Movie ideal lenght according to American viewers 2022

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Laura Carollo,
May 23, 2023
When asked what the ideal length of time for a movie was, almost half of American adults surveyed (48 percent) mentioned that they prefer 2-hour long movies. The second most popular length of time mentioned was 1 hour and 30 minutes at 28 percent.

Ideal length of a movie according to viewers in the United States in 2022

CharacteristicShare of respondents
1 hour or less 3%
1 hour and 30 minutes 28%
2 hours 48%
2 hours and 30 minutes 16%
3+ hours 4%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents3%3%28%28%48%48%16%16%4%4%1 hour or less1 hour and 30 minutes2 hours2 hours and 30 minutes3+ hours
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Release date

December 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

November 2 to 4, 2022

Number of respondents

2,210 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

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