The data shows the average ticket price at North American movie theaters from 2001 to 2017. In 2016, moviegoers in the United States and Canada had to pay an average ticket price of 8.65 USD. The highest grossing movie in 2016 was "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", which generated over 532 million USD at the domestic box office. This contributed to Disney/Buena Vista, the distributor of the Star Wars series, bringing in over three billion USD at the North American box office in 2016.
Ticket price at North American movie theaters – additional information
Going to a movie theater has been a growing expense since 2001 when admission cost 5.
