iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — If you feel like you’re paying more to go to the movies, you’re right.
According to the National Organization of Theater Owners, average movie ticket prices hit an all-time high in the first three months of 2017.
During the quarter, the average ticket price was $8.84, up from $8.79 cents in the last three months of 2016.
Driving the average ticket price higher were strong performances by higher-priced 3-D and IMAX movies like Rogue One, Beauty and the Beast, Lego Batman and Kong: Skull Island.
The movies are still a cheap date though.
According to the organization, the average movie ticket price in 1977 was $2.23, which, adjusted for inflation, would be $9.26 today.
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