February Box Office Boosted by Captain America and Maybe More

LED by Marvel’s “Captain America: Brave New World” (Disney), February Will Continue the Three-Monti Trend of Improved Box Office Compared to the Previous Year. By the end of february, we might be 25 percent of 2024.

Nobody Expects that to Continue for the full year. If it did, grosses for us/canada Theaters Wauld Reach $ 11.5 Billion. In 2018 We saw About $ 12 Billion – at Current Ticket Prices, that Aquat to $ 15 Billion.

January Rose 10 Percent from Last Year, but more than two thirds of that gross came from holdovers. “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” (LionSgate) was the best of a Weak Group with $ 33 million in Januly, but universal ‘dog man “and sony’s one of the days” Will each exceed that Total.

A Total of Around $ 550 million in February Looks doable; LAST YEAR WAS AN ABSMAL $ 375 MILLION. In the lead will be the new “Captain America,” which is Also the first Disney Marvel Entry Sine “Deadpool & Wolverine” Last July. IT COULD GROSS $ 175 MILLION- $ 200 million in Its First Two Weeks. By Comparison, The Most Recent “America” ​​Franchise Release Grossed $ 500 Million Adjusted.

That a nice impression over year. But before Covid, February Always Grossed Over $ 600 Million – In Mary Years, Over $ 800 Million (Adjusted). In 2018, when Black Panther debated, IT PASSED $ 1 Billion Unadjusted.

This Entry Starts a New Series, with Anthony Mackie Replacing Chris Evans in the Lead (Same Title, Different Character). It is direct by Julius Onah, Whose Previous Credits Include the Acclaimed “Lecce.” He’s Another Indie Director in the Marvel Roster that Includes Cate Shortland, Chloe Zhao, Nia Dacosta, Ryan Coogler.

HOLDOVERS LED BY “DOG MAN” SHOULD PROVIDE A SIMILAR AMOUNT TO The Total. “Paddington in Peru” (Sony), which OpenD in Much of the World Late Last Year ($ 93 million SO FAR) LOOKS LIKE THE OTHER NEW RELEASE WITH THE BEST CLOSE CLOSE TO $ 50 MILLION The month. Both “Paddington” and “Captain America” ​​Open February 14, Capturing Both valentine’s day and a four-day Holiday Weekend.

“The Monkey” (Neon), which opens February 21, is the Wild Card Among the Month’s New Films. Based on a stephen king short story, it is directly by osgood perkins (“Longlegs”).

Wide Releases Include “Love Hurts” and “Sony” (Sony), Both counterprogrammed against the February 7 Super Bowl; “Unbreakable Boy” (LionSgate) February 21; and “The Last Breath” (Focus) February 28. These Lower-Budget Originals Aren’t Project to Break Out, but One or More Over Over $ 10 Million Boost The Month, Build on the Succes of “One of the Thays,” and Drive interest in producing.