CTVR 3 Exam Study Guide

CTVR 3 Exam Study Guide The all time low for box office was: - 1962 T/F: Since the all time low, domestic box office has steadily climbed - True The main reason for increasing box office is - Raising ticket prices the all time top year in terms of box office revenue was... - 2016 The main reason for all time low in box office was due to - the rise of television The all time high for movie theatre attendance was... - 1946 Since the all time low, movie theatre attendance has basically held steady at about - 1 billion The all time low for theatre attendance was - 1971 T/F: Theatre attendance is heavily dependent on ticket prices and the types of movies being shown - False Ticket prices are generally - rising The highest single POINT of movie theater attendance is during: - Christmas holidays Week-by-week fluctuations in movie theater attendance mostly depends upon: - School holidays The single biggest season for the film business is - Summer Week-by-week, ticket sales tend to: - fluctuate wildly The highest point of movie theater attendance within a week is on: - Saturday T/F: The week-day drop following the weekend is GREATER during the holiday season: - False T/F: During non-holiday periods, approximately 75% of total box office is generated on weekends: - True T/F: Nearly all films show a drop in box-office after the first week regardless of opening box- office, critical reviews, etc.: - True The single lowest point in the film business is: - pre-christmas/new years The top 5 films will commonly account for what percentage of total box office: - 90% A key pioneer in the science of motion picture technology, beginning with his photos of galloping horses, was: - Edward Muybridge The man who standardized the format of 35mm film and 24 frames per second was: - William Dickson One of the very first methods of showing motion pictures was the: - Kinetoscope The name for the early movie theaters was: - Nickelodeon