3D revolution doubles the number of cinema viewers in just two years

More than four million viewers watched the cinema premieres in the first nine months of this year, according to the data provided by Champions agency, which monitors the Romanian box-office on a weekly basis. 900,000 more than last year and double the number of 2008, reads BUSINESS Magazin.
This means that people like going to movies, even though, given the average salary per economy, the costs of such entertainment are not necessarily low. The average price of a cinema ticket stands at 15 RON for classical productions and at around 20 RON for 3D ones. Adding the classical menu, juice and popcorn, the budget for two people goes even higher.
Champions figures reveal quite a small market, and cinema operators say there is room for better, but that they are satisfied for the moment as they garnered considerable increases at a time when leisure budgets have dropped.
"3D movies are to blame, their success has brought this growth," considers Constantin Fugaşin, Champions agency founder.