Canadian Film Digest Year Book (1977)

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Exhibition Box Office Statistics Exhibition Personnel Provincial Theatre Associations Refreshment Suppliers Film Classification Indoor Theatres Drive-Ins BOX OFFICE STATISTICS (From Statistics Canada) TABLE 1 During 1975, there were 1,488 motion picture theatres (1,423 in 1974) of which 1,173 were regular motion picture theatres (1,116 in 1974) and 315 were drive-in theatres (307 in 1974). Receipts from admissions (excluding taxes) amounted to $211.4 million, an increase of 22.4% over the amount of $172.7 million reported in 1974. Receipts from regular motion picture theatres accounted for 86.1% of this amount. Amusement taxes increased by 20.3% to $15.4 million in 1975 from $12.8 million in 1974. The number of paid admissions was reported at 97 million, an increase of 7.3% over 1974. Year Regular Net Receipts Amusement Paid Theatres Taxes Admissions 1948 1,604 $68,694,321 $13,583,324 219,289,424 1949 1,731 77,419,472 12,563,737 229,312,348 1950 1,801 82,707,762 11,444,668 231,746,881 1951 1,808 90,986,110 11,373,629 239,132,227 1952 98,851,349 12,308,148 247,732,717 1953 100,889,361 12,760,235 241,182,726 1954 97,012,140 12,098,922 218,508,653 1955 86,373,652 10,264,183 184,968,467 1956 80,666,267 8,674,890 162,859,006 1957 76,486,177 7,815,204 146,755,828