Laura Carollo
Research expert covering cinema and film
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Box office revenue in the U.S. and Canada 1980-2023
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Movie releases in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2023
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Tickets sold at box offices in the U.S. & Canada1980-2023
Leading box office markets worldwide 2021, by revenue
Leading box office markets worldwide in 2021, by revenue (in billion U.S. dollars)
Leading film markets worldwide 2022, by number of tickets sold
Leading film markets worldwide in 2022, by number of tickets sold (in millions)
Costs of the most expensive film productions worldwide 2024
Costs of the most expensive film productions worldwide as of March 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)
Box office revenue in the U.S. and Canada 1980-2023
Box office revenue in the United States and Canada from 1980 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Revenue of the motion picture and video industry in the U.S. 2021, by source
Estimated revenue of the motion picture and video production and distribution industry in the United States in 2021, by source (in billion U.S. dollars)
Filmed entertainment revenue in selected countries worldwide 2021
Filmed entertainment revenue in selected countries worldwide in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
Movie releases in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2023
Number of movies released in the United States and Canada from 2000 to 2023
Number of 3D films released in the United States & Canada 2012-2021
Number of 3D films released in the United States and Canada from 2012 to 2021
Number of movie releases in the U.S. & Canada 1995-2023, by genre
Number of movies released in the United States and Canada between 1995 and 2023, by genre
Box office revenue in the U.S. & Canada 1995-2023, by movie rating
Box office revenue in the United States and Canada between 1995 and 2023, by movie rating (in billion U.S. dollars)
Most viewed movie trailers in their first 24 hours as of April 2023
Most watched movie trailers within 24 hours of release as of April 2023 (in millions)
Most popular movies on Facebook 2022
Movies with the most Facebook fans as of January 2022 (in millions)
Market share of film studios in the U.S. & Canada 2010-2023
Market share of leading film studios in the United States and Canada from 2010 to 2023
Combined market share of major film distributors in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2022
Combined market share of the "Big Five" major film studios in the United States and Canada from 2000 to 2022
Box office market share of Universal in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2021
Box office market share of Universal in the United States and Canada from 2000 to 2021
Box office market share of Warner Bros. in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2023
Box office market share of Warner Bros. in the United States and Canada from 2000 to 2023
Box office market share of Disney in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2022
Box office market share of Disney in the United States and Canada from 2000 to 2022
Box office market share of Paramount in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2021
Box office market share of Paramount in the United States and Canada from 2000 to 2021
Leading cinema circuits in U.S. & Canada 2023, by number of screens
Leading cinema circuits in the United States and Canada as of March 2023, by number of screens
Number of cinema sites in the U.S. 1995-2020
Number of cinema sites in the United States from 1995 to 2020
Number of indoor cinema sites in the U.S. 1995-2020
Number of indoor cinema sites in the United States from 1995 to 2020
Number of drive-in cinema sites in the U.S. 1995-2020
Number of drive-in cinema sites in the United States from 1995 to 2020
Number of digital 3D screens in the U.S. & Canada 2007-2021
Number of digital 3D screens in the United States and Canada from 2007 to 2021
Number of cinema screens in the U.S. & Canada from 2008 to 2021, by format
Number of movie screens in the United States and Canada from 2008 to 2021, by format
Tickets sold at box offices in the U.S. & Canada1980-2023
Number of movie tickets sold in the United States and Canada from 1980 to 2023 (in millions)
Ticket price at U.S. movie theaters 2001-2021
Average ticket price at movie theaters in the United States from 2001 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars)
Consumer spending on movie tickets in the U.S. 1999-2022
Consumer expenditure on admissions to motion picture theaters in the United States from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Consumer spending growth rate on movie theaters in the U.S. 2021, by week
Year-over-year percentage change in weekly consumer spending on movie theaters in the United States from January to July 2021
Top films' audience distribution in the U.S. & Canada in 2021, by gender
Distribution of the audiences of the highest-grossing movies in the United States and Canada in 2021, by gender
Movie theater audience in the U.S. & Canada 2018-2021, by ethnicity
Distribution of the movie theater audience in the United States and Canada from 2018 to 2021, by ethnicity
First-run movie consumption on VOD platforms during the pandemic U.S. 2020-2021
Share of consumers paying to watch first-run movies that skipped theater on VOD services due to the coronavirus in the United States from July 2020 to June 2021
Frequency of going to the movies before and after COVID-19 in the U.S. 2022
Frequency of going to see a movie in theaters among adults in the United States from before the COVID-19 outbreak to April 2022
Level of ease with going to see a movie in theaters among adults in the U.S. 2022
Level of ease with going to see a movie in theaters among adults in the United States as of May 2022
Reasons why infrequent moviegoers do not regularly go to the movies in the U.S. 2022
Leading reasons why infrequent moviegoers do not regularly go to see the movies in theaters in the United States as of May 2022
Top factors for Gen Z to decide on whether or not go to the movies in the U.S. 2021
Leading factors for Gen Z to decide on whether or not see movies in theaters in the United States as of May 2022
Employment in the motion picture & sound recording industries in the U.S. 2001-2024
Total employment in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2001 to 2024 (in 1,000s)
Hourly wages in the motion picture & recording industries in the U.S. 2007-2023
Average hourly earnings of all employees in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2007 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars)
Best-paid actors worldwide 2021, by income
Best-paid actors worldwide as of August 2021, by income (in million U.S. dollars)
All-time top-grossing actors in the U.S. & Canada 2023, by total domestic box revenue
Highest-grossing leading actors of all time in the United States and Canada as of August 2023, by cumulative domestic box office revenue (in billion U.S. dollars)
Distribution of lead actors in movies in the U.S. 2011-2023, by gender
Distribution of lead actors in movies in the United States from 2011 to 2023, by gender
Distribution lead actors in films in the U.S. 2011-2022, by ethnicity
Distribution of lead actors in movies in the United States from 2011 to 2022, by ethnicity
Highest-grossing film directors worldwide 2023, by cumulative global box office gross
Highest-grossing film directors of all time worldwide as of February 2023, by cumulative global box office gross (in billion U.S. dollars)
Distribution of movie directors in the U.S. 2011-2022, by gender
Distribution of movie directors in the United States from 2011 to 2022, by gender
Share of indie movies with female directors in Hollywood 2008-2023
Share of independent films with female directors in Hollywood from 2008 to 2023
Distribution of movie directors in the U.S. 2011-2022, by ethnicity
Distribution of movie directors in the United States from 2011 to 2022, by ethnicity
Film writers' gender distribution in the U.S. 2011-2022
Distribution of movie writers in the United States from 2011 to 2022, by gender
Distribution of movie writers in the U.S. 2011-2022, by ethnicity
Distribution of movie writers in the United States from 2011 to 2022, by ethnicity
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