May 1st, 2017
April is over and thank god for that. The Fate of the Furious is currently the only film that was better than a midlevel hit, while Going in Style might end up being the second-biggest release of the month. On the low end, there were seven films on last month’s list that didn’t even manage to open in truly wide release (2,000 or more theaters). Fortunately, May looks a lot brighter. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 should dominate the chart and get the month off to a fast start. Furthermore, every week there’s at least one film with a reasonable chance of earning $100 million domestically. Additionally, last May wasn’t particularly strong, so that should help 2017 overall. Granted, Captain America: Civil War earned more than $400 million, so the month got off to a fast start, but films struggled the rest of the way. The second-biggest film was X-Men: Apocalypse at just $155 million, while only one other movie, The Angry Birds Movie, earned more than $100 million. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 should at least be competitive with Captain America: Civil War, allowing 2017 to win thanks to its superior depth.
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Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) |
2,791 |
$23,022,309 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) |
981 |
$74,262,031 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) |
1,620 |
$80,016,949 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 501-600) |
553 |
$164,259,216 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) |
1,975 |
$103,039,258 |
| Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) |
663 |
$238,521,247 |
