Theater in Minnesota

The Twin Cities Metro Area has the highest per capita theater attendance amongst seven comparable cities.The total theater attendance in these cities in the year 2000, ranked at a rate of population is below.

CITY - TICKETS SOLD - METRO POPULATION - RATE OF ATTENDANCE

Mpls/St. Paul - 2.3 million - 2.8 million - 82%
Seattle - 1.9 million - 3.4 million - 56%
Chicago - 4.0 million - 8.8 million - 45%
Atlanta - 1.7 million - 3.8 million - 45%
Philadelphia - 1.5 million - 6 million - 25%
St. Louis - 600,000 - 2.5 million - 24%
Boston - 1 million - 5.7 million - 18%

The Twin Cities recently moved from 17th to 6th place nationally as one of the largest theater markets in the country (Minnesota State Arts Board).

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune (2/11/01)