Box Office Outlook & Revenue Forecasts

Anticipate what’s next in the theatrical market with our box office outlook reports. Screendollars forecasts upcoming trends, predicts grosses, and provides analytical insights into how upcoming releases will perform.

Jul 05, 2026

7 min read

Keeping the Momentum: 2026 sees Highest Grossing June, Quarter, and First Half this Decade for International and Domestic Box Office

Jun 07, 2026

8 min read

A-May-zing! Diverse Roster of Hits Drives Global Box Office Above Pre-Pandemic Heights!

Summer Season Sensations! In May, the global box office escalated the positive developments of the year so far, grossing a massive $3.2 billion globally, the highest box office of 2026 . It also meant...

May 10, 2026

5 min read

Mario, Michael & Mary Catapult Global Box Office to $2.63bn in April

Don’t stop till we get enough! In contrast to last year, there was no need to kickstart the theatrical year in April this time. Nevertheless, April continued to be a very good time at the global box o...

Apr 12, 2026

3 min read

Gower Street Revises 2026 Global Box Office Estimate ahead of CinemaCon

Gower Street Analytics has reviewed and revised its 2026 Global box office projection to $34.7 billion. The announcement comes as the global industry gathers in Las Vegas for CinemaCon, the official c...

Apr 04, 2026

6 min read

Original Films Drive Highest Grossing Q1 of the Decade at Box Office

The first quarter has been the weakest period at the global box office for every year this decade, excluding China and its volatile New Year’s effect. If that is the case again this year, we’re headin...

Mar 08, 2026

5 min read

Slow Horses: China Disappoints, International and Domestic Grow at Global Box Office in February

For nearly a decade, the Chinese New Year has been the defining force for the theatrical industry at home and the global box office in its particular month. This wasn’t different this year. However, p...

Feb 08, 2026

3 min read

Box Office Roars Back: Best January Since 2020

2025 ended on a high note. 2026 has picked up the baton and started the year strongly. The International (excluding China) and Domestic markets combined recorded the highest grossing January since 202...

Jan 11, 2026

6 min read

2025 Box Office Reaches $33.6B After $3.5B December

Over the course of 2025, the global box office hasn’t always delivered progress. Even less than usual from globally successful US-releases. In December, this changed. ZOOTOPIA 2 and AVATAR: FIRE AND A...

Dec 21, 2025

3 min read

Gower Street Announces Early 2026 Global Box Office Estimate

Gower Street Analytics estimates 2026 Global box office will reach $35 billion. This would mark a second consecutive year of Global box office growth, +5% against current estimates for 2025. “We predi...

Dec 07, 2025

5 min read

Global Box Office Hits $2.6B in Strong November

Last year, November was a breakthrough. It was the first November since 2019 that had an attractive fuller release calendar to sustain the recovery reached in prior months. This November may not have...

Nov 09, 2025

5 min read

October Stumbles to $2.1 Billion at the Global Box Office

A disappointing Golden Week in China, missing global blockbusters, and no breakout mid-size entry could have caused a very poor October at the global box office. Thankfully, multiple local hits in ind...

Oct 11, 2025

4 min read

September 2025 Scores Best Global Box Office Since 2019

For a normally calm month, this September was a very strong one. The Global box office recorded $2.3 billion, the highest-grossing September of the decade! It tends to be the lowest-grossing global mo...