Michael Cieply: Increasingly Top-Heavy, The Movie Box Office Needs A Very Careful Trim

But 31 Tentpoles Provide Hope.

But it is still markedly higher than the Top Three box office share in earlier, healthier years.

Thats about 14 percent higher than last years average, even without accounting for inflation.

‘Titanic’, ‘The Dark Knight’ ‘Barbie,’ ‘Avatar’ & ‘Avengers: Infinity War'20th Century Fox/Marvey/Disney/Warner Bros

So the box office became deformed its much heavier at the top, and much lighter at the bottom.

This makes it harder for almost everyone to do business, streaming revenue notwithstanding.