Year book of motion pictures (1948)

Page scan 00073 from Year book of motion pictures

Record Details:

Title:
Year book of motion pictures
Date:
1948
Publisher:
New York : The Film Daily
Volume:
The film daily year book of motion pictures (1948)
Leaf #:
00073
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Year Book
Format:
Annuals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
August 01, 2024
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New Mexico . 66 (57.5) 48 (42.5) 113 37,324 (68.2) 17.383 (31.8) 54,707 813 (59.3) 559 (40.7) 1.372 996,257 (73.6) 358,019 (26.4) 1,354,276 North Carolina . . 224 (45.5) 268 (54.5) 492 136,043 (56.8) 103,631 (43.2) 239,674 North Dakota 38 (18.2) 171 (81.8) 209 15,385 (25.3) 45,332 (74.7) 60,717 Ohio . . . 404 (43.7) 521 (56.3) 925 379,267 (61.2) 240,952 (38.8) 620,219 195 (39.1) 304 (60.9) 499 125,050 (52.9) 111,308 (47.1) 236,358 170 (67.7) 251 61.471 (46.9) 69,715 (53.1) 131,186 Pennsylvania . 583 (48.6) 617 (51.4) 1.200 541,215 (61.2) 342,731 (38.8) 883,946 Rhode Island 23 (35.9) 41 (64.1) 64 31,100 (47.9) 33,763 (52.1) 64,863 South Carolina 74 (34.9) 138 (65.1) 212 45.382 (46.7) 51,805 (63.3) 97,187 South Dakota 36 (17.8) 166 (82.2) 202 18,964 ( 30.3) 43,606 (69.7) 62.570 178 (58.6) 126 (41.4) 304 124,219 (66.1) 63,626 (33.9) 187,845 745 (54.9) 612 (45.1) 1.357 467,353 (64.9) 252,249 (35.1) 719,602 51 (35.7) 92 (64.3) 143 33,423 (48.0) 36,216 (52.0) 69,639 27 (39.1) 42 (60.9) 69 19,451 (61.7) 18.189 (48.3) 37,640 Virginia .... 179 (46.7) 204 (53.3) 383 118,933 (55.9) 93,980 (44.1) 212,913 Washington 142 (43.8) 182 (56.2) 324 104,363 (67.5) 77,043 (42.6) 181,406 West Virginia 1 2fi (37 fit 209 ( 62.4) 335 fi1 ^70 (40 9 ) 89,045 (59.1 ) 150,624 Wisconsin 177 (40.3) 262 (59.7) 439 147,669 (56.5) 118,187 (44.5) 265,846 28 (45.2) 34 (54.8) 62 17,108 (61.3) 10,792 (38.7) 27,900 TOTAL . . 8.983 (46.8) 10.224 (53.2) 19.207 7,539.162 (61.8) 4,657,826 (38.2) 12.196,988 * Figures in parentheses denote percentage. Foreign 1947 United Kingdom Film Gross (estimated) £108,000,000 Number of British Film Theaters Operating on Jan. 1, 1948 (estimated) 4,850 Note: Of these, 447 are owned by Associated British Corp., 252 by GaumontBritish, and 308 by Odeon. Average Weekly British Attendance (estimated) 30,000,000 Average Annual British Entertainments Tax Paid by Theaters During 1947 £9,500 London West End Admission Price Range 4 s. 6 d. to 11 s. 6 d. Average British Admission Charge Outside of London West End 1 s. 9 d. Valuation of British Film Imports from the U. S. in 1947, and British Film Remittances to the U. S. in the Same Year £15,000,000 British Film Production Cost Range £150,000 to £500,000 U. S. Film Remittances from Britain in 1947 $2,000,000 Annual Total Entertainment Tax Paid by British Film Theaters £41,390,000 Number of French Film Theaters as of Jan. 1, 1948 (estimated) 7,500 Breakdown: Permanent 35 mm. Theaters, 4,700: permanent 16 mm. theaters, 1.100; mobile theaters, 1,700. Average Weekly French Film Attendance 8,000,000 French Film Gross for 1946-47 10,000,000,000 francs Number of French Film Studios in Operation as of Jan. 1, 1948 14 Breakdown: Paris, 11; Bordeaux, Marseille, Nice, one each. Number of French Film Producers as of Jan. 1, 1948 74 Average Cost per Feature of French Films Produced in 1947 29,720,000 francs Estimated Weekly World Attendance at Film Theaters 235,000,000 Far East Film Theaters as of Jan. 1, 1948 2,779 Seating Capacity 1,457,913 Breakdown of Far East Film Theaters: Seating Seating Country Theaters Capacity Country Theaters Capacity China 163 164,423 Republic of the Manchuria . . . 115 71,817 Philippines . . . 310 235,000 Formosa 116 82,230 135 90,000 French Indochina 19 12,300 12 14,638 1,603 658,374 Singapore and 6 5.331 Malayan Union 140 60.000 Netherlands Indies 160 64,000 71