How has the 2015 box office performed compared to 2014? Read on to find out.
Story by Matt Cummings
From late 2014, critics and writers were ready to proclaim the 2015 box office as the most successful in history. We too felt a certain sense of destiny, with so many great films arriving throughout the year. We even wrote about it here, here, and here. Then January arrived, and one dud after another came with it, including Blackhat, Mortdecai, The Boy Next Door, and Project Almanac. February was actually worse, with Jupiter Ascending and Seventh Son dropping stinking loads at our door before running off. But within that mire of disaster, we also saw great films, including Paddington and Kingsman: The Secret Service, both of which kept many theaters from turning into mausoleums. You can read our QUARTER 1 REPORT here.
As we pass the half-way mark of 2015, it's time to compare this year's box office to 2014, and to determine if everyone was right about this year's supposed dominance. Before we begin, let's establish a few rules: our analysis is based on movies that were released from Jan. 1st and later, thus eliminating the massive run of Oscar candidates that survived into February. So, no American Sniper or Mockingjay Part 1, both very successful but not released in 2015. Finally, we compared the top 10 highest performers of 2015 with last year's list, both at the six-month point.
The Numbers
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