: $1.5 billion
    Last Year: $1.4 billion (4th)
    On The Horizon: This week’s “Despicable Me 3” and “Pitch Perfect 3” (12/22)
  4. TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
    Projected 2017: $1.3 billion
    Last Year: $1.4 billion (3rd)
    On The Horizon: “War for the Planet of the Apes” (7/14), “Kingsman: Golden Circle” (9/22), “Murder on the Orient Express” (11/10)
  5. LIONSGATE
    Projected 2017: $750 million
    Last Year: $665 million (7th)
    On The Horizon: “Tyler Perry’s Boo 2” (10/20), “Saw Legacy” (10/27)
  6. SONY PICTURES
    Projected 2017: $740 million
    Last Year: $911 million (5th)
    On The Horizon: “Spider-Man: Homecoming “ (7/7), “The Dark Tower” (8/4), “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” (12/20)
  7. PARAMOUNT PICTURES
    Projected 2017: $660 million
    Last Year: $876 million (6th)
    On The Horizon: The parent movies….“Mother!” (10/13), “Daddy’s Home 2” (11/10)
  8. STX ENTERTAINMENT
    Projected 2017: $220 million
    Last Year: $195 million (9th)
    On The Horizon: “Bad Mom’s Christmas” (11/3)
  9. THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
    Projected 2017: $195 million
    Last Year: $65 million (13th)
    On The Horizon: “”Leap!” (8/30), “The Current War” (12/22)
  10. OPEN ROAD FILMS
    Projected 2017: $130 million
    Last Year: $107 million (10th)
    On The Horizon: “The Nut Job 2” (8/11), “Marshall” (10/13)
  11. FOX SEARCHLIGHT
    Projected 2017: $120 million
    Last Year: $51 million (14th)
    On The Horizon: “Goodbye, Christopher Robin” (10/13), “The Shape of Water” (12/8)
  12. FOCUS FEATURES
    Projected 2017: $110 million
    Last Year: $196 million (8th)
    On The Horizon: “The Darkest Hour” 11/22), “Phantom Thread” (12/25)
  13. ANNAPURNA
    Projected 2017: $90 million
    Last Year: N/A
    On The Horizon: “Death Wish” (11/22)
  14. A24
    Projected 2017: $60 million
    Last Year: $65 million (12th)
    On The Horizon: “The Disaster Artist” (12/1)
  15. BLEECKER STREET
    Projected 2017: $55 million
    Last Year: $33 million (16th)
    On The Horizon: “The Man Who Invented Christmas” (11/3)
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