Mufasa has yet to come out but what can be gathered from the end of the year. 

The highest grossing films, top ten,  made in 2024 were all continuations of a prior film in some fashion, and that includes mufasa, if it has similar financial results. 

The market outside the usa embraces cartoon films more. Films from the usa that display a distinctly usa cultural appeal don't have wings outside the usa. 

The far east asian [China/Taiwan/South Korea/Russian] market stands alone as a rival to the usa domestic market. To restate, a film can do well domestically in south korea/China/taiwan/russia  and not do well outside either and be listed in the highest grossing films, just like films of the usa. The chinese films make up the majority of the films in the far east asian and they cover a range of styles, not overwhelmed by one genre, but comedy seems to be the link between all the entries from the four sources in the far east asian group. 

 

All but one film was made in the usa. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_in_film ]

 

Discounting the chinese market , if you compare USA based revenue to outside USA based revenue, which films have differences in position [ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2024/  ]

 

Advantage to market outside the usa 

Alien Romulus, out of the picture in the usa 10th outside the usa , difference of INF , anti usa

Joker Folie a deux out of the picture in the usa 17th outside the usa , difference of INF , anti usa

Garfield movie out of the picture in the usa 18th outside the usa , difference of INF , anti usa

Detective COnan out of the picture in the usa 20 th outside the usa , difference of INF , anti usa

Venom the last dance 16th in the usa 8th outside the usa, difference of eight, anti usa

Gladiator 2, 14th in the usa  9th outside the usa, difference of five, anti usa

Dune part 2 is 7th in the usa while 4th outside the usa, diffference of three, anti usa

Godzilla Kong new empire is 9th in the usa and  6th outside the usa, difference of three, anti usa

Kung Fu panda 4 is 10th in the usa while 7th  outside the usa , difference of three, anti usa

Kingdom of the planet of the apes, 12th in the usa  11th , outside the usa, difference of one, anti usa

The Wild Robot 15th in the usa  14th outside the usa, difference of one, anti usa

 

Advantage to market in the usa

Twisters is 8th in the usa and out of the picture outside the usa, difference of INF , pro usa

GHostbusters frozen empire 18th in the usa out of the picture outside the usa, difference of INF, pro usa

Wicked is 4th in the usa while 15th outside the usa, difference of eleven, pro usa

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is 6th in the usa while 16th outside the usa, difference of ten, pro usa

A quiet place day one 17th in the usa  19th outside the usa, difference of two, pro usa

Bad Boy ride or die  11th in the usa  12th  outside the usa, difference of one, pro usa

 

 

 

 

Chinese produced films, are dispersed throughout. It seems china has the only domestic market that can truly provide revenue to challenge the wealth possible in the usa. [ https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/worldwide/all-movies/cumulative/released-in-2024 ]

 

LAst edition

https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/11358-economiccorner003/

Asians constitute 60% of the world population. 

 

Of course, anything Asians produce domestically can do very well financially.  Pushing it abroad just brings more money. 

 

OTOH, the US spends a ton of money marketing films internationally.😎

I saw a handful of these films and none of them impressed me and most were simply awful. The top grossing films are seemingly made for children.

 

I watched the movie The Conclave the other night it was excellent.  It probably will not be a top grossing film, but I'd be surprised if it is not nominated for an Oscar.

@ProfD

what does OTOH mean?

 

@Troy

I have to know, do you include deadpool and wolverine as made for children?

Including yours, I have heard or read four reviews of the conclave from folks I am connected to online and they are split down the middle. 

Well, the catholic church as a topic will lose some global market share de facto. 

More and more humans are used to a fast media experience which means they don't have the patience for a telenovela speed drama in a film, fewer ticket buyers. 

The stars in the film while well known to movie goers aren't the most electric at the moment. 

I do think the caste and the pace of the film make it oscar bait. 

Have you read the book the film is from, I have not?

 

1 hour ago, richardmurray said:

what does OTOH mean?

On the other hand...😎