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Scott Olson/Getty Images When the sun sets on the 2020 film box office, it’ll be difficult to look at the numbers as anything but disastrous. After five consecutive years of North American revenues exceeding $11 billion, this year they’re expected to cap out at an almost 40-year low of around $2.3 billion. That’ll be down 80% from last year according to data firm Comscore. Globally, where markets have been able to recover more fully, ticket sales will likely end up somewhere between $11 and $12 billion. Last year, that total hit $42.5 billion. But of course, 2020 is a year with a big as...

Lindsey Bahr FILE - In this Friday, May 15, 2020, file photo, guests watch a showing of "Trolls World Tour," at the Four Brothers Drive In Theatre amid the coronavirus pandemic, in Amenia, N.Y. Most North American theaters weren't open for six months straight through the summer season, which typically accounts for around 40% of the year's profits. For the past two years, the summer movie season has netted over $4.3 billion. This year it brought in $176.5 million, much of that from drive-in theaters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) December 31, 2020 - 7:28 AM When t...

When the sun sets on the 2020 film box office, it will be difficult to look at the numbers as anything but disastrous. After five consecutive years of North American revenues exceeding $11bn, this year they are expected to cap out at an almost 40-year low of about $2.3bn. That will be down 80 percent from last year, according to data firm Comscore. Globally, where markets have been able to recover more fully, ticket sales will likely end up somewhere between $11bn and $12bn. Last year, that total hit $42.5bn. But of course, 2020 is a year with a big asterisk. “It’s a year like no other,�...