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2024 Box Office Recap: Downbeat Trends and Hopeful Signs

IndieWire
Story by Tom Brueggemann
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The 2024 box office painted a mixed picture, with worrying global trends but glimmers of hope for Hollywood's future
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  • The foreign box office collapsed, with international ticket sales plummeting 30% - a major blow to studios relying on global audiences
  • Sequels and franchise films further dominated the landscape, with only a handful of original releases managing to break through the noise
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