This statistic shows the movies American adults deem most likely to depict events that could happen in the next 25 years. The surveyed were asked to choose all movies they found applicable. 7 percent of respondents stated that the movie Planet of the Apes depicts events that could happen in the next 25 years.
Which of the these apocalyptic movies depicts events that could happen in the next 25 years?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
The Day After Tomorrow
37%
Armageddon
31%
2012
30%
Independence Day
19%
The Day the Earth Stood Still
19%
I Am Legend
15%
The Stand
10%
Waterworld
9%
Planet of the Apes
7%
Other
20%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents37%37%31%31%30%30%19%19%19%19%15%15%10%10%9%9%7%7%20%20%The Day After TomorrowArmageddon2012Independence DayThe Day the Earth Stood StillI Am LegendThe StandWaterworldPlanet of the ApesOther
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The original question at the source was posed as follows: "Which of the following movies, if any, do you think depict events that could happen in the next 25
years?"
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National Geographic. (February 7, 2012). Which of the these apocalyptic movies depicts events that could happen in the next 25 years? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217979/movies-depicting-apocalypse-events-us-adults-deem-likely-to-happen-soon/
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