国产热热热精品,亚洲视频久久】日韩,三级婷婷在线久久,99人妻精品视频,精品九热人人肉肉在线,AV东京热一区二区,91po在线视频观看,久久激情宗合,青青草黄色手机视频

Make me your Homepage
left corner left corner
China Daily Website

'Hobbit' may smash box office record

Updated: 2012-12-03 14:46
(Agencies)

'Hobbit' may smash box office record

New Zealand director Peter Jackson (9th from L) and cast members pose on a stage at the world premiere of 'The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey' in Wellington November 28, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]

More photos: 'The Hobbit' premieres in Wellington

It took more than a decade, two directors and a lawsuit before "The Hobbit" made it to the big screen. Hollywood executives are crossing their fingers that the culmination of that journey will help smash movie box office records this year.

The film, which opens on December 14, is expected to contribute to the first annual box office increase in North America in three years, a sign that big movie studios have made more films enticing enough to get people into theaters and away from their TVs, games and the Internet.

Related: Hobbit faithful occupy New Zealand city ahead of premiere

"The Hobbit" follows this year's other big box office successes "The Avengers", which became the industry's third-largest film with $623 million in US sales, and "The Dark Knight Rises" and "The Hunger Games" which both passed $400 million.

Hollywood analysts predict the two months of the year that include "The Hobbit" and the finale of the "Twilight" vampire series may lift US and Canadian ticket sales above the $10.6 billion record set in 2009.

'Hobbit' may smash box office record

 

Related: 'Twilight' shines in third box office win over Bond

 

 

"The fourth quarter is just gangbusters," said box office watcher Phil Contrino, editor of the boxoffice.com website. "One movie after the other is exceeding expectations."

Annual receipts are on track to end 5 percent above last year at $10.8 billion or more, projects Paul Dergarabedian, box office analyst for Hollywood.com. Ten films have already passed $200 million in ticket sales, compared to seven last year, when no film passed the $400 million mark.

That would be the first yearly box office increase in three years, and would be from a jump in admissions rather than a hike in ticket prices that traditionally fuel box office growth. Ticket prices are averaging $7.94, a penny increase from last year, according to the National Association of Theatre Owners.

Hollywood has raked in $9.7 billion so far in ticket sales and sold more than 1.2 billion tickets in the North American (US and Canadian) market, 5.5 percent up on a year ago.

The industry thought it had a record in sight last year, only to see underwhelming performances from holiday releases such as thriller "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and animated movie "Hugo", which left ticket sales at a three-year low.

Previous Page 1 2 3 Next Page

 
 
...
...
昌吉市| 营山县| 育儿| 满城县| 秦皇岛市| 泽州县| 汽车| 兴仁县| 临颍县| 拜泉县| 务川| 富源县| 宁德市| 丹东市| 甘孜县| 嵊州市| 明星| 瓮安县| 龙江县| 碌曲县| 弋阳县| 伊通| 应城市| 交口县| 西充县| 卓资县| 屯昌县| 靖州| 新密市| 盐池县| 莆田市| 盐源县| 沽源县| 建宁县| 石棉县| 赤峰市| 博兴县| 北海市| 宁河县| 泰来县| 平顶山市|