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Movie theater audience in North America 2017-2018, by ethnicity
Distribution of the movie theater audience in North America in 2017 and 2018, by ethnicity
by Amy Watson,
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May 2, 2019
The statistic shows the distribution of the North American movie theater audience by ethnicity in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, 20 percent of moviegoers in North America were of Hispanic/Latino origin, and 12 percent were African-American.
Distribution of the movie theater audience in North America in 2017 and 2018, by ethnicity
| Other | Asian | African-American/Black | Hispanic/Latino | Caucasian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other | Asian | African-American/Black | Hispanic/Latino | Caucasian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
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by Amy Watson,
last edited
May 2, 2019
The statistic shows the distribution of the North American movie theater audience by ethnicity in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, 20 percent of moviegoers in North America were of Hispanic/Latino origin, and 12 percent were African-American.
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- Canada, United States
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- 2017 and 2018
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235.3 million moviegoers in 2015
246 million moviegoers in 2016
263 million moviegoers in 2017
263.2 million moviegoers in 2018 - the source notes that surveying is conducted in the U.S. only, so the results assume the demographic composition of the U.S./Canada combined population is similar to the U.S. only. Comparisons prior to 2017 are noted as not being feasible due to the change of methodology, aka the 2017 survey and beyond were online only. Data prior to 2017 is available in the Excel download.
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- 2017 and 2018
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235.3 million moviegoers in 2015
246 million moviegoers in 2016
263 million moviegoers in 2017
263.2 million moviegoers in 2018 - the source notes that surveying is conducted in the U.S. only, so the results assume the demographic composition of the U.S./Canada combined population is similar to the U.S. only. Comparisons prior to 2017 are noted as not being feasible due to the change of methodology, aka the 2017 survey and beyond were online only. Data prior to 2017 is available in the Excel download.
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