1 USD buys 64.5% less · vs 1995

Real World

Movie Ticket (natl avg)

one ticket, national average

$12.27

= 1,227 cents · also priced in gold 0.089 g

MELTINGvs 1995 vs USDBEATING

price last checked 2026-06-30 · source: the-numbers.com, US national average ticket price

US national average: $4.35 in 1995, $12.27 in Q2 2026, so a dollar buys roughly 64% less movie than when a ticket cost $4 to $5. Plotted points are published yearly averages; the 2026 point is the-numbers' Q2 model, published Sep 2026. Years we could not read from the source are left blank rather than interpolated, so the gaps in the line are gaps in the record.

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