A survey fielded in the United States in 2025 revealed that the movie genre viewers preferred to see in theaters the most were action and adventure movies. While ** percent of Gen Z consumers preferred to watch action movies at the cinema, about a ***** of them liked to do so for horror movies.
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Octane Seating. (February 10, 2025). Movie genres viewers prefer to see in theaters in the United States in 2025, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1607745/movie-genres-prefer-see-in-theaters-cinema-age-us/
Octane Seating. "Movie genres viewers prefer to see in theaters in the United States in 2025, by generation." Chart. February 10, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1607745/movie-genres-prefer-see-in-theaters-cinema-age-us/
Octane Seating. (2025). Movie genres viewers prefer to see in theaters in the United States in 2025, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1607745/movie-genres-prefer-see-in-theaters-cinema-age-us/
Octane Seating. "Movie Genres Viewers Prefer to See in Theaters in The United States in 2025, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1607745/movie-genres-prefer-see-in-theaters-cinema-age-us/
Octane Seating, Movie genres viewers prefer to see in theaters in the United States in 2025, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1607745/movie-genres-prefer-see-in-theaters-cinema-age-us/ (last visited June 20, 2025)
Movie genres viewers prefer to see in theaters in the United States in 2025, by generation [Graph], Octane Seating, February 10, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1607745/movie-genres-prefer-see-in-theaters-cinema-age-us/
