In 2014, the Asia-Pacific region ($12.4 billion) increased 12% compared to 2013, driving the international increase and remaining the largest region in terms of international box office for the second year in a row. Chinese box office increased34% in U.S. dollars to $4.8 billion, becoming the first market outside U.S./Canada to exceed $4 billion in box office revenue. Latin America box office increased 2% (an increase of $60 million, not visible at scale in the table below), less than in previous years due to decreases in larger markets such as Mexico (-5%) and Argentina (-20%).
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) box office decreased 3% from 2013, due to decreases in larger European markets such as Germany (-7%) and the U.K. (-1%)