The coronavirus pandemic shut down cinemas in many parts of the world for extended periods in 2020, with global box office falling 71 percent from a record of $42.5 billion to $12.4 billion and domestic revenue dropping 80 percent to $2.3 billion, according to Comscore.
That meant Hollywood studios’ profits in many cases dropped despite lower production and other expenses and cost cuts, including layoffs.
Warner Bros. overtook Disney in The Hollywood Reporter's annual film unit profit table, but the latter changed its reporting structure, starting with the final quarter of 2020, amid an increased focus on streaming.
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