The number of ticket sales is a better figure to use for comparison ...which if you check the article I linked is also reported. Quote: "An increase in ticke

The number of ticket sales is a better figure to use for comparison ...which if you check the article I linked is also reported. Quote: "An increase in ticket prices also helped boost January's box office. The average ticket price was $7.29 last month, up from $7.18 a year ago. But attendance surged in spite of the higher cost. Audiences bought 141 million movie tickets in January, up 16% from the 121 million sold during the same month last year."