Number of cinema admissions worldwide 2017-2026
The source estimated that movie theaters across the globe would have sold 5.7 billion tickets by the end of 2022, up 73 percent from the previous year. Despite the increase and the continuous growth forecast for the following years, the annual figure was projected to catch up with pre-pandemic standards only by 2026 – when it will amount to 7.7 million movie tickets, the same number recorded in 2017. The same source forecast that the global box office revenue will grow by 22 percent in 2023.
