Box Office Ends Year 60 Percent Behind 2019 With $4.5B Domestically
BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business Revenue at the North American box office jumped 101 percent over 2020 but still lagged far behind pre-pandemic levels. Facing strong headwinds, domestic box office revenue rose to $4.5 billion in 2021 as the theatrical business struggled to recover from the COVID-19 crisis. While that was up more than 101 percent over 2020, moviegoing still lagged far behind pre-pandemic levels. According to Comscore, revenue for 2021 was nearly 60 percent behind 2019 ($11.4 billion). And the last time domestic revenue came in at $4.5 billion was 29 years ago, or in 1992. Both…