US Box Office

US and Canada box office gross, as an example of discretionary spending that has less than doubled from 1994 to present (compared to spending on pets which more than doubled).

Total U.S. & Canada Box Office Grosses

Year	Box Office*
2008	$9.78
2007	9.629
2006	9.138
2005	8.832
2004	9.215
2003	9.165
2002	9.272
2001	8.125
2000	7.468
1999	7.314
1998	6.760
1997	6.216
1996	5.817
1995	5.269
1994	5.184
1993	4.897
1992†	4.563
1991	4.80
1990	5.02
1989	5.03
1988	4.46
1987	4.25

*in billions