As of 2019, approximately 38 percent of adults aged 18 to 29 report that they see about one movie per month in a theatre. People seem to become progressively less likely to watch movies in theatres the older they get, with over 60 percent of the 65+ age group stating that they never see movies in theatres. Within each age group there is a small portion of movie lovers who state that they see five or more movies each month in theatres.
Average number of movies watched in movie theaters monthly among adults in the United States as of February 2019, by age group
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Morning Consult. (February 22, 2019). Average number of movies watched in movie theaters monthly among adults in the United States as of February 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044018/number-of-movies-seen-in-the-us-by-age-group/
Morning Consult. "Average number of movies watched in movie theaters monthly among adults in the United States as of February 2019, by age group." Chart. February 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044018/number-of-movies-seen-in-the-us-by-age-group/
Morning Consult. (2019). Average number of movies watched in movie theaters monthly among adults in the United States as of February 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044018/number-of-movies-seen-in-the-us-by-age-group/
Morning Consult. "Average Number of Movies Watched in Movie Theaters Monthly among Adults in The United States as of February 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044018/number-of-movies-seen-in-the-us-by-age-group/
Morning Consult, Average number of movies watched in movie theaters monthly among adults in the United States as of February 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044018/number-of-movies-seen-in-the-us-by-age-group/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Average number of movies watched in movie theaters monthly among adults in the United States as of February 2019, by age group [Graph], Morning Consult, February 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044018/number-of-movies-seen-in-the-us-by-age-group/