It’s Always the Season for Great Movies

The studios have been releasing big movies throughout the year for a while now so while it may not have been a hot summer at the box office as the leaves fall and the days get shorter there is much in the 4thamp160quarter movie pipeline that has us in the industry excited about seeing longer lines at the theaterTo begin with September grossed nearly 11 more at the box office than a year ago powered by the recordsetting Stephen King adaption It and Kingsman The Golden Circleamp160 It was also the secondhighest grossing September in more than 15 yearsamp160 But itamp8217s not just about the box office itamp8217s about the audience too amp160September 2017 had the highestTotal audience attendance in sixamp160yearsMillennial delivery in sixamp160years and more Millennials in attendance than September 2013 and 2014 combinedAttendance for P1849 moviegoers in over sixamp160years and 24 more in attendance than September 2016A YOYamp160increase in teens at 48And while October may have been a disappointing month at the box office even though 2017 was the biggest year in horror movie history we canamp8217t underestimate the impact propagated by what some meteorologists are calling amp8220the most extremeamp8221 US weather month on record amp160Moviegoers couldnamp8217t get to the theater to see Geostorm because they were too busy battling reallife natural disasters like wildfires in the west hurricanes in the south heavy rainfall in the northeast and a prewinter blizzard that socked the upper midwest and Great Plains states amp160This unique confluence of meteorological disasters that all intersected in late September and throughout October certainly had an impact on movie attendance across the countryBut it is heartening to know that Hollywood has big plans to take our collective minds off our trials and tribulations with a spate of major holiday season releases coming soon to a theater near youUp first is A Bad Moms Christmas which opened last week on November 1 amp160The original Bad Moms broke the mold as an Rrated comedy geared toward women with a total box office take of 180 million amp160This time around the film is having a wide release in over 3600 theaters and grossed 216 million in its WednesdaySunday opening amp8220weekendamp8221Thor Ragnarokamp160pictured at top in wide release across 4080 US locations 3400 3D screens and 391 Imax screens steamrolled over anything in its way this weekend with the fourth best opening weekend at the box office for 2017 by taking in 121 million in ticket sales amp160The DisneyMarvel megahit opened in a little over half 52 of all foreign markets last weekend and has now grossed 306 million internationallyIn China second only to the US in movie ticket sales Thor set a record with 556 million for a November opening clocking in some 8 higher than the previous title holder Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and 23 above that of Doctor Strange amp160Disney is speculating that Thor Ragnarok could spark the biggest overall November in Hollywood history as it has grossed nearly half a billion dollars ie 427 million worldwide in less than two weeksSome other November releases of note include the longawaited Justice League Murder on The Orient Expressamp160and Coco the latter coming from perennial surebet studio Pixar amp160And of course December brings Star Wars The Last Jedi pictured above Jumanji Welcome to The Jungle and Pitch Perfect 3 amp160All of these titles have blockbuster social media followings and great marketing juggernauts behind them that could help catapult 2017 past Hollywoodamp8217s gangbustersamp8217 2016 amp160Could 2017 be another recordbreaking year at the box office and with the American moviegoingamp160public amp160Sit tightamp160weamp8217ll know soon enough but until thenamp160thatamp8217s the kind of movie sequel I would get in line to seeSource Nielsen Cinema Audience Report September 428 2017Photo creditsChris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo inamp160Thor Ragnarok amp160Photo Walt Disney PicturesMarvel Studios 2017Daisy Ridley inamp160Star Wars The Last Jedi amp160Photo Walt Disney PicturesLucasfilm 2017Click the social buttons above or below to share this story with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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