2005 THEATRICAL MARKET STATISTICS REFLECT CHANGE, STRENGTH

Los Angeles – – The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) released its annual theatrical market statistics report including some new consumer information on moviegoing from an analysis conducted by Nielsen Entertainment/NRG. As has been reported widely, U.S. box office dipped 6% in 2005 but remained healthy, reporting nearly $9 billion in revenue. Last year, 1.4 billion theater tickets were sold in the U.S. and the worldwide box office recorded intake of $23 billion, which was a 7.9% decline over the previous year. At the same time, consumer information from the Nielsen analysis revealed that a majority of moviegoers were satisfied with their recent experiences at the movies and felt the movies were a ‘Good investment of their time and money’.