Boxoffice - May 2019

BIG DATA
A RECORD YEAR
Highlights from the 2018 MPAA THEME Report
>> The movie business is ascendant.
According to the MPAA’s 2018 report
on the global movie market (THEME),
there was a 9 percent year-over-year
growth in theatrical and home entertainment
revenue worldwide. Home
entertainment revenues increased by 16
percent to $55.7 billion, while theatrical
produced a record $41.1 billion from
global admissions.
Domestic moviegoing in the U.S.
and Canada saw a 5 percent bump in
admissions in 2018, leading to an industry
record of $11.9 billion. Frequent
moviegoers, defined as those who go to
the cinema once a month or more, accounted
for nearly half (49%) of tickets
sold throughout the year. Seventy five
percent of the U.S./Canada population
(263 million people) tallied at least one
cinema visit over the year.
The cinema business continued to
expand worldwide through 2018 as well,
marked by the return of commercial cinema
screens in Saudi Arabia. The global
screen count increased by 7 percent,
finishing the year just under 190,000.
The growth was led by continued expansion
in Asia Pacific, which grew by 13
percent in 2018.
Key facts and figures from the
MPAA’s 2018 THEME report are highlighted
on these pages:
GLOBAL BOX OFFICE
Global box office revenue surpassed $40 billion for the second consecutive year. The domestic box office has grown by 15
percent over the past 5 years; worldwide box office has grown by 13 percent in the same span.
$45
GLOBAL BOX OFFICE / ALL FILMS (US$ BILLIONS)
$40
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. / CANADA
$38.4
$38.8
$40.5
$41.1
$36.4
$35
$30
$25
$20
$26.0
(72 % )
$27.3
(71 % )
$27.4
(71 % )
$29.4
(73 % )
$29.2
(71 % )
$15
$10
$5
$10.4 $11.1 $11.4 $11.4 $11.9
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