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While I do agree about ups and downs, best we prepare ourselves for 2020. It’s going to be a pretty dreadful year

Posted by: lobogotti on Dec 27, 08:42 in response to jamesbik333's post 2018 was a monster year w/ 3 600m+ movies. Those 3 movies...

for box office.

While interest is in big box is already down (hence lower ticket sales), there aren't a HUGE slate of films that are going to surpass the blockbusters of 2018 & 2019. 2019 is likely the biggest year Disney will have for a LONG time, if you exclude Fox properties going forward.

I can't begin to guess what kind of dip we see in 2020, but double digit decrease isn't off the table by any means.

Year end not looking so hot. Box Office Mojo has us 6 percent (under 2018) Only 1.6 percent up (on 2017) and 1.2 percent under (2016): VictorY Dec 27, 07:59

This is a very different take from your earlier posts about why 2019 box office is down from 2018 RogerMore Dec 27, 08:09

No, it all conincides together. I've been warning about this for awhile... Losing audiences is not healthy for our box office future. {nm} VictorY Dec 27, 08:12

People here have been talking about Netflix and VOD impacting box office for at least a decade, especially the industry insiders RogerMore Dec 27, 08:25

I've been warning about losing audiences. But yes, VOD has been on my mind for awhile now... since 2016 {nm} VictorY Dec 27, 08:42

And always is about his feelings and thoughts. Never about the numbers {nm} L3stat Dec 27, 10:06

2018 was a monster year w/ 3 600m+ movies. Those 3 movies are still in the top 10 all time. Think about that for a minute. How do jamesbik333 Dec 27, 08:22

While I do agree about ups and downs, best we prepare ourselves for 2020. It’s going to be a pretty dreadful year lobogotti Dec 27, 08:42

I'm optimistic.. DC could over-perform and maybe, just maybe we actually start some new franchises.. But I agree, will be tough {nm} VictorY Dec 27, 08:43

optimistic for an increase over 2019? {nm} lobogotti Dec 27, 08:56

Yes. But I agree, it won't be easy. {nm} VictorY Dec 27, 09:01