The data shows the average ticket price at North American movie theaters from 1980 to 2017. In 2013, moviegoers in the U.S. and Canada had to pay an average ticket price of 8.13 USD. The national average that year was lower than the average ticket price at cinemas operated by Regal Entertainment Group (REG), the biggest movie theater chain in North America.
'80 | 2.69 |
'81 | 2.78 |
'82 | 2.94 |
'83 | 3.15 |
'84 | 3.36 |
'85 | 3.55 |
'86 | 3.71 |
'87 | 3.91 |
'88 | 4.11 |
'89 | 3.97 |
'90 | 4.23 |
'91 | 4.21 |
'92 | 4.15 |
'93 | 4.14 |
'94 | 4.18 |
'95 | 4.35 |
'96 | 4.42 |
'97 | 4.59 |
'98 | 4.69 |
'99 | 5.08 |
'00 | 5.39 |
'01 | 5.66 |
'02 | 5.81 |
'03 | 6.03 |
'04 | 6.21 |
'05 | 6.41 |
'06 | 6.55 |
'07 | 6.88 |
'08 | 7.18 |
'09 | 7.5 |
'10 | 7.89 |
'11 | 7.93 |
'12 | 7.96 |
'13 | 8.13 |
'14 | 8.17 |
'15 | 8.43 |
'16 | 8.65 |
'17 | 8.93 |