January at the Domestic Box Office
January is oftentimes regarded as the month where studios leave films to die by the wayside. This is more truthful for the
domestic box-office than it is in foreign territories. Japan doesn't share our disdain for January for instance. This is how, last year, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter was able to have the lowest returns of the entire Resident Evil franchise, but gross nearly 300 million through foreign markets. This year, 37 films were able to cross the one-million threshold necessary to be eligible for inclusion in my 2018 Market Share calculations, with
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle standing far ahead of its nearest competitor, a space opera by the name of
Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
The Greatest Showmen has done very well also, with 62% of its domestic profit acquired in the month of January. It's thereafter we have our first 2018 release, a horror film that acts as the fourth installment in the Insidious franchise.
The Numbers
1. Jumanji - Profit: 171.7 million - Budget: 90 million - Studio: Sony *
2. Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Profit: 94.5 million - Budget: 200 million - Studio: Disney
3. The Greatest Showman - Profit: 79.9 million - Budget: 84 million - Studio: Fox
4. Insidious: The Last Key - Profit: 64.1 million - Budget: 10 million - Studio: Universal
5. The Post - Profit: 59.5 million - Budget: 50 million - Studio: Fox
6. Pitch Pefect 2 - Profit: 39.7 million - Budget: 45 million - Studio: Universal
7. Paddington 2 - Profit: 32.9 million - Budget: 40 million - Studio: Warner Bros.
8. The Commuter - Profit: 32.3 million - Budget: 30 million - Studio: Lionsgate Films
9. 12 Strong - Profit: 31.9 million - Budget: 35 million - Studio: Warner Bros.
10. Den of Thieves - Profit: 30.9 million - Budget: 30 million - Studio: STX Entertainment
11. Maze Runner: The Death Cure - Profit: 28.5 million - Budget: 62 million - Studio: Fox
12. Darkest Hour - Profit: 27.9 million - Budget: 30 million - Studio: Focus Features
13. Ferdinand - Profit: 27.1 million - Budget: 111 million - Studio: Fox
14. The Shape of Water - Profit: 24 million - Budget: 19.5 million - Studio: Fox (Searchlight)
15. Coco - Profit: 23.1 million - Budget: 175-200 million - Studio: Disney (BVista)
16. Molly's Game - Profit: 20.8 million - Budget: 30 million - Studio: STX Entertainment
17. Proud Mary - Profit: 19.5 million - Budget: 14 million - Studio: Screen Gem
18. I, Tonya - Profit: 17.3 million - Budget: 11 million - Studio: Neon
19. Hostiles - Profit: 14.8 million - Budget: 39 million - Studio: Entertainment Studios
20. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - Profit: 14.2 million - Budget: 12 million - Studio: Fox (Searchlight)
21. All the Money in the World - Profit: 11.8 million - Budget: 50 million - Studio: TriStar (Sony) *
22. Phantom Thread - Profit: 11.8 million - Budget: 35 million - Studio: Focus Features
23. Lady Bird - Profit: 10.7 million - Budget: 10 million - Studio: A24
24. Forever My Girl - Profit: 9.1 million - Budget: 3.5 million - Studio: Roadside Attractions
25. Wonder - Profit: 9.1 million - Budget: 20 million - Studio: Lionsgate Films
26. Downsizing - Profit: 7.2 million - Budget: 68 million - Studio: Paramount
27. Call Me By Your Name - Profit: 6.6 million - Budget: 3.5 million - Studio: Sony Picture Classics *
28. Padmaavat - Profit: 6.1 million - Budget: ? - Studio: Viva Pictures Distribution
29. Journey to the South Pacific - Profit: 6 million - Budget: ? - Studio: IMAX
30. Father Figures - Profit: 4.5 million - Budget: 25 million - Studio: Warner Bros.
31. The Disaster Artist - Profit: 3 million - Budget: 10 million - Studio: A24
32. Justice League - Profit: 2.5 million - Budget: 300 million - Studio: Warner Bros.
33. Thor: Ragnarok - Profit: 2.5 million - Budget: 180 million - Studio: BVista (Disney)
34. Daddy's Home 2 - Profit: 1.9 million - Budget: 69 million - Studio: Paramount
35. Murder on the Orient Express - Profit: 1.9 million - Budget: 55 million - Studio: Fox
36. Mary and the Witch's Flower - Profit: 1.7 million - Budget: ? million - Studio: GKids
37. Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds - Profit: 1.9 million - Budget: 36.6 million - Studio: Well Go USA
Studios:
Fox
Profit: 221.9 million
Films Counted: 7 (1 for January) (335 million production budget of holdovers - 62 million for new January film)
Percent of Market: 23.73%
Sony
Profit: 190.1 million
Films Counted: 3 (all holdovers - 143.5 million production budgets)
Percent of Market: 20.31%
Disney
Profit: 120.1
Films Counted: 3 (all holdovers - 555 - 580 million production budgets)
Percent of Market: 12.84%
Universal
Profit: 103.8 million
Films Counted: 2 (1 for January) (45 million holdover - 10 million for new January film)
Percent of Market: 11.10%
Warner Bros.
Profit: 76.3 million
Films Counted: 3 (325 million holdover - 75 million for new January films)
Market Share: 8.1%
STX Entertainment
Profit: 51.7 million
Films Counted: 1 (30 million for new January film - 30 million on holdover)
Market Share: 5.52%
Lionsgate Films
Profit: 41.4 million
Films Counted: 1 (35 million on new January film - 20 million on Holdover)
Market Share: 4.4%
Focus Features
Profit: 39.7 million
Films Counted: 2 (65 million on Holdover)
Market Share: 4.24%
Screen Gem
Profit: 19.5 million
Films Counted: 1 (14 million on new January film)
Market Share: 2.08%
Neon
Profit: 17.3 million
Films Counted: 1 (11 million on Holdover)
Market Share: 1.85%
Entertainment Studios
Profit: 14.8 million
Films Counted: 1 (39 million on Holdover)
Market Share: 1.58%
A24
Profit: 13.7 million
Films Counted: 2 (20 million on Holdovers)
Market Share: 1.46%
Roadside Films
Profit: 9.1 million
Films Counted: 1 (3.5 million on Holdovers)
Market Share: .97%
Paramount
Profit: 9.1 million
Films Counted: 2 (137 million on Holdovers)
Market Share: .97%
Viva Pictures Distribution
Profit: 6.1 million
Films Counted: 1 (? million on new January film)
Market Share: .65%
IMAX
Profit: 6 million
Films Counted: 1 (? million on new January film)
Market Share: .64%
GKids
Profit: 1.7 million
Films Counted: 1 (? million on Holdover)
Market Share: 0.18%
Well Go USA
Profit: 1.9 million
Films Counted: 1 (36.6 million on Holdover)
Market Share: 0.2%
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Market Total: 935.1 million