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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Domestic Box Office Hits $8.7 Billion in 2024, Down From Pre-Pandemic
variety.com: Not even the dynamic duos of Joy and Anxiety, Deadpool and Wolverine, Gru and his minions or Paul Atreides and those massive sandworms could push the 2024 box office to pre-pandemic heights.
I think that while this article is shouting about how last years numbers were down compared to pre-pandemic times, it is amazing to know that the numbers are still in the green! Even despite the hit that movie releases took due to the previous actor and writer strikes, the box office was only down a little bit. I remember during the pandemic I was really worried about whether or not movie theatres were going to recover, and I know of several in my hometown that didn't. I was surprised both by how many of last years big movies were sequels, as well as how many were produced by Disney. As far as companies go, Disney is one of the ones that I am most suspicious of. It has its hands in a lot of cookie jars so to speak. I also don't feel like the movies coming out of Disney are of the same quality that they used to be, which is disappointing. I hope that this changes and that the box office stays alive and thriving, allowing future generations to enjoy quality films.
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I think that while this article is shouting about how last years numbers were down compared to pre-pandemic times, it is amazing to know that the numbers are still in the green! Even despite the hit that movie releases took due to the previous actor and writer strikes, the box office was only down a little bit. I remember during the pandemic I was really worried about whether or not movie theatres were going to recover, and I know of several in my hometown that didn't. I was surprised both by how many of last years big movies were sequels, as well as how many were produced by Disney. As far as companies go, Disney is one of the ones that I am most suspicious of. It has its hands in a lot of cookie jars so to speak. I also don't feel like the movies coming out of Disney are of the same quality that they used to be, which is disappointing. I hope that this changes and that the box office stays alive and thriving, allowing future generations to enjoy quality films.
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