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The Biggest Losers of the Streaming Wars: ESPN, Movie Theaters, Peacock, and More

Plain English with Derek Thompson

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History of movie ticket sales

Per capita annual ticket sales have declined by more than 90 % in the last 80 years. In the 19 forties, the average american bought more than 30 movie tickets per year. By 20 19, before the pandemic, that number had fallen to about three. So that's one history of the movie industry that you could tell yourself.

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