Mark Twain said it best when he said there are "lies, damned lies, and statistics"
1894
cost of a movie ticket: 25 cents
world population: 1 billion
2006
cost of a movie ticket: $12
world population: 7 billion
now you know why box office sales records get broken, its impossible for them not to get broken. Those box office stats are pretty much irrelevant other than hype up a movie
