Share of adults who watched horror movies in theaters in the U.S. 2022, by generation

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 15, 2023

As of October 2022, about two-thirds of adults part of Generation Z surveyed in the United States said they had watched a horror movie in theaters between one and 12 months preceding the survey. Among all other responding generations, that share stood below 45 percent.

Percentage of adults who reported having watched horror movies in theaters in the United States as of October 2022, by generation

Characteristic	In the past month	In the past 6 months	In the past 12 months	In the past 3 years	No, I haven't seen a horror film in a theater in the past 3 years
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Release date

October 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

October 18, 2022

Number of respondents

2,210 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The source defined each generation as follows:
Generation Z: born between 1997 and 2012.
Millennials: born between 1981 and 1996.
Generation X: born between 1965 and 1980.
Baby boomers: born between 1946 and 1964.

Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.

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