The motion picture and video production and distribution industry in the United States generated 6.12 billion U.S. dollars from export revenue in 2018. This revenue is significantly higher than the figures for export revenue in previous years, which were under five billion dollars.
Export revenue generated by U.S. motion picture and video production and distribution from 2015 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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US Census Bureau. (April 27, 2021). Export revenue generated by U.S. motion picture and video production and distribution from 2015 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/948925/motion-picture-video-production-distribution-export-revenue-usa/
US Census Bureau. "Export revenue generated by U.S. motion picture and video production and distribution from 2015 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948925/motion-picture-video-production-distribution-export-revenue-usa/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Export revenue generated by U.S. motion picture and video production and distribution from 2015 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948925/motion-picture-video-production-distribution-export-revenue-usa/
US Census Bureau. "Export Revenue Generated by U.S. Motion Picture and Video Production and Distribution from 2015 to 2018 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948925/motion-picture-video-production-distribution-export-revenue-usa/
US Census Bureau, Export revenue generated by U.S. motion picture and video production and distribution from 2015 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948925/motion-picture-video-production-distribution-export-revenue-usa/ (last visited June 07, 2023)
Export revenue generated by U.S. motion picture and video production and distribution from 2015 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, April 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/948925/motion-picture-video-production-distribution-export-revenue-usa/