Coronavirus Wallops North American Box Office to 20 Year Low
- 4 years ago
Coronavirus Wallops
North American
Box Office to 20 Year Low The weekend saw a nosedive in
movie tickets sales due to fears
of spreading the coronavirus. According to the data firm
Comscore, sales were down 45 percent
from the prior weekend. The total take-in of
$55.3 million in the U.S. and Canada
was the lowest since 2000. Disney's 'Onward'
was the top film. At $10.5 million, it experienced a
73 percent drop from the prior weekend. Trailing Disney were both
the Vin Diesel film, 'Bloodshot,' and
the satire horror film, 'The Hunt.' Cinemas in Europe have mostly
been closed. Many movie theater chains
in the U.S. shut their doors as well.
North American
Box Office to 20 Year Low The weekend saw a nosedive in
movie tickets sales due to fears
of spreading the coronavirus. According to the data firm
Comscore, sales were down 45 percent
from the prior weekend. The total take-in of
$55.3 million in the U.S. and Canada
was the lowest since 2000. Disney's 'Onward'
was the top film. At $10.5 million, it experienced a
73 percent drop from the prior weekend. Trailing Disney were both
the Vin Diesel film, 'Bloodshot,' and
the satire horror film, 'The Hunt.' Cinemas in Europe have mostly
been closed. Many movie theater chains
in the U.S. shut their doors as well.