Film Industry Statistics from 2011
$16.0 billion of wages in California are from the motion picture and television industry
1.339 billions of tickets sold in 2010
$7.96 average cost of ticket in American theater
32% of movie tickets sold to ages 12 – 24 in North America
21% of movie tickets sold to ages 50 and over, in North America
1275% average markup of movie theater popcorn
80% chances viewers will purchase popcorn
72% of Americans that go to the theater at least once a year
2x more likely for ages 21 and over to go to the movies than bars or nightclubs once a month or more
Number of 3D film releases have increased from 8 to 25 from 2006 - 2010
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