Overview
- Domestic ticket sales reached about $8.87–$8.9 billion for 2025, roughly 2% higher than 2024, on 780 million admissions that fell about 4.9% year over year.
- Average tickets cost $13.29, up 5.7% from 2024, with premium large-format seats averaging $17.69, up 4.9%, according to EntTelligence.
- The number of habitual moviegoers rose 8% as membership programs such as AMC Stubs A-List, Regal Unlimited, Cinemark Movie Club and MoviePass supported repeat attendance, Cinema United reported.
- Total annual sales remain roughly 22% below pre-pandemic levels, with several late-year franchises lagging prior benchmarks, including a 24% drop for Avatar: Fire And Ash versus The Way of Water and a 58% decline for the latest SpongeBob film versus 2015.
- The Straits Times reports Warner Bros has agreed to sell to Netflix in a developing $83 billion deal, and Netflix has signaled it would test shorter theatrical exclusivity for Warner titles if the purchase closes.