Mobile Entertainment Revenue Approaches US Box Office Totals

Mobile entertainment generated $9.14 billion in revenue in 2014 in the US, approaching the estimated $10.35 billion American moviegoers spent on ticket purchases. Revenue from games, videos, music and services based on the user’s location has grown at a combined annual rate of 50 percent since 2011. It doesn’t take much imagination to see mobile entertainment surpassing theatrical box office soon -- especially since movie attendance in 2014 hit its lowest level in 20 years.