Has de anternet efected theater sale;s? HECK NO

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ruimartiniman said:

Could not find Worldwilde, only USA numbers, 

 

All Time Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

1	Gone with the Wind	MGM	$1,620,397,900	$198,676,459	1939^
2	Star Wars	Fox	$1,428,519,200	$460,998,007	1977^
3	The Sound of Music	Fox	$1,142,171,300	$158,671,368	1965
4	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial	Uni.	$1,137,671,800	$435,110,554	1982^
5	Titanic	Par.	$1,087,949,000	$658,672,302	1997^
6	The Ten Commandments	Par.	$1,050,620,000	$65,500,000	1956
7	Jaws	Uni.	$1,027,192,100	$260,000,000	1975
8	Doctor Zhivago	MGM	$995,566,400	$111,721,910	1965
9	The Exorcist	WB	$887,005,300	$232,906,145	1973^
10	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	Dis.	$874,180,000	$184,925,486	1937^
11	101 Dalmatians	Dis.	$801,336,400	$144,880,014	1961^
12	The Empire Strikes Back	Fox	$787,408,700	$290,475,067	1980^
13	Ben-Hur	MGM	$785,960,000	$74,000,000	1959
14	Avatar	Fox	$779,987,300	$760,507,625	2009^
15	Return of the Jedi	Fox	$754,356,500	$309,306,177	1983^
16	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	Fox	$724,308,000	$474,544,677	1999^
17	The Sting	Uni.	$714,925,700	$156,000,000	1973
18	The Lion King	BV	$714,590,500	$422,783,777	1994^
19	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Par.	$706,897,700	$245,034,358	1981^
20	Jurassic Park	Uni.	$691,370,800	$357,067,947	1993^

No soda,candy, popcorn included.

So it's clear that ticket sales have been decreasing somewhat over time.

But it would be inaccurate to attribute this all to piracy. For one thing, cinema tickets are far more expensive than they used to be. DVDs, streaming services and cable TV have provided a more reasonable and in many ways more comfortable movie-watching experience. With personal computers in our homes and internet connections, not to mention video games, and all of the other things invented in the last 30-odd years, we have far more entertainment available now than people did a few decades ago.

Piracy certainly has an effect, but I doubt it's a big one.