Or perhaps, more precisely, sales of tickets to see movies on the big screen are up over 10% according to a report from NPR. In the last 7 years of recession since 1965, movie sales have gone up in 5 of them.
Mall Cop out grossed all comedy films of 2008. Fast and Furious 3 had the biggest April opening sales of all time.
It makes sense. A two hour $12 get out of the house escape from the depressing headlines of the day. And with ticket sales up, I wonder what’s happening with popcorn sales? Well according to Variety, it appears that concessions, where movie theaters make a lot of their money, are down by 15%.
