The domestic box office reached a record high in 2018, with $11.9 billion in tickets sold in the U.S. and Canada, up 7% from the previous year. But overseas, box-office receipts were less stellar, declining 1% to $29.2 billion, according to a new report.
,” that drew moviegoers to cinemas. Those releases helped the industry to improve over last year’s anemic results, which saw an approximately 2.5% decline in the domestic box office.
The MPAA said three-quarters of the U.S. and Canada population, or 263 million people, went to the movies at least once in 2018. The gender composition of the cinema audience was 51% female and 49% male. The 25- to 39-year-old age group had the most frequent moviegoers, followed by the 40-49 age group
The Washington-based organization represents the major Hollywood studios, as well as Netflix, on trade and legal issues and is often referred to as Hollywood’s lobbying arm. The group also oversees the movie rating system.
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