Global Box Office Rebounded in 2025 but Remains a Fifth Below 2019
Summary
Gower Street puts 2025 at $33.5 billion and forecasts 2026 at $34.7 billion
Global theatrical box office reached an estimated $33.5 billion in 2025, a rebound from 2024, but still more than a fifth below the pre-pandemic peak of $42.3 billion in 2019, according to Gower Street Analytics. Gower Street's early 2026 forecast opened at $35 billion, which would make 2026 the highest-grossing year since 2019, before being revised to $34.7 billion.