Theater ticket
Average retail price
Retail price survey conducted by the Statistics Bureau of Japan. This is a survey average, not a shop price — actual prices vary by store. 総務省統計局 小売物価統計調査 · Surveyed items and specifications
Key facts
Theater ticket costs ¥12,000 per person in Japan as of August 2026 — the official nationwide price, up 7.6% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for theater ticket reads 109.2 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 4.2% year on year and up 8.3% over five years.
Theater ticket sits in the culture & recreation group of Japan's CPI basket, with 200 monthly observations from January 2010 to August 2026. The series peaked at 109.2 in January 2026 and bottomed at 91.2 in December 2020; the latest reading is 0.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +18.6%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 92.1 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2016 | 93.8 | +1.8% | 12 |
| 2017 | 97.2 | +3.6% | 12 |
| 2018 | 97.2 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2019 | 98.1 | +0.9% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +1.9% | 12 |
| 2021 | 100.8 | +0.8% | 12 |
| 2022 | 100.8 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2023 | 102.8 | +2.0% | 12 |
| 2024 | 104.8 | +1.9% | 12 |
| 2025 | 104.8 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2026 | 109.2 | +4.2% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥12,000 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥12,000 |
| 2026-06 | ¥12,000 |
| 2026-05 | ¥12,000 |
| 2026-04 | ¥12,000 |
| 2026-03 | ¥12,000 |
| 2026-02 | ¥12,000 |
| 2026-01 | ¥12,000 |
| 2025-12 | ¥11,150 |
| 2025-11 | ¥11,150 |
| 2025-10 | ¥11,150 |
| 2025-09 | ¥11,150 |
| 2025-08 | ¥11,150 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does theater ticket cost in Japan?
- ¥12,000 per person, as of August 2026 — the official nationwide price in the government's retail price survey.
- How much have theater ticket prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +4.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have theater ticket prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +8.3% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 109.2.
- When were theater ticket prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 109.2 in January 2026. The latest reading is 0.0% against that peak.
- What is the difference between the index and the yen price?
- This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局 消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).