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Principal Statistics Ol VrivO-In ANCaAlrIes, DY FLOVINCe, AI
Province Establishments
Canada 279 Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island 6 Nova Scotia 1] New Brunswick 14 Quebec 8 Ontario 102 Manitoba 17 Saskatchewan 34 Alberta 39 British Columbia 48
In 1970, 53 firms distributed films through 112 offices in Canada. Total receipts increased by 5.3% to $66,135,421 in 1970 from $62,809,607 in 1969. Receipts from film rentals totalled $65,582,753 representing a 6.1% increase over the amount reported last year. Receipts from
sale of advertising more than
doubled (from $24,370 in 1969 to $52,856 in 1970) while receipts
from all other sources decreased
to nearly half the 1969 amount (from $996,770 in 1969 to $499 812 in 1970). In 1970, 737 persons were employed by film distributors representing a 12.9% decrease from
Car Walk Paid Capacity in admissions seats $
LIS ;S12° 328 11,489,368 1,590 160,006 4,138 348 269 4,626 423,227 5,500 304,813
51,458 5,376,708 7,248 20 669,681 9212. yaloz 753,204
16,539 25 1,549,887
15,141 161 1,903,573
1969; however, total salaries and wages increased by 1.0% to $5,305,409 from $5,254,423 in 1969. The average salary increased to $7,199 in 1970 from $6,211 in 1969, an increase of 15.9%
Receipts from the rental of films
for theatrical use, amounted to $45,661,662 and represented 69.6% of the total receipts. Receipts originating from the rental of films for television use accounted for 28.7% and the remaining 1.7% came from the rental of films for all
other non-theatrical use. In 1970, 948 new films were distributed
(860 in 1969).
Receipts from admissions (excluding taxes)
$ 17,046,584
176,297 443,630 461,589 446,635 8,462,748 979,400 951,252 2,391,418
2,733,615
1,117,581
16,927 45,918 47,041 44,715 844,773 90,849
27,158
Sales of candy, drinks, cigarettes etc.
$ 7,081,066
58,082 263,267 207,615 146,321
3,667,388 212,875 319,708
1,034,587
1,171,223
Other Revenue
$ 237,162
5,452 1.604 80,921 49 607 21,590 19,033
54,285
New feature films numbered 786 and included 408 English, 267 French and 111 films in other languages. The
786 features have been further broken down according to country of origin, as follows:
United States 291 France 90 Great Britain 131 Italy 113 Canada 53 Other Countries 108 Total 786
Canadian Film Digest Year Book 1972-73
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