Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 768 - 556 Overall Box Office Ranking_2

Global box office revenue of 1.031 billion US Dollars, ranked third in the annual box office. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

Lionsgate Films invested approximately 28 million US Dollars in Oscar lobbying this time, subsequently earning six little gold statues, over 100 million US Dollars in box office revenue, and good word of mouth, thus significantly increasing its influence in the film circle.

All of these indicate that the investment in award lobbying is worthwhile.

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By February and March, various film studios and media outlets started releasing reports on the total box office revenue of the North American film market for the year 2013 and the performance of each company's films.

In 2013, a total of 826 films were released in over 5300 theaters across North America, selling 1.3566 billion movie tickets and grossing a total of 10.96 billion US Dollars in box office revenue, a 1% increase from the previous year.

Of the 10.9 billion total box office revenue, films from the eight leading Hollywood studios earned 9.66 billion US Dollars, accounting for 88.6% of the total North American box office.

Among them, Disney Pictures continued to hold the top spot with a North American total box office of 1.831 billion US Dollars, capturing 17.0% of the total market share with headline films like "Iron Man 3", "Frozen", "Thor: The Dark World", "The Lone Ranger", and others.

Lionsgate Films followed closely with 1.817 billion, taking 16.9% market share, featuring titles such as "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", "The Wolf of Wall Street", "The Expendables 2", "Now You See Me", "The Heat", "Identity Thief", "Rust and Bone", among others.

Warner Bros. Pictures ranked third with 1.688 billion, securing 15.8% market share, with prominent films like "Man of Steel", "Gravity", "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug", "Pacific Rim", and more.

Universal took the fourth spot with 1.236 billion, showcasing films such as "Despicable Me 2", "Fast & Furious 6", and others.

Sony, Fox, and Paramount Pictures ranked fifth to seventh respectively, with each earning less than 1 billion US Dollars in the North American box office.

In 2013, North America produced 33 films that surpassed 100 million in box office, with Lionsgate responsible for 7 of them.

In terms of global box office, last year's total worldwide box office nearly reached 36 billion US Dollars, a 4% increase from 2012.

Within which, the Huaxia region's annual total box office was close to 3.2 billion US Dollars, marking a 27% year-on-year increase, and becoming the first film market outside the North American Region with a total box office exceeding 3 billion US Dollars.

Last year, films distributed by the 'New Big Seven' earned 12.35 billion US Dollars in overseas box office.

Disney Pictures' overseas box office was approximately 2.53 billion US Dollars, with a global total of 4.36 billion, ranking first.

Warner Bros. Pictures' overseas box office was 2.493 billion US Dollars, with a global total of 4.19 billion, ranking second.

Lionsgate Films' distribution capabilities were slightly behind Warner, with an overseas box office of 2.207 billion US Dollars and a total revenue of 4.024 billion, ranking third.

Universal, Sony, Fox, and Paramount ranked from fourth to seventh, with each having a global box office of less than 3 billion US Dollars.

The media also listed the top ten dark horse films and the top ten box office bombs of 2013.

Among the top ten dark horse films, Lionsgate Films had 4, including "Rust and Bone", "The Heat", "Now You See Me", "Identity Thief".

The top ten box office bomb films included "47 Ronin", "Jack the Giant Slayer", "After Earth", "The Lone Ranger", "Underworld Police Department", "Turbo", "The Internship", "White House Down", "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones", "A Fighting Chance".

Of these, "A Fighting Chance" distributed by Lionsgate Films, lost about 20 million, the least amongst them.

After all the data and rankings came out, Lionsgate Films' accomplishments in the 2013 film market were astounding.

In 2012, Lionsgate Films released 20 movies, commanding a total box office of 1.48 billion US Dollars in North America, owning 14.2% of the market share.

Ranking third among the Big Six Studios.

This year, Lionsgate Films released 17 movies, with a North American total box office of 1.817 billion US Dollars, claiming a market share of 16.9%, surpassing Warner Bros. Pictures and boldly entering the second place.

The "Los Angeles Times" also mentioned that, counting the Lionsgate co-produced "World War Z", with a North American box office of 220 million and global box office of over 500 million US Dollars.

In both the North American film market and global box office, Lionsgate Films should be ranked first.

Last year, Lionsgate invested roughly 800 million US Dollars in the film sector, including production and marketing, yet it generated over 4 billion US Dollars in global box office sales.

Lionsgate's net movie revenue last year exceeded 1.2 billion US Dollars.

This achievement is not only impressive but somewhat unbelievable.

Originally, Lionsgate Films was just a mid-sized movie company worth hundreds of millions of US Dollars. After Link and Ivanka took charge of Lionsgate, the company's box office results kept improving, from seventh place in 2011, to third in 2012, and second in 2013.

Compared to Lionsgate Films, each of the Big Six Studios is valued at over 10 billion, with Disney being as high as over 133 billion US Dollars, spending two to three billion each year on movie production, an investment several times that of Lionsgate's, yet at the box office, they are only just on par with Lionsgate Films.

The "New York Times" claims that Lionsgate Films is gradually dominating Hollywood. The 'Old Big Six Studios' are retreating step by step in the box office market. If the Big Six cannot find ways to increase their film revenues, within the next five years, a new major production company may face bankruptcy.

After the box office data was released, the Big Six Studios convened group meetings to discuss how to cope with the increasingly competitive Hollywood film market and what can be done to solve the current predicament.

It is said that several top executives from the Big Six Studios are facing the risk of being fired.

"Hollywood Reporter" stated in an article that the emergence of Lionsgate Films has placed the once-dominant Big Six Studios in an awkward position, as their executives' next job is not only to make good films but also to find ways to cope with the increasingly threatening presence of Lionsgate Films.

The report also mentioned that despite Lionsgate Films' great success in the box office market, they are still excluded by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and have not received the recognition they deserve.