Also called: Theatrical Distribution Analyst
Forecasts and tracks how much money movies earn in theaters.
A box office analyst studies ticket presales and trailer views, predicts opening weekend, and reports actual grosses every Sunday morning.
Approximate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Business, economics, or statistics degree.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Economics, Statistics, Business.
Growing slowly. Theatrical market is smaller than pre-2020.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI forecasting models now predict box office from data, cutting analyst jobs.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Microeconomics, Business, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1161.
Career Universe is an early version. Pay, training and AI-risk figures are estimates to start your own research, not verified facts. The research was written with AI research assistants, checked by validation scripts and spot-checked by hand. Check anything important with schools, employers and official sources. How the numbers work.