As of October 2022, about two-thirds of adults part of Generation Z surveyed in the United States said they had watched a horror movie in theaters between one and 12 months preceding the survey. Among all other responding generations, that share stood below 45 percent.
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The source defined each generation as follows:
Generation Z: born between 1997 and 2012.
Millennials: born between 1981 and 1996.
Generation X: born between 1965 and 1980.
Baby boomers: born between 1946 and 1964.
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Morning Consult (@MorningConsult). (October 29, 2022). Percentage of adults who reported having watched horror movies in theaters in the United States as of October 2022, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342712/horror-movies-theater-viewing-generation-united-states/
Morning Consult (@MorningConsult). "Percentage of adults who reported having watched horror movies in theaters in the United States as of October 2022, by generation." Chart. October 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342712/horror-movies-theater-viewing-generation-united-states/
Morning Consult (@MorningConsult). (2022). Percentage of adults who reported having watched horror movies in theaters in the United States as of October 2022, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342712/horror-movies-theater-viewing-generation-united-states/
Morning Consult (@MorningConsult). "Percentage of Adults Who Reported Having Watched Horror Movies in Theaters in The United States as of October 2022, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342712/horror-movies-theater-viewing-generation-united-states/
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