Breaking News: Rentrak Reports 2015 Worldwide Box Office Sets New Record with $38 Billion-Plus

Breaking News: Rentrak Reports 2015 Worldwide Box Office Sets New Record with $38 Billion-Plus

--2015 Global Box Office Reaches a New Benchmark--

PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/-- Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced the Global box office crossed the $38 billion benchmark, making 2015 the highest-earning year at the Global box office in movie history.

An incredibly strong line-up of movies inspired audiences worldwide to flock to cinemas in 2015 and with Rentrak data culled from more than 125,000 screens in more than 25,000 theaters across the globe, the industry posted its biggest overall revenue in worldwide box office history, with a total of $38 billion-plus projected for the year.

"The importance of the international marketplace to the overall success of the motion picture studios, the exhibition business and the movies themselves cannot be overstated, with key territories across the globe plus North America providing the collective horsepower to push us near the $40 billion mark for the first time ever," said Rentrak's Senior Media Analyst, Paul Dergarabedian. "Following hot on the heels of a record-breaking first-time ever $11 billion-plus year at the box office in North America, this global record proves that going to the movies is a beloved pastime that is enjoyed throughout the world, with moviegoers from a wide array of backgrounds and cultures all coming together for the shared in-theater experience."

A vast lineup of films in 2015 including this summer's mega-hit "Jurassic World," the action-packed "Furious 7," the superhero-filled "Avengers: Age of Ultron," the family-friendly "Minions" and of course the record breaking "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," helped to fuel this incredible year's record performance. Notably, global hits came from virtually every studio and included the latest James Bond installment "Spectre," the action-packed "Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation," the final film in "The Hunger Games" franchise, "Mockingjay, Part 2," Ridley Scott's hit science fiction drama "The Martian" and Dwayne Johnson in "San Andreas" among many others.

Below is a list of the top five highest-earning films at the Global box office in 2015:


Rentrak - 2015's Highest Grossing Films worldwide - Grosses Through Dec. 31, 2015


Rank Title N. Am. Cume International Worldwide
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1 Jurassic World 652,270,625 1,017,668,227 1,669,938,852
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2 Furious 7 353,007,020 1,162,040,651 1,515,047,671
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3 Avengers: Age Of Ultron 459,005,868 946,000,000 1,405,005,868
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4 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 652,000,000 679,200,000 1,331,200,000
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5 Minions 336,045,770 819,794,593 1,155,840,363
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About Rentrak
Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT) is the entertainment and marketing industries' premier provider of worldwide consumer viewership information, precisely measuring actual viewing behavior of movies and TV everywhere. Using our proprietary intelligence and technology, combined with Advanced Demographics, only Rentrak is the census currency for VOD and movies. Rentrak provides the stable and robust audience measurement services that movie, television and advertising professionals across the globe have come to rely on to better deliver their business goals and more precisely target advertising across numerous platforms including box office, multiscreen television and home video. For more information on Rentrak, please visit www.rentrak.com.

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