A box office territory,[nb 1] in context of the film industry, ranges
from a single country to a grouping of countries for reporting box
office gross ticket sales. This is distinct from dependent
territories, though such territories under a country's administrative
control may confuse box office revenue and reporting due to data
variously including or excluding them.In box office parlance, "North
America" is a territory that comprises the United States and Canada,
despite there being 23 countries within the geographical definition of
North America. In context of the box office, North America is
traditionally considered the territory with the largest gross. (It was
overtaken by China in 2020.) Kelly Crabb wrote in her 2005 book The
Movie Business that North America has traditionally represented the
largest "source of revenues" and also has had "the world's most
important" film distribution companies located in it.In 2020, China
became the largest box office territory, overtaking North America in
gross total. The transition, long anticipated by analysts, was
accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and China's successful
containment approach compared to that of the United States, the
predominant country in the North American market.Japan was originally
the second-largest box office territory before it was surpassed by
China in 2011. In 2013, the next three largest territories were the
United Kingdom, France, and India, and by 2017, South Korea became the
sixth largest box office territory and close to France's rank as
fifth.
from a single country to a grouping of countries for reporting box
office gross ticket sales. This is distinct from dependent
territories, though such territories under a country's administrative
control may confuse box office revenue and reporting due to data
variously including or excluding them.In box office parlance, "North
America" is a territory that comprises the United States and Canada,
despite there being 23 countries within the geographical definition of
North America. In context of the box office, North America is
traditionally considered the territory with the largest gross. (It was
overtaken by China in 2020.) Kelly Crabb wrote in her 2005 book The
Movie Business that North America has traditionally represented the
largest "source of revenues" and also has had "the world's most
important" film distribution companies located in it.In 2020, China
became the largest box office territory, overtaking North America in
gross total. The transition, long anticipated by analysts, was
accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and China's successful
containment approach compared to that of the United States, the
predominant country in the North American market.Japan was originally
the second-largest box office territory before it was surpassed by
China in 2011. In 2013, the next three largest territories were the
United Kingdom, France, and India, and by 2017, South Korea became the
sixth largest box office territory and close to France's rank as
fifth.
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