Estimates for the February box office show a small uptick from last year’s slump… but only because 2020 had an extra day to add to the monthly total.
According to estimates from Comscore, calendar grosses for February finished at $644.7 million, up 2.6% from last year’s $628.3 million. But without the grosses from Leap Day on Saturday, February would have finished with a $600 million total. Either way, this is the second straight year that February grosses have fallen below $700 million after climbing above that mark from 2014-18.
At the start of the month, February totals were expected to be well above $700 million thanks to strong numbers from “Birds of Prey” and “Sonic the Hedgehog.” But “Birds of Prey” has fallen short of expectations despite positive word of mouth, with a running domestic total of just $78.7 million. That has left “Sonic” as the month’s top grosser with $123.3 million.
March is expected to be a better month for the box office, but will begin the year-over-year drop predicted throughout the industry, as there are no films like “Captain Marvel” that are expected to be billion-dollar hits. In its place are a series of films expected to make solid openings like “Onward,” “I Still Believe” and “A Quiet Place – Part II”; but a chance at $100 million-plus opening won’t come until the release of “Mulan” at the end of the month.
10 Highest-Grossing Blumhouse Films, From 'Get Out' to 'Paranormal Activity' (Photos)
TheWrap ranks Blumhouse films by domestic gross, not adjusted for inflation.
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10. "The Purge: Anarchy" (2014)
Domestic gross: $71,562,550
Worldwide gross: $111,534,881
Budget: $9,000,000
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9. "The Purge: Election Year" (2016)
Domestic gross: $79,042,440
Worldwide gross: $118,514,727
Budget: $10,000,000
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8. "Insidious Chapter 2" (2013)
Domestic gross: $83,586,447
Worldwide gross: $161,921,515
Budget: $5,000,000
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7. "Paranormal Activity 2" (2010)
Domestic gross: $84,752,907
Worldwide gross: $177,512,032
Budget: $3,000,000
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6. "Paranormal Activity 3" (2011)
Domestic gross: $104,028,807
Worldwide gross: $207,039,844
Budget: $5,000,000
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5. "Paranormal Activity" (2009)
Domestic gross: $107,918,810
Worldwide gross: $194,183,034
Budget: $450,000
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4. Glass (2019)
Domestic gross: $111,048,468
Worldwide gross: $245,316,968
Budget: $20,000,000
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3. "Split" (2017)
Domestic gross: $138,141,585
Worldwide gross: $278,964,806
Budget: $5,000,000
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2."Halloween" (2018)
Domestic gross: $159,347,015
Worldwide gross: $255,490,189
Budget: $10,000,000
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1. "Get Out" (2017)
Domestic gross: $176,040,665
Worldwide gross: $225,408,115
Budget: $5,000
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TheWrap ranks Blumhouse films by domestic gross, not adjusted for inflation.