National Audience Survey

A look at Art House patrons and their movie-going habits.

For the seventh consecutive year, Art House Convergence partnered with Avenue ISR to learn more about Art House audiences in the U.S. Each year, the audience survey gathers valuable data about how patrons learn about Art House programs, when and why they attend, and what they want to see from their local theater.

A presentation of the overall findings was shared at the 2020 Art House Convergence.

National Audience Surveys

National Audience Survey 2019

National Audience Survey 2019

National Audience Survey 2018

National Audience Survey 2018

National Audience Survey 2017

National Audience Survey 2017

National Audience Survey 2016

National Audience Survey 2016

National Audience Survey 2015

National Audience Survey 2015

National Audience Survey 2014

National Audience Survey 2014

National Audience Survey 2013

National Audience Survey 2013

Theater Operations Survey

A look at Art House theater operations ranging from concessions to fundraising.

Art House Convergence partnered with SMU DataArts to put together the Theater Operations Survey, a detailed national report with benchmarks in financial, operational, managerial, and programming categories. SMU DataArts’ Cultural Data Profile (CDP) is open to art house movie theaters, film societies, film festivals, and other arts institutions that show movies

About SMU DataArts

SMU DataArts was founded to bring the language and leverage of data to the business of culture. The Cultural Data Profile is DataArts’ flagship service, which thousands of cultural nonprofits use annually to report their financial and programmatic information. DataArts seeks to be a catalyst for data-informed decision-making.

Theater Operations Surveys

National Theater Operations Survey 2018, 2019

National Theater Operations Survey 2018, 2019

National Theater Operations Survey 2017

National Theater Operations Survey 2017

National Theater Operations Survey 2016

National Theater Operations Survey 2016

National Theater Operations Survey 2015

National Theater Operations Survey 2015

National Theater Operations Survey 2014

National Theater Operations Survey 2014

National Theater Operations Survey 2013

National Theater Operations Survey 2013

National Theater Operations Survey 2012

National Theater Operations Survey 2012