Estimated revenue of movie theaters in the U.S. 2010-2021, by source
revenue of the U.S. film and video production and distribution sector reached a record-high 81 billion dollars in 2021.
In 2021, movie theaters across the United States collectively generated over nine billion U.S. dollars in revenue, of which 4.5 billion dollars alone came from ticket sales. Sales of food and beverage — also known in the cinema industry as concessions — accounted for little more than three billion dollars of the segment's total turnover. Meanwhile, the