Sentence examples for office slump from inspiring English sources
The coming weeks will be crucial for Hollywood's hopes of ending its domestic box office slump.
"I would say I'm much more optimistic now about the future of ticket sales than I was in August and September," Mr. Cohl said, referring to the traditional period when many Broadway shows experience a box office slump.
It was also good news for Hollywood, which has been experiencing a box office slump of late and is urgently seeking momentum as it rolls out a parade of major films over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
But there was a drop to the other films opening in wide release, prolonging this year's box office slump; the weekend's receipts were down about 6.5 percept compared with the same weekend last year.
Blame for this summer's Hollywood box office slump is placed directly on the quality of the movies Hollywood is making, according to movie executives and industry experts; but it does not explain why movie quality has declined.
The film has, however, received positive reviews, and may have suffered from north America's current box office slump: takings have been down on last year's figures for a record 18 weeks in a row.
Kate and Dutch were naturals who disdained introspection and suffered box office slumps, but they got better and better at playing themselves.
Data from the Chinese service sector Wednesday showed expansion at its weakest pace in many months in September: A purchasing managers' index released by the statistics office slumped to 53.7 for the month, from 56.3 in August.
An overall index of consumer confidence compiled by the office slumped from 41.2 in February to 38.6 in March, a reading that echoed the sentiment levels recorded during 2009, when the impact of the global financial crisis was still keenly felt in Japan.
Now comes the hard part: Can movie studios, mired in a steep box-office slump, keep the momentum going?
A box-office slump finds theater attendance down by 15 percent from a year ago, and Fox is last among the major studios after an impressive showing in 2009 with its innovative "Avatar".
