Film Weekly 1963-64 year book : Canadian motion picture industry with television section (1963)

Record Details:

Title:
Film Weekly 1963-64 year book : Canadian motion picture industry with television section
Date:
1963
Publisher:
Toronto : Film Publications of Canada, Ltd.
Volume:
Canadian Film Weekly 1963-64 Year Book [of the] Canadian Motion Picture Industry with television section
Leaf #:
000138
Language:
English
Collection:
Global Cinema, Hollywood Studio System, Year Book, and Canada
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
April 18, 2024
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GENERAL INFORMATION I960 (Figures below are from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics) 1 1961 figures were not available at press time.) Theatre Receipts . $ 72,294,344 Amusement Taxes . $ 5,889,371 Number of Theatres Where Films Shown 1,659 Number of Paid Admissions 117,734,361 This figure indicates a decrease of 9.2 per cent. Drive-In Theatres’ Share of Total Receipts $ 6,789,678 Number of Paid Admissions to Drive-Ins 10,029,249 The I960 figure represents a decrease of about 4 per cent. There were 232 drive-ins in I960 compared with 234 in 1959. Canada’s Seating Capacity 772,908 Canadian Per Capita Expenditure $ 4.39 Highest Per Capita Expenditure — British Columbia $ 5.40 Potential Number of Admissions 585,098,647 Percentage of Capacity Utilized 18% Average Admission Price (including taxes) 66c Number of 16 Mm. Theatres 101 Number of 35 Mm. Films Released in 1959 874 Number of Distribution Companies 52 Number of Exchange Offices 121 Rentals from 35 Mm. Films $ 23,229,803 Rentals from 16 Mm. Films $ 9,265,875 Number of USA Films Released 231 Number of British Films Released 67 Number of French Films Released 118 Statistics Used Below Are For Fiscal Year 1962-63 Ended March 31 of the Ontario Board of Censors Number of Features Under Review 512 Number Originating in the United States 202 Number Originating in Great Britain 47 Number Originating in Canada 1 Number of Foreign-Language Films 262 Number of Short Comedies 146 Number of Newsreel 116 Number of Miscellaneous Subjects 118 Number of Feet Examined (for single prints) 5,590,000 Number of Features Treated 36 Number of Feature Films Classed as ‘Adult’ 93 Number of Feature Films Classed as ‘Restricted’ (For 18-Year Olds and over) 33 Number of Feature Films Rejected 0 136