The statistic presents data on the preferred place to watch movies among American adults as of February 2018, broken down by age group. During a survey, 38 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 years stated they preferred watching movies at home than going out to a movie theater.
Preference for watching movies in a movie theater or waiting for them to come out on home release among adults in the United States as of February 2018, by age group
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YouGov. (March 2, 2018). Preference for watching movies in a movie theater or waiting for them to come out on home release among adults in the United States as of February 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/538293/preferred-place-of-movie-consumption-by-age-us/
YouGov. "Preference for watching movies in a movie theater or waiting for them to come out on home release among adults in the United States as of February 2018, by age group." Chart. March 2, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/538293/preferred-place-of-movie-consumption-by-age-us/
YouGov. (2018). Preference for watching movies in a movie theater or waiting for them to come out on home release among adults in the United States as of February 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/538293/preferred-place-of-movie-consumption-by-age-us/
YouGov. "Preference for Watching Movies in a Movie Theater or Waiting for Them to Come out on Home Release among Adults in The United States as of February 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/538293/preferred-place-of-movie-consumption-by-age-us/
YouGov, Preference for watching movies in a movie theater or waiting for them to come out on home release among adults in the United States as of February 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/538293/preferred-place-of-movie-consumption-by-age-us/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Preference for watching movies in a movie theater or waiting for them to come out on home release among adults in the United States as of February 2018, by age group [Graph], YouGov, March 2, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/538293/preferred-place-of-movie-consumption-by-age-us/