This year's box office is 12.3% ahead of 2024. Still not at pre-pandemic levels, but it means that more people are going to the movies. More people means more money, more money means more movies being made. It's all part of what looks to be a big growth year in 2025. That's good news for us all!
https://screenrant.com/box-office-ticket-sales-january-2025-2024-2023-co...
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Yes, Nick Phillips! The industry is on a great trajectory right now and the global marketplace is abuzz with action and potential. It seems everyone wants in this game around the world and the projections look exciting through 2029 and beyond.
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For me, it's really too early to tell.. 12.3% is a significant percentage but what films are 2025 competing against as opposed to 2024? There were a lot of underachievers in 2024 and 2025 is just starting to roll out their projected train wrecks. In January 2024 the releases were The Beekeeper, the disappointing Argylle, and the underwhelming Night Swim and Mean Girls. When you subtract the bleed over from films released in November and December of 2024, pure 2025 releases aren't really lighting up the scoreboard. Let's remember that pretty much everything in the film industry is an illusion. The value of celebrities is an illusion. The gross revenues after P&A costs have been paid leaving unimpressive even negative net profits is an illusion. We are handcuffed by a system that is unfair to creative minds where power players suck the blood of the truly imaginative to pay for their mansions.
So while you find optimism in in positive news, remember that while it is a sliver light in a cave in, the little light you actually see is only allowed by the elites shinning it down on you while they stay hidden in the shadows. Continue to fight and claw to create a brighter light!
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This is definitely encouraging news, Nick Phillips! It’ll be interesting to see what kinds of films continue to drive this momentum. Whether it’s big-budget tentpoles, mid-range genre films, or indie hits finding their audience.