Running these numbers, need to do 1995-present as I have a source. But so far...
2023, which should have been fully recovered from covid was worse than 1973, the worst pre-covid ticket sales ever recorded in the sound era.
US theatrical admissions
Year Weekly Admissions (millions) Tickets sold
1930 80 4160000000
1960 30 1560000000
1970 18 936000000
1973 16.6 863200000
1974 20 1040000000
1995 23.5 1221778976
2000 26.8 1395129002
2002 30.3 1575756527
2019 23.5 1224504536
2023 15.9 828562793
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