Average U.S. Ticket Prices


Year
Price
2011 $7.93
2010 7.89
2009 7.50
2008
7.18
2007
6.88
2006
6.55
2005
6.41
2004
6.21
2003
6.03
2002
5.80
2001
5.65
2000
5.39
1999
5.06
1998
4.69
1997
4.59
1996
4.42
1995
4.35
1994
4.08
1993
4.14
1992
4.15
1991
4.21
1990
4.22
1989*
3.99
1988
4.11
1987
3.91
1986
3.71
1985
3.55
1984
3.36
1983
3.15
1982
2.94
1981
2.78
1980
2.69
1979
2.47
1978
2.34
1977
2.23
1976
2.13
1975
2.03
1974
1.89
1971
1.65
1967
1.22
1963
.86
1958
.68
1954
.49
1948
.36

*1989 and laterfigures based on Ernst & Young survey; previous years based on CPI-W index

Total U.S. Box Office Grosses

Total Number of U.S. Admissions

Number of U.S. Movie Screens

Number of U.S.Cinema Sites

Top 10 Circuits

Top Movies by Rating

For more information, consult the latest edition of the NATO Encyclopedia of Exhibition.