Box Office 2012: Ticket Sales Increase, Hollywood Hits Record $10.8 Billion In Earnings |
| | ||||
| | ||||
| Box Office 2012: Ticket Sales Increase, Hollywood Hits Record $10.8 Billion In Earnings |
| By SM - 12-26-2012, 08:22 PM - Boxden > The TV and Movie Spot This year, Christmas came right on time for Hollywood. Studios not only took in a record-breaking $10.8 billion in movie earnings, but, for the first time in three years, sales have actually increased at the box office. Ticket sales had been declining for over the past decade; in 2011 they were at their lowest level since 1995. But, thanks to gangbusters superhero and spy flicks, sales are projected to rise 5.6 percent by the end of the year. The improved figure is still below the hay-day of 2002, but with the continued emphasis on VOD and alternate viewing options, studio executives consider it a win. "It is a victory, ultimately," Don Harris, head of distribution at Paramount Pictures, told the AP. "If we deliver the product as an industry that people want, they will want to get out there. Even though you can sit at home and watch something on your large screen in high-def, people want to get out." Execs are hoping that 2013, with an incredible lineup that includes "Star Trek," "Catching Fire" and "Man of Steel," they will set an even higher record. "I've been saying we're going to hit that $11 billion level for about three years now," added Paul Dergarabedian, a box-office analyst for Hollywood.com. "Next year I think is the year we actually do it." You can read more about the increase here. Box Office 2012: Ticket Sales Increase, Hollywood Hits Record $10.8 Billion In Earnings |
| Latest Movies Hot Topics » | share this topic » | | | |
| 12-26-2012, 08:24 PM | away - #2 |
| Only cuz tickets are like 15-20 bucks [pic] | |
| |
| 12-26-2012, 08:27 PM | away - #3 |
| na shut down. coincidence? [pic] government shutting everything down, ticket/blu ray sales about to jump in 2013 [pic] | |
| |
| 12-27-2012, 10:34 PM | away - #4 |
| Bought my first blu ray this year, LOTR extended box set. !! was a snorefest. Now I got buyer's remorse like a mofo. | |
| |
| 12-28-2012, 02:52 PM | online - #5 | |
| ||
| |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
| |
| |||||||
| ||||||||||
| New reply 2 minutes ago - 483 comments - by tonystarks21 | New reply 39 minutes ago - 86 comments - by Joe DC | |||||||||
| NBA Nate Robinson Unlikely To Return To Bulls Next Season New reply 12 minutes ago - 91 comments - by lo life dun | New reply 56 minutes ago - 119 comments - by esvi | |||||||||
| New reply 22 minutes ago - 80 comments - by otherside | New reply 60 minutes ago - 93 comments - by funkdat | |||||||||
| New reply 35 minutes ago - 69 comments - by VicDutch | New reply 1 hour ago - 143 comments - by ajeana | |||||||||
| Join us on Facebook. Check out the BX fan page and hit the Like button. | Follow BX on Twitter to get instant hot topic alerts. | Enter your email address below and receive a daily hot topic newsletter. |
| 5,307 fans of BX and 1 new today | 4,291 following and 2 new today |