"Avengers: Endgame" is the biggest hit of the year in the world. - Marvel Studios

World cinema generated $ 42.5 billion in 2019, a historic box office record, according to data from specialist firm Comscore, reported by Le Figaro . It is also the first time that international ticket sales have exceeded $ 31 billion.

“We have seen growth in the vast majority of the main international territories, notably China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany, Russia, Mexico, Spain, Brazil and Italy ", Comscore tells the daily. Thus, France experienced the best cinema attendance rate in 2019 (213.3 million admissions) since 1966 (234.2 million). With an increase of 6% compared to 2018.

5.4% increase in China

The Chinese market also experienced good growth, of 5.4%, which allows it to reach 9.25 billion dollars in revenue, according to data from the Chinese authorities. Local productions dominated the market there, eight of the biggest successes of 2019 being Chinese films, according to the agency Maoyan.

North America is down 4% from 2018, but the $ 11.4 billion raised is still the second best performance in its history. The American market is largely dominated by Disney, which has become the first studio to exceed $ 10 billion in revenues in a year.

Franchises dominate the market

Large franchises, including Marvel, have also pulled the world market - outside of China - according to Comcast. Avengers: Endgame has raised $ 2.8 billion worldwide, breaking the record for Avatar .

The top ten places in the 2019 world box office ranking are also occupied by franchises, "derivatives" or "remakes", recalls Le Figaro . These are seven Disney productions, as well as Spiderman: Far From Home (Sony), Joker (Warner Bros.) and Fast and Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (NBCUniversal).

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