Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins) Revenue Benchmarks

How much does the average motion picture theaters (except drive-ins) business make? Here are revenue benchmarks based on Census Bureau data.

Average Revenue

$1.8M

per year

💰

Profit Margin

18.0%

industry average

📈

Revenue / Employee

$54K

per year

👤

Total Businesses

1,746

in the US

🏢

Est. Owner Income

$328K

small business avg

💵

Labor Cost

40.0%

of revenue

👥

Avg Employee Wage

$20K

per year (BLS)

💼

Market Saturation

0.5

firms per 100K people

🎯

💰 Average Revenue by Business Size

1-4 employees
$239K
5-9 employees
$454K
10-19 employees
$685K
20-99 employees
$2.1M
100-499 employees
$11.9M
500+ employees
$122.0M

🏆 Highest Revenue States

1.Texas$3.3M avg2.Arizona$3.2M avg3.Hawaii$3.1M avg4.California$2.7M avg5.Florida$2.7M avg6.Georgia$2.3M avg7.Illinois$2.1M avg8.Alaska$2.0M avg9.Maryland$1.7M avg10.Virginia$1.7M avg

📊 Industry Dynamics (Census BDS 2023)

New Business Rate

15.65%

openings/year

Closure Rate

14.68%

closings/year

Net Job Growth

+0.97%

annual

Businesses Closed

2,110

in 2023

Firm Count Trend

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14,700 firms16,844 firms

💡 Should You Start a Motion Picture Theaters Business?

Startup Cost

$50K – $250K

Break-Even

5 months

5-Year Survival Rate

50.0%

🆚 Related Industries

Motion Picture and Video Production$2.0MSoftware Publishers$31.2MData Processing, Hosting, and Related Services$18.9MInternet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals$33.8MWireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)$9.0M

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