Year book of motion pictures (1950)

Page scan 00075 from Year book of motion pictures

Record Details:

Title:
Year book of motion pictures
Date:
1950
Publisher:
New York : The Film Daily
Volume:
Year book of motion pictures : 1950
Leaf #:
00075
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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MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY STATISTICS By CHESTER B. BAHN and WINFIELD ANDRUS Editor, THE FILM DAILY News Editor, THE FILM DAILY General Capital Invested in the U. S. Film Industry ( estimated ) Breakdown: Studios, $141,000,000 Distribution, $25,600,000; Theaters, $2,700,000,000 : Non-Theatrical, $15,000,000. Number of People Employed in the U. S. Theatrical Film Industry (i estimated ) Breakdown: Production, 17,500: Distribution, 12,500: Exhibition. 180,000. Total Industry Payroll ( estimated ) Breakdown: Production in Hollywood. $230,250,450: Production Outside of Hollywood. $7,218,455; Distribution, $33,750,000. Exhibition, $186,500,000. w rorld Gross of American Motion Pictures ( estimated ) Breakdown: United States, $1,350,000,000: Foreigrn Markets, $900,000,000. Total Film Theaters in the World Seating Capacity Breakdown of World Film Theaters: $2,881 ,600,000 210,000 $ 457,718,905 $2,250,000,000 95,879 39,766.006 Seating Seating Theaters Capacity Theaters Capacity Europe 56,616 17,033.280 Caribbean Area. 659 379.143 Par East 2.996 1.537.343 South Pacilic. . . 2.183 1.439.556 Middle East . . 2,059 1.061.975 Canada 1,970 900,000 Africa 1.231 740,050 United States: Atlantic Islands 122 59,363 Theaters 19,311 12,122,607 Central and Drive-Ins . . . . 2,205 South America 6.397 4,423.089 Puerto Rico . . . 130 69,600 U. S. 1949 Film Remittances from Abroad ( estimated ) $ 110,000,000 Preliminary 1949 Publicly-Reported Cash Dividend Payments of Film Companies $ 40,855,000 Comparable 1948 Figure $ 54,205,000 Comparable 1947 Figure $ 54,600,000 Comparable 1946 Figure $ 46,700,000 Film Industry Expenditures for U. S. Advertising in 1949 {estimated) . ... $ 66.250,000 Breakdown: Newspapers, $50,000,000: Radio, $11,500,000: Magazines, $3,000,000: Accessories and Direct Mail, $1,250,000; Outdoor. $500,000. Number of Ads Placed Daily in Various U. S. Media ( estimated ) 15,700 Annual Industry Expenditures for Insurance in the U. S. [estimated) . ... $ 50,750,000 Value of 1949 U. S. Exports of Film and Equipment $ 22,712,017 Comparable 1948 Total $ 26,137,843 Breakdown 19 19— Linear Feet Value 1918 — Linear Feet Value Raw Stock . . 367.000.000 $6,541,816 383.000,000 $6,653,873 Features .... 240.000,000 $7,026,339 261,000,000 $7,327,254 Number Value Number Value Cameras .... 11.016 $1,170,115 15.206 $1,555,977 Projectors . . 21.374 $3,829,544 26,702 $5,175,299 35 mm. . . . 2.424 $ 837.579 4.154 $1,673,679 16 mm. . . . 9.017 $2,245,499 8,440 $2,357,606 71