European motion-picture industry (1932)

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-55 4. Trade license tax: In order to import, local film distributors (film exchanges) are required to possess a trade license of the first category. The tax on a license of this kind is chargeable at Ekr. 475 per annum. The film exchange which is operated as a cooperative organization by the Association of Motion-Picture Theater Owners of Estonia pays this tax at Ekr. 450 per annum. 5. Tax on net profit: Usually 16 percent of the total annual gross receipts of film exchanges are allowed for net profit. The tax thereon varies according to the amount set aside as net profit. 6. Income tax: Income tax is payable by persons operating film exchanges and varies according to the declared income. 7. In addition to the above listed taxes, the local film exchanges usually bear all expenses connected with the preparation of Estonian "inscriptions" and "legends" on imported motion-picture films. THEATERS The total number of motion-picture theaters in operation in Estonia is 62, of which 15 are at Tallinn. The total seating capacity of the 62 motion-picture theaters of Estonia is estimated at approximately 19,000. The average admission price cf these theaters is 35 senti, and of the 15 theaters at Tallinn, 50 senti. The films best liked by native audiences are musical features, sensational productions (American), sentimental dramas, and good farces, with stars. It is estimated that the total yearly gross box-office receipts of all of the 62 motion-picture theaters of Estonia are about Ekr. 1,700,000, of which approximately one-half represents the income of the first-run theaters, SOUND The 52 theaters in operation in Estonia are all wired for the shewing of sound films. There are no unwired motion-picture theaters in Estonia. During the calendar year of 1938, new sound equipment was installed in three first-run theaters at Tallinn and in three provincial houses. The replacements at Tallinn were filled in two instances ("Ars" and "Bi-Ba-Bo") by the German Klangfilm equipment, and in one instance ("Modern") by the German 2343