Market data on the growth of the U.S. and/or worldwide ticket sales
revenues for theatrical release motion pictures since the date VHS
(video casette recorders) was introduced into the market.

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The VHS (Video Home System) video cassette recorder was introduced in
1976 by JVC.
http://www.tapeworld.com/vhs_tape.htm


Here is the annual growth of the U.S. ticket revenues for theatrical
release motion pictures since 1976:


year    us ticket   growth
        revenues
        (billions)   %

1976  	$2,036      -3.7
1977 	$2,372      16.5
1978 	$2,643      11.4
1979 	$2,821       6.7
1980 	$2,749      -2.6
1981 	$2,966       7.9
1982 	$3,453      16.4
1983 	$3,766       9.1
1984 	$4,031       7.0
1985 	$3,749      -7.0
1986 	$3,778       0.8
1987 	$4,253      12.6
1988 	$4,458       4.8
1989 	$5,033      12.9
1990 	$5,022      -0.2
1991 	$4,803      -4.4
1992 	$4,871       1.4
1993 	$5,154       5.8
1994 	$5,396       4.7
1995 	$5,494       1.8
1996 	$5,912       7.6
1997 	$6,366       7.6
1998 	$6,949       9.2
1999 	$7,448       7.2
2000 	$7,661       2.9
2001 	$8,413       9.8
2002 	$9,270      10.2
2003    $9,186      -0.9
	
Average annual growth since 1976: 5.5%

source: USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/life/box-office-table.htm
2003 figure from BoxOfficeMojo.com
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/

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