The statistic shows the distribution of the North American movie theater audience by ethnicity from 2015 to 2017. In 2017, 20 percent of moviegoers in North America were of Hispanic/Latino origin.
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The statistic shows the distribution of the North American movie theater audience by ethnicity from 2015 to 2017. In 2017, 20 percent of moviegoers in North America were of Hispanic/Latino origin.
| Other | Asian | African-American/Black | Hispanic/Latino | Caucasian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other | Asian | African-American/Black | Hispanic/Latino | Caucasian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
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The statistic shows the distribution of the North American movie theater audience by ethnicity from 2015 to 2017. In 2017, 20 percent of moviegoers in North America were of Hispanic/Latino origin.
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- April 2018
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- Canada, United States
- Survey time period
- 2015 to 2017
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235.3 million moviegoers in 2015
246 million moviegoers in 2016
263 million moviegoers in 2017
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- Region
- Canada, United States
- Survey time period
- 2015 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
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235.3 million moviegoers in 2015
246 million moviegoers in 2016
263 million moviegoers in 2017
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