revenue of the U.S. film and video production and distribution sector reached a record-high 81 billion dollars in 2021.
In 2021, movie theaters across the United States collectively generated over nine billion U.S. dollars in revenue, of which 4.5 billion dollars alone came from ticket sales. Sales of food and beverage — also known in the cinema industry as concessions — accounted for little more than three billion dollars of the segment's total turnover. Meanwhile, the Estimated revenue of movie theaters in the United States from 2010 to 2021, by source (in million U.S. dollars)
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US Census Bureau. "Estimated revenue of movie theaters in the United States from 2010 to 2021, by source (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185127/revenue-sources-of-us-movie-theaters-since-2005/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Estimated revenue of movie theaters in the United States from 2010 to 2021, by source (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185127/revenue-sources-of-us-movie-theaters-since-2005/
US Census Bureau. "Estimated Revenue of Movie Theaters in The United States from 2010 to 2021, by Source (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185127/revenue-sources-of-us-movie-theaters-since-2005/
US Census Bureau, Estimated revenue of movie theaters in the United States from 2010 to 2021, by source (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185127/revenue-sources-of-us-movie-theaters-since-2005/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Estimated revenue of movie theaters in the United States from 2010 to 2021, by source (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185127/revenue-sources-of-us-movie-theaters-since-2005/