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The 5 Biggest Hits of the Summer Box Office and the
Company that Won Big
Слайд 2Avengers: Age of Ultron
Released May 1, the official start of the
summer box office
Has earned roughly $1.4 billion worldwide on an estimated $250 million production budget
U.S. gross of roughly $437 million, the second-highest in 2015
Слайд 3Avengers: Age of Ultron
Delivered record opening day box office in China,
at $33.9 million
Worldwide gross of $1.4 billion makes it the second-highest grossing film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, behind 2012’s The Avengers at roughly $1.52 billion, and ahead of Iron Man 3 at roughly $1.22 billion
6th highest grossing movie in history
In terms of the broader MCU storyline, Avengers: Age of Ultron sets the stage for a showdown between Captain America and Iron Man in Captain America: Civil War, which is due to open May 6, 2016
Слайд 4Jurassic World
Comcast and Universal’s tentpole action pic opened in U.S. theaters
on June 12. It has gone on to earn a staggering $638 million domestically
Worldwide gross stands at over $1.6 billion, making it the highest grossing movie of 2015 and the third-highest all time
Estimated production budget of $150 million, which would be a bit cheaper than many competing blockbusters and impressive given the visual effects
Слайд 5Jurassic World
Jurassic World is a huge franchise-building win for Comcast and
Universal and the single most successful film series reboot in history
The last movie in the Jurassic universe released in 2001, grossing roughly $370 million worldwide
Sequel set for release June 22, 2018, with stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard returning
Слайд 6Inside Out
Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out released June 19, and has
grossed roughly $640 million worldwide
The film’s domestic opening of roughly $90 million was a record performance for new Pixar IP
Слайд 7Inside Out
U.S. gross of $330 million is third-highest of the summer,
and fourth-highest of 2015
Estimated $175 million production budget
Scored a positive rating from 98% of critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Слайд 8Minions
Comcast and Universal’s blockbuster animated feature released July 10 and has
grossed more than $962 million
With a September Chinese release, Minions should move significantly above $1 billion
Слайд 9Minions
Estimated production budget of just $74 million, but Comcast and Universal
reportedly spent $593 million in marketing connected with the film
Huge ad spend also promoted merchandise sales
Слайд 10Straight Outta Compton
Comcast and Universal’s Compton released August 14th, and opened
to an impressive $60 million
The budget of the N.W.A biopic was reportedly just $29 million
International performance probably won’t match domestic strength, but the picture looks to enjoy a solid run in America
Слайд 11Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton delivered a higher domestic opening than
would-be blockbusters Terminator Genisys, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, and Fantastic Four—despite being made on a fraction of the budget
Слайд 12Comcast and Universal Studios Win Big
This year, there’s no question that
Comcast and Universal Studios won the summer box office, with two pictures crossing the $1 billion mark and Straight Outta Compton outperforming to wind down the season on a great note
Comcast’s summer performance becomes even more incredible if you choose to count Furious 7 as the movie that kicked off the blockbuster season. The movie released in America in early April, but didn’t hit other key territories such as China until mid-May, and kept adding meaningful box office bumps into late-June, ultimately grossing some $1.51 billion
Comcast and Universal set a new annual box office record at $5.53 billion, just seven months into the year
Jurassic World, Minions, and Furious 7 are huge, franchise building hits for the company, and position it to deliver blockbuster $1 billion-plus sequels, while also creating merchandizing opportunities and tie-in potential at Universal Theme Parks
All told, Comcast and Universal had a great summer
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