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Leading film markets worldwide 2018, by gross box office revenue
Leading film markets worldwide in 2018, by gross box office revenue (in billions U.S. dollars)
The statistic provides data on leading film markets worldwide in 2018, ranked by their gross box office revenue. China was the second largest market in 2018, with a box office revenue of 9.15 billion U.S. dollars that year. The biggest film market was in the United States, which had a box office revenue of 11.08 billion in 2018. The highest grossing movie in 2017 in North America was 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi', which generated over 620 million U.S. dollars at the box office. On a global scale, box office revenue is expected to continue growing and reach 49.3 billion U.S. dollars by the end of 2020.
Leading film markets worldwide in 2018, by gross box office revenue (in billions U.S. dollars)
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