by Alex Ben Block, The Hollywood Reporter
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Overall, 3D made up 19.3% of the global box office, up from 8.6% in 2009.
Worldwide box office revenue from 3D screens more than doubled last year to $6.1 billion, up from $2.5 billion in 2009, reflecting the increase in the number of 3D releases and the rapid build out of 3D screen in theaters.
Overall 3D now makes up 19.3% of the global box office, up from 8.6% in 2009.
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North America accounted for 36.1% of tickets sold for 3D movies, down from 42.3% in 2009, while the rest of the world made up the other 69.3%, up from 53.8% in 2009.
The U.S. was the largest single 3D market with gross ticket sales of $2 billion.
The biggest growth was in 3D international box office which tripled in a year, going from $1.4 billion in 2009 to $3.9 billion.
“This run of exceptional growth in international markets has been instrumental in achieving a current worldwide total in excess of 30,000 3D screens at June 2011, more than double the number at the same point last year. And at least one in four of the world’s screens is now 3-D-capable,” said Charlotte Jones, senior analyst for cinema at IHS. …