Ticket price at U.S. movie theaters 2009-2020

In 2020, a moviegoer in the United States paid, on average, 9.37 U.S. dollars for a ticket. This is almost 19 percent more than the 7.89-dollar average recorded a decade earlier, in 2010.

COVID-19's impact on movie theaters

After two consecutive years of growth, the number of cinema sites in the U.S. decreased again in 2020, amidst the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. That year, there were 5,798 movie theaters across the country, down from 5,869 theaters in 2019. This represents an annual decrease of 1.2 percent. However, the box office revenue in the U.S. and Canada declined severely. In 2020, it added up to 2.09 billion dollars, down from 11.32 billion dollars one year before – a decrease of over 80 percent.

The present and the future of the film industry

When considering the entire period from 1995 to 2021, adventure and action are the best performing movie genres in Canada and the U.S. Altogether, they amassed a box office revenue of nearly 112 billion dollars throughout that 26-year period. Moreover, the forecast growth of the overall filmed entertainment revenues of both countries remains promising. Between 2019 and 2024, this market is projected to increase by over 25 percent in the U.S. and by nearly 32 percent in Canada.