The average cost of a cinema ticket in the second quarter of 2016 reached $8.73, marking the highest unadjusted level ever according to data issued by the National Association Of Theatre Owners (NATO) on Monday.

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Boosted by the prevalence of premium format, 3D and Imax presentations for the likes of Finding Dory, The Jungle Book and Captain America: Civil War, average ticket cost climbed 1.4% against the Q2 2015 US level of $8.61.

However when the latter figure is adjusted for inflation to $8.76 the new figure actually represents a drop of one-third of a point.

The $8.73 level means the cost of a ticket has gone up by 1.7% since the first quarter of this year when it averaged $8.58.

The average for 2015 settled on $8.43.

The highest adjusted level for average ticket cost remains $8.85 in the fourth quarter of 2015, based on an average cost reported by NATO of $8.70.