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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7871808" data-attributes="member: 177">I don't think ticket prices have outpaced inflation by that much.Looking around, I found: The average movie ticket price in 1984 was $3.36.&nbsp; Adjusted for inflation, that should be about $8.30 in 2019.&nbsp; The averages suggest ticket sales of about 88 million units.Average ticket price in 2019?&nbsp; $9.26.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Only a buck more than an adjusted 1984 ticket.&nbsp; The average suggests Spider Man sold 122 million tickets. So, based on these averages, I am sorry, but Spider Man sold lots more tickets overall than Ghostbusters did.Be that as it may, I don't think it matters much.&nbsp; You are a movie studio.&nbsp; Which do you want more - a movie that returns 1.6 times what you put into it, or a movie that returns 6.8 times what you put into it?&nbsp; Which is more successful?See above - on average, ticket prices are only a buck higher today, adjusted for inflation.&nbsp; Um, saying &quot;second best in a year is always a great success&quot; is specifically not taking the context into account.&nbsp; If I am rating tallest people... in a 3rd grade class... then coming in second doesn't really mean you;re all that tall.So, again, Ghostbusters did okay.&nbsp; Not arguing that it was a flop or anything.&nbsp; Just saying that it wasn't earth-shattering in its sales or profitability back in the day.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7871808, member: 177"] I don't think ticket prices have outpaced inflation by that much. Looking around, I found: The average movie ticket price in 1984 was $3.36. Adjusted for inflation, that should be about $8.30 in 2019. The averages suggest ticket sales of about 88 million units. Average ticket price in 2019? $9.26. Only a buck more than an adjusted 1984 ticket. The average suggests Spider Man sold 122 million tickets. So, based on these averages, I am sorry, but Spider Man sold lots more tickets overall than Ghostbusters did. Be that as it may, I don't think it matters much. You are a movie studio. Which do you want more - a movie that returns 1.6 times what you put into it, or a movie that returns 6.8 times what you put into it? Which is more successful? See above - on average, ticket prices are only a buck higher today, adjusted for inflation. Um, saying "second best in a year is always a great success" is specifically [I]not[/I] taking the context into account. If I am rating tallest people... in a 3rd grade class... then coming in second doesn't really mean you;re all that tall. So, again, Ghostbusters did okay. Not arguing that it was a flop or anything. Just saying that it wasn't earth-shattering in its sales or profitability back in the day. [/QUOTE]

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