New Independent Studios
Blockbusters, Teen Angst, Young Upwardly-Mobile Professionals, and the Dawn of the Sequel:
The average film budget by 1978 was about $5 million - increasing dramatically to $11 million by 1980 due to inflation and rising costs. A movie ticket at a first-run theater cost around $2.50
By the end of the 80's, the average film budget was over $18 million. The price of a movie ticket had gone from $3 to $4 during the course of the decade. (jan 1, 1978 – dec 31, 1989)