Michigan Movie Theatres.com : FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions About Movies

How big is the movie industry?

As of 2005 there are over 900,000 movies in the U.S. with $476 billion in sales.

What percentage of the U.S population has worked in the movie industry?

Two out of five adults in the U.S. have worked in the movie industry at one time or another.

What percentage of the food dollar does the movie industry share?

As of 2005 the share is 46.4 percent. In 1955 the share was 25 percent.

How much does the average household spend each year in movies?

Based on 2002 statistics the average was $2276 per household or $910 per person.

How fast is the movie industry growing?

movie-industry sales are forecast to grow by 4.9% in 2005.

How many movie theaters are there in the U.S.?

In 2004 there were 5,629 indoor movie theaters with a total of 36,012 movie screens. There were also 419 drive in theaters with a total of 640 screens.

Why is there a movie rating system?

The movie rating system is a voluntary system sponsored by the Motion Picture Association of America and the National Association of Theatre Owners. The system allows parents to make informed decisions on which films they want their children to see.

Which actor/actress has won the most Academy Awards?

Actress Katherine Hepburn has won the most Academy Awards with 4 Oscars. The years in which she won were 1932/33, 1967, 1968, and 1981. She was nominated for an Academy Award a total of 12 times.

Which actors movies are tops at the box office?

Actor Samuel L. Jackson is tops at the box office. His 66 movies have grossed a total of $3,813,662,500 with an average of $57,782,765 per film.

What is the top grossing movie of all time?

The movie Titanic is the top grossing film worldwide of all time with total box office receipts of $1,835,400,000.

Development of a script
- Writing Term; Also known as development hell. From the writer's point of view, this is when the producers rape their vision. From the studios p.o.v. development is where a good script is made better and more production friendly (a.k.a cheaper).

Magic Hour
- Industry Term; Nothing beautiful lasts forever and magic hour is no different. This is the time of day when the sun sets or rises, the light is perfect, the sky is purplish blue or reddish pink (or both), and everything looks amazing for approximately 35 minutes.

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Did You Know?

Movie theaters have a special method of crowd control.
As movie theaters have grown into multiplexes and megaplexes, crowd control has become a major concern. The most well known method of crowd control is the holdout line which prevents ticketholders for the next showing of movie from entering the building until their particular auditorium has been cleared out and cleaned.