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The End of “Evil”, Doggie Downers and McConaughey Goes for the “Gold”: This Coming Weekend at the Box Office

To the astonishment of everyone not named M. Night Shyamalan, Universal’s “Split” doubled up poor defenseless Vin Diesel and claimed this past weekend’s box office crown. The movie’s USD $40 million opening was the director’s best since 2004’s “The Village”. “XXX: Retur…

Kino Magazin Germany Cinema

The Problem of Ranking German Cinema Admissions

'What is the biggest German cinema hit of all time' is a surprisingly difficult question to answer.

XXX The Return of Xander Cage, The Founder, Split (collage: Celluloid Junkie)

Vin Returns, Shyamalan Scares and Batman Sell Burgers: This Coming Week at the Boxoffice

CJ contributor and industry veteran Jim Amos gives his verdict on the coming weekend's US cinema releases and box office prospects, including "xXx 2", "Split", "the Founder" and more.

2017 Box Office contenders: Spider-Man Homecoming, 50 Shades Darker, Wonder Woman, Despicable Me 3, Star Wars VIII, Beauty and the Beast. (collage: Celluloid Junkie)

Help Wanted: More $100 Million Movies in 2017

How many films will cross the $100m mark for US domestic this year? We peer into our 2017 boxoffice crystal ball, but only find a handful of stand-outs.

China’s Box Office ‘Slump’ Is Worse Than You Realise

CJ looks at what caused the box office in China to crash in 2016, what the actual business climate is and the future prospect of the Chinese cinema market.

Finding Dory

“Finding Dory” Finds Box Office Records

These days every box office record seems to be reported with a string of qualifiers. Biggest midnight screening of an R-rated comedy starring a woman, largest opening of an American action movie in China during February, highest recorded per-screen-average of a drama opening on fewer than 1,000 scre…

EU Box Office Hits Record High in 2015, But With France Anomaly

European Audiovisual Observatory finds that BO and admissions grew to record highs in 2015, but the picture was nuanced for the largest EU cinema territory France.

Movio Tracks Blockbuster Audience Evolution Patterns

Movio's white paper looks at the evolution of cinema audiences over a blockbusters opening weekend and week, yielding surprising insights.

Star Wars queue

The Myth of the Opening Weekend as a Key Performance Indicator

Gruvi's Ben Johnson crunches the numbers to show that the opening weekend box office focus can be over-stated in terms of judging a film's long term success.

European cinema statistics 2015 UNIC

European Cinema Attendances Rises in 2015 (but 1,900 Analogue Screens Remain)

European cinema attendance rose significantly in 2015, judging from statistics announced by both UNIC and MediaSalles. But regional variations remain, as do 1,900 analogue screens.