The Fox Thread

[ecstasy]

They've actually had a good year.  They are the highest grossing studio so far this year.

 

 

 

January 1–June 26, 2014
Overall Gross: $5.021 billion

 

Rank	Distributor	Market Share	Total Gross*	Movies Tracked	2014 Movies**
1	20th Century Fox	17.4%	$872.8	13	8
2	Warner Bros.	17.1%	$860.7	19	10
3	Buena Vista	15.6%	$784.2	11	7
4	Sony / Columbia	15.1%	$759.7	13	10
5	Universal	11.5%	$576.9	9	5
6	Paramount	6.4%	$322.1	9	5
7	Lionsgate	5.7%	$286.1	13	9
8	Open Road Films	2.2%	$111.2	6	4
9	Fox Searchlight	1.7%	$87.2	6	3
10	Relativity	1.6%	$80.1	7	3

 

[ecstasy]

January 1–June 26, 2014
 

#1–13

 

Rank	Movie Title (click to view)	Studio	Gross / Theaters		Total Gross / % of Total		Open
1	X-Men: Days of Future Past	Fox	$220,093,472	4,001	$221,043,000	99.6%	5/23/14
2	Rio 2	Fox	$127,703,134	3,975	$127,703,134	100.0%	4/11/14
3	Mr. Peabody & Sherman	Fox	$110,937,560	3,951	$110,937,560	100.0%	3/7/14
4	How to Train Your Dragon 2	Fox	$108,714,532	4,268	$112,815,000	96.4%	6/13/14
5	The Fault in our Stars	Fox	$104,745,018	3,340	$106,595,000	98.3%	6/6/14
6	The Other Woman (2014)	Fox	$83,242,107	3,306	$83,242,107	100.0%	4/25/14
7	Son of God	Fox	$59,700,064	3,271	$59,700,064	100.0%	2/28/14
8	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty	Fox	$26,752,507	2,922	$58,236,838	45.9%	12/25/13
9	Devil's Due	Fox	$15,821,461	2,544	$15,821,461	100.0%	1/17/14
10	Walking with Dinosaurs	Fox	$11,730,354	3,243	$36,076,121	32.5%	12/20/13
11	The Book Thief	Fox	$3,273,749	481	$21,488,481	15.2%	11/8/13
12	Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters	Fox	$77,810	53	$68,559,554	0.1%	8/7/13
13	The Counselor	Fox	$20,949	24	$16,973,715	0.1%	10/25/13

 

[kowhite]

This list reminds me Other Woman did 83m.Can't deny that was a solid success either.

[ecstasy]

This list reminds me Other Woman did 83m.Can't deny that was a solid success either.

 

Well that reminds me when I first saw Ando posting.

[BadAtGender]

The perception that Fox does things poorly is almost entirely because they don't have any huge films. But like Universal, they tend to be really solid all around. HTTYD2 is a disappointment, but it's going to be at least okay in the end.You want a studio with a disappointing year, look at WB. Very feast (Lego and Godzilla) or famine over there.

[Hatebox]

X-Men will get over 700m WW. It's done its job.

[The47th]

I think their results are stellar. Not only they are the #1 studio at the BO, but they have also have released very good films.

 

Yes, you can always point out how better the BO run could have been for most of films, but in the end, this is the real world, not everything is going to be perfect. I mean, even the biggest disappointment so far, Dragon 2, is not going to ruin the series the same way X3 and Origins did for X-Men, and the quality will assure good results on TV and the home video market.

 

And of course, the brightest spot is DOFP, which has renewed the profile of the series as one of the main players in the post-Marvel Studios landscape. Yes, you could argue that it hasn't made as much DOM as it could have, but in the end it does have brought back a lot of the public lost with time (something especially hard for a long series).

[bapi]

So now DOFP is doing what was expected? Seriously guys where are all those 260+ predictions now? Some of you guys remind me filmnerdjamie with his "called it" after literally every movie news. 

[keysersoze123]

DOFP domestic did less that the potential franchise peak but it still is a great step forward considering franchise was dropping with every new film. I think wolverine last year was a mistake as DOFP would have benefited from 3 year wait since FC.

 

Still a solid year for fox. Only dragon 2 domestic is disappointing. But its looking at solid run OS and overall will be profitable. 

[The47th]

I think wolverine last year was a mistake as DOFP would have benefited from 3 year wait since FC.

 

Or it benefited DOFP with its good reviews and by cleaning the image of Wolverine, which was tarnished by Origins.

 

The point is, the series is back on form. No matter how it got there.

Edited June 29, 2014 by The47th

[baumer]

DOFP is over $700m ww at still climbing, Fault will make like 20 times its budget and Apes has breakout potential if it's good. Dragon 2 is its only disappointment.

 

This.

 

We have to start accepting the fact that money is a world wide thing now.  Us/Can is just one market.

 

Fox has done just fine.

[IndustriousAngel]

With HTTYD2, the domestic performance is a bit disappointing, but keep in mind that this is helping build up a franchise, which doesn't consist of feature films only. There's a TV series ("Riders of Berk"), there's toys - HTTYD2 with its slow but solid performance will strengthen this franchise further, and maybe expand the demographic a bit with its more grown-up hero. The Tinkerbell movies are no blockbusters but rest assured Disney knows what they're doing.

[zackzack]

DOFP is a bona fide global blockbuster with $700M WW. Fault is nicely lucrative. Dragon 2 could have been bigger but the OS number is very good. Apes 2 is shaping up to be a seriously substantial smash hit. More to come: Museum 3, Exodus & those bizarre Penguins.

[zackzack]

Anyway with 3 Avatar sequels till 2018, Fox can shut down, delay & mothball all other projects.

[FrozenUnicorn]

Anyway with 3 Avatar sequels till 2018, Fox can shut down, delay & mothball all other projects.

Don't you mean 2 sequels?

[Jay Beezy]

They've had a better summer than Warner Bros., though. Fortunately, Edge of Tomorrow is still slowly pushing its way toward profitability.

[reddevil18]

Dafuq is this thread? Fox has had an EXCEPTIONAL year. Both financially and quality-wise. They're at the head of the pack right now.

[Plain Old Tele]

You want a studio with a disappointing year, look at WB. Very feast (Lego and Godzilla) or famine over there.

But WB is #2 for the year (so far). How is that disappointing? Edited June 29, 2014 by Telemachos

[Bhagya Bharadwaj]

Dofp should have easily done 250 million domestically with a summer without a big smash. Though the positive point is that it rejuvenated a franchise. Tfios marketing was bad but thanks to fangirls and john green that film had a massive opening. Even apes 2 has a bad marketin, just hope it is a hit

[reddevil18]

Dofp should have easily done 250 million domestically with a summer without a big smash. Though the positive point is that it rejuvenated a franchise. Tfios marketing was bad but thanks to fangirls and john green that film had a massive opening. Even apes 2 has a bad marketin, just hope it is a hit

DOFP had potential for 250+, sure. But EASILY made that much? Revisionism where you say it should have done 250, cause it's gonna finish at 230 is just as bad as revisionism from those who over-predicted.