In 2021, approximately 54 percent of moviegoers in the United States and Canada identified as Caucasian and/or White. Viewers who identified as Hispanic and/or Latino accounted for 24 percent of the total.
Distribution of the movie theater audience in the United States and Canada from 2018 to 2021, by ethnicity
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Statistics on Film industry in the United States and Canada
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Leading box office markets worldwide 2021, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading film markets worldwide 2022, by number of tickets sold
- Premium Statistic Costs of the most expensive film productions worldwide 2022
- Basic Statistic Box office revenue in the U.S. and Canada 1980-2022
- Premium Statistic Revenue of the motion picture and video industry in the U.S. 2021, by source
- Premium Statistic Filmed entertainment revenue in selected countries worldwide 2020
Movies
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- Basic Statistic Movie releases in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of 3D films released in the United States & Canada 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of movie releases in the U.S. & Canada 1995-2023, by genre
- Basic Statistic Box office revenue in the U.S. & Canada 1995-2023, by movie rating
- Premium Statistic Most viewed movie trailers in their first 24 hours as of April 2023
- Basic Statistic Most popular movies on Facebook 2022
Film studios
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- Basic Statistic Market share of film studios in the U.S. & Canada 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Combined market share of major film distributors in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2022
- Basic Statistic Box office market share of Universal in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Box office market share of Warner Bros. in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Box office market share of Disney in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Box office market share of Paramount in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2021
Movie theaters & tickets
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- Basic Statistic Leading cinema circuits in U.S. & Canada 2022, by number of screens
- Premium Statistic Number of cinema sites in the U.S. 1995-2020
- Basic Statistic Number of indoor cinema sites in the U.S. 1995-2020
- Basic Statistic Number of drive-in cinema sites in the U.S. 1995-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of digital 3D screens in the U.S. & Canada 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of cinema screens in the U.S. & Canada from 2008 to 2021, by format
- Basic Statistic Tickets sold at box offices in the U.S. & Canada1980-2022
- Premium Statistic Ticket price at U.S. movie theaters 2001-2021
Audience
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- Basic Statistic Consumer spending on movie tickets in the U.S. 1999-2021
- Premium Statistic Consumer spending growth rate on movie theaters in the U.S. 2021, by week
- Premium Statistic Top films' audience distribution in the U.S. & Canada in 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Movie theater audience in the U.S. & Canada 2018-2021, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic First-run movie consumption on VOD platforms during the pandemic U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Frequency of going to the movies before and after COVID-19 in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Level of ease with going to see a movie in theaters among adults in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Reasons why infrequent moviegoers do not regularly go to the movies in the U.S. 2022
Workforce
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- Basic Statistic Employment in the motion picture & sound recording industries in the U.S. 2001-2022
- Basic Statistic Hourly wages in the motion picture & recording industries in the U.S. 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Best-paid actors worldwide 2021, by income
- Basic Statistic All-time top-grossing actors in the U.S. & Canada 2023, by total domestic box revenue
- Premium Statistic Distribution of lead actors in movies in the U.S. 2011-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Distribution lead actors in films in the U.S. 2011-2021, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Highest-grossing film directors worldwide 2023, by cumulative global box office gross
- Premium Statistic Distribution of movie directors in the U.S. 2011-2021, by gender
Further related statistics
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- Multiplex cinema goers in Germany 2002-2019
- Movie tickets sales in the U.S. & Canada 2015-2021, by buyers' ethnicity
- Number of movies seen each month in the U.S. in 2019, by ethnicity
- Monthly number of moviegoers in South Korea Jan-Apr 2020
- Number of cinema goers in Germany H1 2004-H1 2021
- Cinema goers in Germany 2003-2020, by FSK age rating
- Age group distribution of cinema goers in Germany 2017 and 2021
- Top films' audience distribution in the U.S. & Canada in 2021, by ethnicity
- Motivation of cinema goers to see an arthouse film in Germany 2018
- Multiplex cinema revenue in Germany 2002-2019
- Cinema goers per screen in Germany 2002-2022
- Cinema sites in Austria 2009-2018
- Cinema sites in France 2009-2016
- Cinema sites in Luxembourg 2009-2018
- Cinema sites in Turkey 2009-2018
- Impact of director producer on movie consumption in the U.S. 2019
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- Number of cinema goers in Germany H1 2004-H1 2021
- Cinema goers in Germany 2003-2020, by FSK age rating
- Age group distribution of cinema goers in Germany 2017 and 2021
- Top films' audience distribution in the U.S. & Canada in 2021, by ethnicity
- Motivation of cinema goers to see an arthouse film in Germany 2018
- Multiplex cinema revenue in Germany 2002-2019
- Cinema goers per screen in Germany 2002-2022
- Cinema sites in Austria 2009-2018
- Cinema sites in France 2009-2016
- Cinema sites in Luxembourg 2009-2018
- Cinema sites in Turkey 2009-2018
- Impact of director producer on movie consumption in the U.S. 2019
MPAA. (March 14, 2022). Distribution of the movie theater audience in the United States and Canada from 2018 to 2021, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251606/us-movie-theater-audience-by-ethnicity/
MPAA. "Distribution of the movie theater audience in the United States and Canada from 2018 to 2021, by ethnicity." Chart. March 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251606/us-movie-theater-audience-by-ethnicity/
MPAA. (2022). Distribution of the movie theater audience in the United States and Canada from 2018 to 2021, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251606/us-movie-theater-audience-by-ethnicity/
MPAA. "Distribution of The Movie Theater Audience in The United States and Canada from 2018 to 2021, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251606/us-movie-theater-audience-by-ethnicity/
MPAA, Distribution of the movie theater audience in the United States and Canada from 2018 to 2021, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251606/us-movie-theater-audience-by-ethnicity/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Distribution of the movie theater audience in the United States and Canada from 2018 to 2021, by ethnicity [Graph], MPAA, March 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251606/us-movie-theater-audience-by-ethnicity/