The graphic says it is inflation-adjusted. Scrolling from left to right, the graphic clearly gets fatter, so revenues are bigger. Ticket prices are a part of

The graphic says it is inflation-adjusted. Scrolling from left to right, the graphic clearly gets fatter, so revenues are bigger. Ticket prices are a part of that (inflation adjusted dollars are one thing, inflation-adjusted prices are another). A graphic showing ticket sales wouldn't be much fun because it would get narrower every year, with occasional blips like Star Wars, Jaws, Harry Potter, but nothing like the old powerhouses of Wizard of Oz, Snow White, Gone with the Wind, etc.