Jan. 11 at 8:42 PM
$AMC
Because of AMC's cost cuts, refinanced debt and F and B through the roof,
$9.6 -
$10 BILLION box office
is equivalent to
$10.5 -
$11 BILLION prepandemic.
CEO of Cinelytic (Tobias Queisser) predicts approximately
$9.6 billion in domestic box office (DBO) revenue for 2026.
This represents an 11% increase over their estimate for 2025 (which ended around
$8.6–8.9 billion, per various sources like Comscore and Box Office Mojo). They describe 2026 as likely the strongest post-COVID year so far, with momentum in Q3 and Q4.
GOOGLE:
Industry analysts are predicting a
$10 billion domestic box office year for 2026.
Avengers: Endgame,
The Super Mario Bros. and others are relevant to this prediction, as they are expected to drive significant revenue.
Movies expected to drive this 2026 boom include:
Avengers: Doomsday (the title for the next main Avengers film)
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
New films in the Spider-Man, Toy Story, Minions, and Star Wars, The Odyssey, Michael etc