Film industry in the United States and Canada - statistics & facts

Leading box office markets worldwide 2021, by revenue

Leading box office markets worldwide in 2021, by revenue (in billion U.S. dollars)

Leading film markets worldwide 2022, by number of tickets sold

Leading film markets worldwide in 2022, by number of tickets sold (in millions)

Costs of the most expensive film productions worldwide 2022

Costs of the most expensive film productions worldwide as of June 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)

Box office revenue in the U.S. and Canada 1980-2022

Box office revenue in the United States and Canada from 1980 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Revenue of the motion picture and video industry in the U.S. 2021, by source

Estimated revenue of the motion picture and video production and distribution industry in the United States in 2021, by source (in billion U.S. dollars)

Filmed entertainment revenue in selected countries worldwide 2020

Filmed entertainment revenue in selected countries worldwide in 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)

Movie releases in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2022

Number of movies released in the United States and Canada from 2000 to 2022

Number of 3D films released in the United States & Canada 2012-2021

Number of 3D films released in the United States and Canada from 2012 to 2021

Number of movie releases in the U.S. & Canada 1995-2023, by genre

Number of movies released in the United States and Canada between 1995 and 2023, by genre

Box office revenue in the U.S. & Canada 1995-2023, by movie rating

Box office revenue in the United States and Canada between 1995 and 2023, by movie rating (in billion U.S. dollars)

Most viewed movie trailers in their first 24 hours as of April 2023

Most watched movie trailers within 24 hours of release as of April 2023 (in millions)

Most popular movies on Facebook 2022

Movies with the most Facebook fans as of January 2022 (in millions)

Market share of film studios in the U.S. & Canada 2010-2021

Market share of leading film studios in the United States and Canada from 2010 to 2021

Combined market share of major film distributors in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2022

Combined market share of the "Big Five" major film studios in the United States and Canada from 2000 to 2022

Box office market share of Universal in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2021

Box office market share of Universal in the United States and Canada from 2000 to 2021

Box office market share of Warner Bros. in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2021

Box office market share of Warner Bros. in the United States and Canada from 2000 to 2021

Box office market share of Disney in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2021

Box office market share of Disney in the United States and Canada from 2000 to 2021

Box office market share of Paramount in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2021

Box office market share of Paramount in the United States and Canada from 2000 to 2021

Leading cinema circuits in U.S. & Canada 2023, by number of screens

Leading cinema circuits in the United States and Canada as of March 2023, by number of screens

Number of cinema sites in the U.S. 1995-2020

Number of cinema sites in the United States from 1995 to 2020

Number of indoor cinema sites in the U.S. 1995-2020

Number of indoor cinema sites in the United States from 1995 to 2020

Number of drive-in cinema sites in the U.S. 1995-2020

Number of drive-in cinema sites in the United States from 1995 to 2020

Number of digital 3D screens in the U.S. & Canada 2007-2021

Number of digital 3D screens in the United States and Canada from 2007 to 2021

Number of cinema screens in the U.S. & Canada from 2008 to 2021, by format

Number of movie screens in the United States and Canada from 2008 to 2021, by format

Tickets sold at box offices in the U.S. & Canada1980-2022

Number of movie tickets sold in the United States and Canada from 1980 to 2022 (in millions)

Ticket price at U.S. movie theaters 2001-2021

Average ticket price at movie theaters in the United States from 2001 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars)

Consumer spending on movie tickets in the U.S. 1999-2021

Consumer expenditure on admissions to motion picture theaters in the United States from 1999 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Consumer spending growth rate on movie theaters in the U.S. 2021, by week

Year-over-year percentage change in weekly consumer spending on movie theaters in the United States from January to July 2021

Top films' audience distribution in the U.S. & Canada in 2021, by gender

Distribution of the audiences of the highest-grossing movies in the United States and Canada in 2021, by gender

Movie theater audience in the U.S. & Canada 2018-2021, by ethnicity

Distribution of the movie theater audience in the United States and Canada from 2018 to 2021, by ethnicity

First-run movie consumption on VOD platforms during the pandemic U.S. 2020-2021

Share of consumers paying to watch first-run movies that skipped theater on VOD services due to the coronavirus in the United States from July 2020 to June 2021

Frequency of going to the movies before and after COVID-19 in the U.S. 2022

Frequency of going to see a movie in theaters among adults in the United States from before the COVID-19 outbreak to April 2022

Level of ease with going to see a movie in theaters among adults in the U.S. 2022

Level of ease with going to see a movie in theaters among adults in the United States as of May 2022

Reasons why infrequent moviegoers do not regularly go to the movies in the U.S. 2022

Leading reasons why infrequent moviegoers do not regularly go to see the movies in theaters in the United States as of May 2022

Top factors for Gen Z to decide on whether or not go to the movies in the U.S. 2021

Leading factors for Gen Z to decide on whether or not see movies in theaters in the United States as of May 2022

Employment in the motion picture & sound recording industries in the U.S. 2001-2022

Total employment in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000s)

Hourly wages in the motion picture & recording industries in the U.S. 2007-2021

Average hourly earnings of all employees in the motion picture and sound recording industries in the United States from 2007 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars)

Best-paid actors worldwide 2021, by income

Best-paid actors worldwide as of August 2021, by income (in million U.S. dollars)

All-time top-grossing actors in the U.S. & Canada 2023, by total domestic box revenue

Highest-grossing leading actors of all time in the United States and Canada as of February 2023, by cumulative domestic box office revenue (in billion U.S. dollars)

Distribution of lead actors in movies in the U.S. 2011-2021, by gender

Distribution of lead actors in movies in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by gender

Distribution lead actors in films in the U.S. 2011-2021, by ethnicity

Distribution of lead actors in movies in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by ethnicity

Highest-grossing film directors worldwide 2023, by cumulative global box office gross

Highest-grossing film directors of all time worldwide as of February 2023, by cumulative global box office gross (in billion U.S. dollars)

Distribution of movie directors in the U.S. 2011-2021, by gender

Distribution of movie directors in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by gender

Share of indie movies with female directors in Hollywood 2008-2022

Share of independent films with female directors in Hollywood from 2008 to 2022

Distribution of movie directors in the U.S. 2011-2021, by ethnicity

Distribution of movie directors in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by ethnicity

Film writers' gender distribution in the U.S. 2011-2021

Distribution of movie writers in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by gender

Distribution of movie writers in the U.S. 2011-2021, by ethnicity

Distribution of movie writers in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by ethnicity