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Fox Star emerges as market leaders in India for the year 2014!

8 January 2015

The ace production studio has set a new benchmark for itself…

20th Century Fox wins the triple crown of box office, as market share leader for 2014 in Domestic, International and Global box office, breaking industry records for a calendar year in both the International ($3.73B IBO) and Global box office categories ($5.52B WWBO).
Fox International sets a new industry record for box office in a calendar year by grossing more than $3.7 billion in 2014. That eclipses the prior industry record set by Paramount ($3.21B) in 2011 by over $500m GBO.
India also saw Fox Star Studios setting a new record with 10 Hollywood hits including X Men: Days of Future Past, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, How to Train your Dragon 2, Exodus, Rio 2, Gone Girl, Penguins of Madagascar, The Fault in our stars, Maze Runner & Night at the Museum 3.
Fox Star Studios managed to generate about Rs.200 Crores Box Office from its Hollywood films, and retained its No.1 position for the 3rd time in the past 6 years. Fox Star Studios have had a great run in India, with the biggest Hollywood grossers of all time Avatar (No.1 with Rs. 144 Crores GBO) & Life of Pi (No. 2 with 95 Crores GBO), and various other blockbuster franchises including X Men films and Ice Age films.
Source: Bollywoodlife.com
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