Year’s Box Office Drops, Still 3rd Highest Gross In History

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After two consecutive record-breaking years at the domestic box office, 2017 was the year the momentum slowed — even with the late adrenaline boost of a new “Star Wars” film.
When all is said and done on January 1, the domestic box office is estimated to net out with $11.1 billion in grosses, down around 2.6 percent from 2016’s $11.4 billion, according to projections from box office tracker comScore. Looked at another way, it’s also likely t