Statista: Film Industry: Statistics and facts about the film industry, from the number
of movie tickets sold in U.S. and Canada to the number of 3D cinema screens worldwide.
While the industry as a whole was down (with the lowest number
of movie tickets sold in nearly two decades), Fox had a tremendous year financially.
Not exact matches
Despite record years in terms
of total gross, the number
of actual
tickets sold by
movie theaters has been plateauing for years.
In fact, a record number
of movie ticket sales were
sold in 2013.
Here's the average cost
of a single - family home, the best -
selling cholesterol drug Lipitor, a
movie theatre -
ticket, a dozen eggs and a gallon
of gasoline in the largest metropolitan areas
of each
of the ten states using data from the ACCRA Cost
of Living Index.
Positive
ticket sales As
of Wednesday, «The Croods» was Fandango's number one
selling movie representing 31 percent
of daily
ticket sales.
This news comes as no surprise: Fortune earlier reported that by mid-day FridayThe Force Awakens had already
sold more
tickets than any other
movie of 2015.
To combat
ticket sell - outs and scalpers, they made a
movie of her concert in 3D so you can pretend that you got
tickets and are actually attending the concert.
Shia LaBeouf's new flop Man Down
sells single
ticket at UK box office Critics have praised actor Shia LaBeouf's uncanny impression
of shrieky tennis player John McEnroe in a new
movie, which has just premiered at the Toronto
And if we can't help
sell tickets for
movies that we love, then what is the point
of all this writing?
Especially considering the
movie has a propensity
of relying on the main cast
of the Avengers to
sell movie tickets.
The
movie is doing particularly well in Korea and the United Kingdom, though it is performing best in China, where it has
sold $ 95.3 million worth
of tickets so far.
Sold out, but with
tickets available via Friday Rush and day seats, Ivo van Hove's staging
of Paddy Chayefsky's 1976
movie script about media truth and lies is a visually dazzling, high - concept show, turning the space into a news studio.
Perhaps concerned that intelligent — albeit eccentric — parents wouldn't
sell movie tickets, the screenwriters have updated this family
of twelve plus two parents with the usual new age scenario: Dumb dad, career aggressive mother, and a few know - it - all children who, in this case, are led by teen daughter Lorraine (Hillary Duff).
Of course, most
movie lovers have come to accept that even the best - intentioned Hollywood looks at history will be at least as focused on
selling tickets as educating the public.
Television and home video are largely responsible for Empire's status; the
movie spent just two weeks in 87 theaters in the fall
of 1995,
selling only around 63,000
tickets and grossing just under $ 300 thousand amidst poor reviews.
As Rolling Stone reported earlier this week, the film was hitting high marks even before it opened,
selling out more than 2,000 showtimes before Friday's premiere to reach the highest advance
ticket sales
of any non-sequel
movie.
The soundtrack album to «Fifty Shades Freed,» the finale
of the soft - core BDSM romance trilogy based on the novels by E.L. James, arrives with its goal clearly designated: getting a song on the radio with enough
of a sultry frisson to
sell tickets for the
movie.
In a span
of just six hours, Avengers: Infinity War has already
sold more presale
tickets on Fandango that any other superhero
movie in history.
Black Panther, not in theatres until February 16, has already
sold more advanced
tickets than any other
movie to come out
of the Marvel superhero -
movie - making machine.
also even if you do make a good
movie (battle
of the sexes) it's difficult to
sell tickets.
This month, Vikander stars as Lara Croft in the reboot
of the Tomb Raider franchise (out today), which, if successful, will officially make her that rarest
of Hollywood commodities: a great actress who can also
sell gazillions
of movie tickets.
Just because a
movie is a lock to
sell an obscene amount
of tickets, though, is no confirmation that it will be any good.
Movies are
selling less
tickets at higher prices, and DVD sales are practically on the verge
of collapse while Blu - ray has not picked up the slack.
«That's the history
of the entertainment business, to
sell the same thing to the same person several different ways,» said Field, «whether it's the
movie ticket first, then the video, then the box set, and then the super-extended box set, and then download it, whatever, now in Blu - Ray...» He has customers who buy print only but others who buy through his comiXology storefront every month.
When you look at these huge brands that
sell millions
of dollars
of movie tickets, we are able to tap into audience that didn't even realize that there were comics based on these things, and they don't necessarily care if they read every issue — they just want to select and choose and try it out.
The
tickets are very cheap and lots
of street food vendors arrive at the premises,
selling traditional fast food to hungry
movie lovers.
But now that video games generate nearly as much revenue as domestic
movie ticket sales, actors say they want a piece
of every game
sold rather than one - time up front fees.
Fandango.com's rounding methodology, even if it was just an innocent bug, is a good example
of why you should be skeptical
of online
movie ratings, especially from companies
selling you
tickets.
Marvel's next film, «Avengers: Infinity War,» comes to theaters April 27 and already broke Fandango's record for fastest -
selling advance
tickets of a superhero
movie — a record previously held by «Black Panther.»
• Welcome customers as they approach the box office counter and inquire into their
movie preferences • Provide information on running
movies and show timings along with seat availability • Take customers» information (such as name and age) and punch it into the system for verification purposes • Provide customers with information on age - appropriateness
of their desired
movie and ensure that identification is properly conducted for rated films • Issue
tickets to customers and ask them to verify seat,
movie and date information on them • Accept credit card and cash payments for
sold tickets and tender change and receipts • Handle reservations for shows over the telephone and in person and ensure that any cancellations are managed according to cinema protocols • Balance cash registers against
tickets sold and ensure that any discrepancies or problems are immediately handled • Create and maintain reports
of sold tickets and cinema income and provide feedback to managers regarding
movies» success or failure • Assist in booking entire cinema halls for special screenings and issue
tickets / passes to authorized guests and support staff • Ascertain that leaflet racks are fully stocked and that the counter is properly cleaned and maintained • Issue auxiliaries such as 3D glasses and ensure that returned glasses are counted and stored properly