Other than the year 2017, the number of movie tickets sold in the U.S. this year is the lowest since 1995. Henry Thomas talking with ET in a scene from the film 'E.T. The number of infrequent moviegoers, or those that go only once a year, increased from 10 percent to 11 percent. Throughout last year, Americans purchased 1.244 billion movie admissions, which is five percent lower than last year and only a little higher than the number sold in 2017 — and 2017 is the worst year on record since 1995. Movie theaters are making up for falling ticket sales by hiking the cost of popcorn and other snacks. In 2002, 1.58 billion movie tickets were sold compared to 1.19 billion in 1990 and 1.3 billion in 2018. Last year, that total hit $42.5 billion . Thus taking the boxoffice of the year of release and dividing it by the average ticket price that year gives a pretty accurate picture of its rank for the year, all-time $ rank and ticket sales. Rank Movie Release Date Theatrical Distributor MPAA Rating Total Gross Inflation-Adjusted Gross; 1: I am … The movie cost $58 million but earned $783 million in global ticket sales. Movie attendance in the United States hit its peak in the early to mid 2000s. But in the case of movies such as Gone with the Wind and the early Disney animated movies each … "E.T." Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2020, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation. Since 2010, the 25-39 age group has comprised approximately 25% of all cinema tickets sold, but their overall share has been declining every year since. sold an estimated 147.9 million tickets, which translated to around $1.33 billion in ticket sales using today's average ticket price. Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year. Although the percentage of whites buying movie tickets went up slightly, ticket sales among whites in the U.S. and Canada continued to decline numerically in 2011, from 750 million tickets in 2010 to 742 million in 2011. 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