During an online survey fielded in the United States in April and May 2022, respondents were asked to report their moviegoing frequency in different moments of the past few years. Approximately 21 percent of the interviewees said they went to the movies often before the COVID-19 outbreak started, while 38 percent stated that they sometimes went to see a film in theaters before the pandemic began. The shares stood at six and 21 percent, respectively, during the first four months of 2022. Overall, eight percent of U.S. adults reported going to the movies often as of May 2022.
Frequency of going to see a movie in theaters among adults in the United States from before the COVID-19 outbreak to April 2022
The questions were phrased by the source as follows:
"How often did you go to see a movie in theaters during the following times?"
"Before the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020"
"March - December 2020"
"January - December 2021"
"January - April 2022"
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Morning Consult. (May 6, 2022). Frequency of going to see a movie in theaters among adults in the United States from before the COVID-19 outbreak to April 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316061/post-pandemic-moviegoing-frequency-us/
Morning Consult. "Frequency of going to see a movie in theaters among adults in the United States from before the COVID-19 outbreak to April 2022." Chart. May 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316061/post-pandemic-moviegoing-frequency-us/
Morning Consult. (2022). Frequency of going to see a movie in theaters among adults in the United States from before the COVID-19 outbreak to April 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316061/post-pandemic-moviegoing-frequency-us/
Morning Consult. "Frequency of Going to See a Movie in Theaters among Adults in The United States from before The Covid-19 Outbreak to April 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316061/post-pandemic-moviegoing-frequency-us/
Morning Consult, Frequency of going to see a movie in theaters among adults in the United States from before the COVID-19 outbreak to April 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316061/post-pandemic-moviegoing-frequency-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Frequency of going to see a movie in theaters among adults in the United States from before the COVID-19 outbreak to April 2022 [Graph], Morning Consult, May 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316061/post-pandemic-moviegoing-frequency-us/
