"More Americans went to movies this year than anytime since 1959"

[Marcus]

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Americans escaped to the movies more often this year than at any time since the Eisenhower administration, giving the nation's theater operators a much needed surge in business as they continue on the road to financial recovery.
By some estimates, admissions could climb more than 10 percent over last year's record levels, with folks flocking to theaters more than 1.5 billion times.

Pretty cool...

[Equinox]

Compare US population in 1959 and now.

[Marcus]

Originally posted by Equinox
Compare US population in 1959 and now.

I think they're going by percent. So the overall population wouldn't matter, it's still a larger portion of the overall going to see the movies.

Though I was never sure how much movie studios actually kept regarding the ticket prices. 55%? Yikes.

[Movie Wizard]

It's not how many people went to the movies, it's a persentage game.

Think about it, 1.5 Billion.... In 1959.