Recession Doesn't Stop Record-Breaking 2008 Box Office
Posted 01.05.09 by reelz
Despite rough economic times, plenty of Americans were still getting drunk and going to the movies in 2008, although not necessarily in that order. With this past weekend's year-end toll in which Marley & Me took the weekend for a second straight week, the 2008 domestic box office total hit $9.78 billion, which represents a new all-time record.
While some early panic resulted in large layoffs within the motion picture industry, the movie business as a whole actually rose two percent in total box office. The motion picture business joins the liquor industry on the short list of American business that actually saw an increase in their business during a rough year for the economy.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter and MSNBC