All-Time High $42.5 Billion Globally for 2019International Box-Office at an All-Time High of $31.1 BillionNorth American Box Office at $11.4 Billion, Marking Fifth Straight Year Above $11 Billion
There has been growth in the vast majority of the top international territories including China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany, Russia, Mexico, Spain, Brazil and Italy among others
RESTON, VA, Jan 10, 2020 - Comscore (Nasdaq: SCOR), a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms, today announced annual worldwide box offices revenues for 2019. Highlights for the year include:
North America enjoys the second biggest year at the box office ever
The strong lineup of blockbusters and awards season contenders are taking us out on a high note and set the stage for a strong 2020 worldwide in movie theaters.
"Data is the basis to define reality. Audiences around the world are united by the undistracted and social experience that theaters provide. Great cinemas and great movies keep thriving year after year breaking industry records, and we at Comscore are very proud to be able to witness it through best data and analytics monitoring practices," said Arturo Guillen, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Comscore Movies. "As media consumption expands through different windows, Comscore is there to measure it and provide the insights needed to understand this rapid changing environment, but one thing remains, the health of the theatrical industry."
Paul Dergarabedian, Comscore’s Senior Media Analyst added, “The immersive bigger-than-life movie theater experience remains a singular, essential and relevant part of the entertainment diet of consumers around the world. The gold standard experience created by cinemas combined with amazing studio films will continue to draw enthusiastic crowds now and in the future.”
Measuring the global box office, Comscore is the industry leader for providing the most accurate and trusted worldwide box office measurement and movie analytics services to help marketers and theaters optimize ticket sales and improve efficiencies across all aspects of their business.
About ComscoreComscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms. With a data footprint that combines digital, linear TV, over-the-top and theatrical viewership intelligence with advanced audience insights, Comscore allows media buyers and sellers to quantify their multiscreen behavior and make business decisions with confidence. A proven leader in measuring digital and TV audiences and advertising at scale, Comscore is the industry’s emerging, third-party source for reliable and comprehensive cross-platform measurement.
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