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Global movie production and distribution industry - key data 2018
Key data on the global movie production and distribution industry in 2018
by Amy Watson,
last edited
Jul 22, 2019
The table presents key data on the global movie production and distribution industry as of August 2018. According to the estimates, there were almost 60 thousand businesses active in the industry in 2018.
Key data on the global movie production and distribution industry in 2018
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by Amy Watson,
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The table presents key data on the global movie production and distribution industry as of August 2018. According to the estimates, there were almost 60 thousand businesses active in the industry in 2018.
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Statistics on "Film production worldwide"
- Global overview
The most important statistics
- Key data on the global movie production and distribution industry in 2018Global movie production and distribution industry - key data 2018
- Leading film markets worldwide from 2007 to 2018, by number of films producedLeading film markets worldwide 2007-2018, by number of films produced
- Leading box office markets worldwide in 2018, by revenue (in billion U.S. dollars)Leading box office markets worldwide in 2018, by revenue
- Leading film markets worldwide in 2018, by number of tickets sold (in millions)Leading film markets worldwide 2018, by number of tickets sold
- United States
The most important statistics
- Number of movies released in the United States and Canada from 2000 to 2018Movie releases in North America from 2000-2018
- Estimated revenue of the U.S. motion picture/video production and distribution industry from 2005 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)U.S. motion picture/video production and distribution - revenue 2005-2017
- Total employment in U.S. motion picture and sound recording industries from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s)Employment in U.S. motion picture and recording industries 2001-2019
- Unemployment rate in U.S. motion picture and sound recording industries from 2001 to 2018Unemployment in U.S. motion picture and recording industries 2001-2018
- Average hourly earnings of all employees in U.S. motion picture and sound recording industries from 2007 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)Hourly wages in U.S. motion picture and recording industries 2007-2018
- Number of shoot days spent on feature film production in Greater Los Angeles from 1st quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2018Feature film production shoot days in L.A. 2017-2018
- Distribution of behind-the-scenes roles in Hollywood 1998 to 2018, by genderGender distribution of behind-the-scenes roles in Hollywood 1998-2018
- Canada
The most important statistics
- Canadian film and television production volume in Canada from 2004/05 to 2017/18 season (in million Canadian dollars)Canadian film and TV production volume in Canada 2004-2018
- Number of Canadian theatrical movies produced annually in Canada from 2004/05 to 2017/18 season Number of Canadian movies produced in Canada 2004-2018
- Number of new-release movies playing in theaters in Canada from 2007 to 2017, by origin of production Canada number of new-releases playing in theaters 2007-2017, by production origin
- Box office revenue in Canada from 2007 to 2017, by origin of production (in million Canadian dollars)Canada box office revenue 2007-2017, by production origin
- Distribution of box office revenue in Canada from 2007 to 2017, by origin of production Canada box office revenue share 2007-2017, by production origin
- Europe
The most important statistics
- Most successful German films ranked by number of cinema goers in Germany in 2018Ranking of the most successful German films in 2018 by number of cinema goers
- Audience market share of German cinema productions in Germany from 1996 to 2018Audience market share of German films in Germany 1996-2018
- Number of feature films produced in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1994 to 2018Volume of film production in the United Kingdom (UK) 1994-2018
- Share of worldwide box office revenue generated by UK films from 2002 to 2018, by production typeGlobal theatrical market share of UK films 2002-2018, by production type
- Number of feature films produced in France from 2010 to 2017Feature film production in France 2010-2017
- Total number of feature film co-productions in Spain from 2008 to 2018Feature film co-productions in Spain 2008-2018
- Number of short films produced in Spain from 2008 to 2018Annual production of short films in Spain 2008-2018
- Number of feature-length films produced in Sweden from 2010 to 2018Feature film production in Sweden 2010-2018
- APAC
The most important statistics
- Most successful movies produced in China in 2018, by box office revenue (in million yuan)Most successful movies produced in China 2018, by box office revenue
- Number of feature films produced in China from 2007 to 2017Number of feature films produced in China from 2007 to 2017
- Number of movies produced in South Korea in 2018, by age ratingNumber of films produced in South Korea 2018, by age rating
- Total production costs of South Korean films from 2008 to 2018 (in billion South Korean won)Movie production budgets in South Korea 2008-2018
- Horror films as a share of total films produced in Indonesia from 2012 to 2017Horror films as share of total films produced in Indonesia 2012-2017
- India
The most important statistics
- Biggest Bollywood movie productions of all time in India as of 2019, by production budget (in billion Indian rupees)Movies with biggest production budgets in India 2019
- Highest grossing domestic movie productions India in 2018 (in billion Indian rupees)Highest grossing domestic movies India 2018
- Leading movies produced in India in 2017, by return on investmentLeading Bollywood movies in India 2017, by profit
- Latin America
The most important statistics
- Attendance at most popular Iberoamerican movie productions in selected Latin American countries in 2017Most successful Iberoamerican movies in Latin America 2017
- Number of Colombian movie releases from 2010 to 2018Colombia: number of domestic movies released 2010-2018
- Number of films produced in Colombia from 2006 to 2017Colombia: domestic film productions 2006-2017
- Number of domestic movie releases in Chile from 2015 to 2017Number of Chilean movie releases 2015-2017
- Audience of domestic movie productions in Chile from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000s)Chile: audience of domestic movie productions 2000-2018
- Share of domestic productions in the box office revenue in Brazil from 2006 to 2017Share of domestic productions in the box office revenue in Brazil 2006-2017
- Box office revenue generated by domestic productions in Brazil from 2006 to 2017 (in million Brazilian reais)Box office revenue generated by domestic productions in Brazil 2006-2017
- Number of movies released in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2017, by origin of productionArgentina: number of movies released in Buenos Aires 2017, by origin
- Expensive productions
The most important statistics
- Most expensive film productions worldwide as of August 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)Most expensive film productions globally 2019
- Top film locations worldwide for the 100 highest-grossing films in North America from 2013 to 2017Global filming locations for highest-grossing movies in North America 2013-2017
- Box office revenue of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series in North America and worldwide as of 2018, by movie (in million U.S. dollars)Pirates of the Caribbean: domestic and global box office revenue 2018
- Production costs and global box office revenue of selected Marvel Comics movies from 2002 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)Marvel Comics films: production costs and global box office revenue 2002-2019
- Global box office revenue of DC comics movies from 2004 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)DC comics movies: box office revenue 2004-2019
- Production costs and global box office revenue of Star Wars movies from 1977 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Star Wars movies: production costs and global box office revenue 1977-2018
- Production costs and global box office revenue of James Bond movies from 1977 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) James Bond movie: production costs and global box office revenue 1977-2018
- Production costs and global box office revenue of Harry Potter movies from 2001 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars) Harry Potter movies: production costs and global box office revenue 2001-2017
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Statistics on "Film production worldwide"
- Key data on the global movie production and distribution industry in 2018
- Leading film markets worldwide from 2007 to 2018, by number of films produced
- Leading box office markets worldwide in 2018, by revenue (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Leading film markets worldwide in 2018, by number of tickets sold (in millions)
- Number of movies released in the United States and Canada from 2000 to 2018
- Estimated revenue of the U.S. motion picture/video production and distribution industry from 2005 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Total employment in U.S. motion picture and sound recording industries from 2001 to 2019 (in 1,000s)
- Unemployment rate in U.S. motion picture and sound recording industries from 2001 to 2018
- Average hourly earnings of all employees in U.S. motion picture and sound recording industries from 2007 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Number of shoot days spent on feature film production in Greater Los Angeles from 1st quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2018
- Distribution of behind-the-scenes roles in Hollywood 1998 to 2018, by gender
- Canadian film and television production volume in Canada from 2004/05 to 2017/18 season (in million Canadian dollars)
- Number of Canadian theatrical movies produced annually in Canada from 2004/05 to 2017/18 season
- Number of new-release movies playing in theaters in Canada from 2007 to 2017, by origin of production
- Box office revenue in Canada from 2007 to 2017, by origin of production (in million Canadian dollars)
- Distribution of box office revenue in Canada from 2007 to 2017, by origin of production
- Most successful German films ranked by number of cinema goers in Germany in 2018
- Audience market share of German cinema productions in Germany from 1996 to 2018
- Number of feature films produced in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1994 to 2018
- Share of worldwide box office revenue generated by UK films from 2002 to 2018, by production type
- Number of feature films produced in France from 2010 to 2017
- Total number of feature film co-productions in Spain from 2008 to 2018
- Number of short films produced in Spain from 2008 to 2018
- Number of feature-length films produced in Sweden from 2010 to 2018
- Number of feature-length fiction films produced in Sweden from 2011 to 2018
- Number of feature films produced in Norway from 2010 to 2017
- Share of women in cinema feature film and documentary production in Norway in 2017 and 2018, by key positions
- Number of newly released movies in the Netherlands in 2018, by origin of the movie
- Number of feature fiction films produced in Denmark from 2010 to 2018, by production type
- Most successful movies produced in China in 2018, by box office revenue (in million yuan)
- Number of feature films produced in China from 2007 to 2017
- Number of movies produced in South Korea in 2018, by age rating
- Total production costs of South Korean films from 2008 to 2018 (in billion South Korean won)
- Horror films as a share of total films produced in Indonesia from 2012 to 2017
- Biggest Bollywood movie productions of all time in India as of 2019, by production budget (in billion Indian rupees)
- Highest grossing domestic movie productions India in 2018 (in billion Indian rupees)
- Leading movies produced in India in 2017, by return on investment
- Attendance at most popular Iberoamerican movie productions in selected Latin American countries in 2017
- Number of Colombian movie releases from 2010 to 2018
- Number of films produced in Colombia from 2006 to 2017
- Number of domestic movie releases in Chile from 2015 to 2017
- Audience of domestic movie productions in Chile from 2000 to 2018 (in 1,000s)
- Share of domestic productions in the box office revenue in Brazil from 2006 to 2017
- Box office revenue generated by domestic productions in Brazil from 2006 to 2017 (in million Brazilian reais)
- Number of movies released in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2017, by origin of production
- Most expensive film productions worldwide as of August 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Top film locations worldwide for the 100 highest-grossing films in North America from 2013 to 2017
- Box office revenue of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series in North America and worldwide as of 2018, by movie (in million U.S. dollars)
- Production costs and global box office revenue of selected Marvel Comics movies from 2002 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Global box office revenue of DC comics movies from 2004 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Production costs and global box office revenue of Star Wars movies from 1977 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Production costs and global box office revenue of James Bond movies from 1977 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Production costs and global box office revenue of Harry Potter movies from 2001 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Production costs and global box office revenue of the Fantastic Beasts movies as of March 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Production costs and global box office revenue of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies from 2001 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Key data on the video postproduction services industry in the United States in 2018
- Number of new movies released in Italy in 2018, by country of production
- Employment in the U.S. motion picture and video industry from 2009 to 2016, by sector
- Value of the post-production market worldwide in 2016 and 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Number of establishments* in the motion picture and video industry in the United States from 2007 to 2016, by sector
- Annual payroll* in the U.S. motion picture and video industry in 2016, by sector (in million U.S. dollars)
- Estimated domestic licensing revenue of the motion picture and video industry in the United States from 2010 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Box office revenue of the leading film studios worldwide in 2013, by region (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Number of Argentine movie releases from 2010 to 2017
- Independent UK films ranked by box office revenues worldwide in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Share of top-grossing movies with disabled characters in the United States in 2017
- Share of female characters in movies worldwide in 2014, by country
- Revenues of Luciano Media Group from production and distribution of films and series in Italy from 2016 to 1st semester of 2018 (in thousand euros)
- Share of female leading or co-leading characters in movies worldwide in 2014, by country
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