Canadian Film Digest Year Book (1972)

Page scan 000115 from Canadian Film Digest Year Book

Record Details:

Title:
Canadian Film Digest Year Book
Date:
1972
Volume:
Canadian Film Digest 1972 Yearbook
Leaf #:
000115
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",Canad
Collection:
Canada, Global Cinema, and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Yearbooks
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library, Canadian Picture Pioneers, Paul Moore and Jessica Whitehead
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:

Canadian Film Digest Year Book

Editors: Dan Krendel (1971-76), Patricia Thompson (1977-85)

Canadian Film Digest Year Book (1971-85) incorporated the Canadian professional film directory and was the annual handbook for Canadian Film Digest (1971-77), owned and published by Nat Taylor’s Film Publications of Canada, Ltd. Like the Digest’s continuation of Canadian Film Weekly (1942-70), the Digest Year Book continued the Canadian Film Weekly Year Book (1951-70). Initially edited by Dan Krendel, then Patricia Thompson, the Digest Year Book continued to 1986, a full decade after the Digest itself ceased publication. Thompson then purchased the business from Taylor and reincorporated as Cine-Communications, Inc., renaming the annual Film Canada Yearbook (1986-2007).

– Paul Moore, March 2024

Date Added:
February 24, 2025
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114 Statistics During 1970, there were 1,435 motion picture theatres (1,428 in 1969) of which 1,156 were regular motion picture theatres and 279 were drive-in theatres (271 in 1969). Receipts from admissions (excluding taxes) amounted to $128,738,403, an increase of 9.1% over the amount of $118,020,089 reported in 1969. Receipts from regular motion picture theatres accounted for 86.8% of this amount. Amusement taxes increased by 8.3% to $9,228,131 in 1970 from $8,518,554 in 1969. The number of paid admissions was reported at 92,315,452, an increase of 2.3% over last year. Summary of Motion Picture Exhibition in Canada, 1970 Item Theatres Receipts from admissions (excluding taxes). Amusement taxes Paid Admissions The 1970 per capita expenditure on motion picture entertainment in Canada was calculated at $6.45, up 7.3% over the $6.01 reported in 1969. The per capita expenditure increased in all provinces except for New Brunswick where it dropped by 3.9% and in the Yukon and Northwest Territories where the drop was 4.6%. Newfoundland accounted for the biggest increase (31.6%) and Saskatchewan reported the smallest (0.8%). Canadian Film Digest Year Book 1972-73 All Theatres Total 1,435 $128,738,403 $ 9,228,131 92,315,449 Regular Theatres 1,156 111,691,819 8,110,550 80,826,081 Drive-in Theatres 279 17,046,584 1,117,581 11,489,368