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I was curious if it was simply inflation which made you perceive that a movie ticket was more expensive. And it looks like, mainly, yes it is. Using industry d
by criley2 10y ago
I was curious if it was simply inflation which made you perceive that a movie ticket was more expensive.
And it looks like, mainly, yes it is. Using industry data http://www.natoonline.org/data/ticket-price/ http://www.natoonline.org/data/ticket-price/, and adjusting for inflation, the average price of a movie ticket in America has not meaningfully changed in the past 50 years.
1967 (in 2016 money): 8.74
Average price in 2015: 8.51
I will say that prices appeared ot peak in the 70's, with 1.65 in 1971 being 9.75 in 2016 dollars.
I have to ask, are you just going to see a matinee, or are you signing up for prime time ULTRA 3D FX EXPERIENCE (+7$) and buying $20 in popcorn or something?
Year - Price - $2016
2015 $8.43 8.51
2010 $7.89 8.66
2000 $5.39 7.49
1990 $4.22 7.73
1980 $2.69 7.81
1971 $1.65 9.75
1967 $1.22 8.74
1958 $0.68 5.63
1948 $0.36 4.86
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- mjevans 10y agoThe price around 2000 looks accurate, however in today's dollars I'm used to a /single ticket/ being much more like 12-15 USD (depends on time and theater; approximately double if counting dollars using your inflation scaling source). The actual validity of that scaling data can be questioned as the model used and variables it tracked can result in much different outcomes. Source: I remember it being not difficult to see a movie for slightly over 5 USD around ~15 years ago.
- xaqfox 10y agoWhen did $1 cinemas come into existence (might just be local, but I'm thinking mid-90s)? That could potentially drive down the average (in the referenced data, there is a small dip in the early 90's).