Report regarding investigation directed to be made by the President in his Executive Order of November 27, 1933, approving the Code of Fair Competition for the motion picture industry (July 1934)
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Gross receipts, investment, surplus, assets, and profit or loss, 1931 to 1933, inclusive — Continued COMPOSITE OF ALL PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
Classification
Gross receipts..
Capital investment
Surplus and surplus reserves
Total assets
Net profit or loss
1931
Amount
$282, 779, 712. 12
200, 562, 082. 20
28, 282, 092. 39
338,501,841.00
16, 404, 446. 71
Percent, of gross receipts
100.00 70.93 10.00
119.71 5.80
1932
Amount
$227, 754, 315. 65 104, 716, 560. 24 37, 355, 031. 23 240, 803, 313. 98
-27, 384, 939. 49
Percent of gross receipts
100.00 45.98 16.40
105. 73 -12.02
1933
Amount
$219, 097, 876. 62 106, 875, 416. 21 28, 254, 225. 50 206,887,111.77 -9,320,501.39
Percent of gross receipts
100.00 48.78 12.90 94.43
-4.25
COMPOSITE OF ALL PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND EXHIBITION
Classification
1931
Amount
Percent of gross receipts
1932
Amount
Percent of gross receipts
1933
Amount
Percent of gross receipts
Gross receipts
Capital investment
Surplus and surplus reserves
Total assets
Net profit or loss
$543, 190, 309. 52
498, 078, 488. 62
93, 023, 825. 22
938, 158, 321. 74
21, 459, 058. 46
100.00 91.70 17.13
172. 71 3.95
$444, 646, 442. 32
360, 602, 575. 34
77, 080, 737. 23
762, 115, 547. 68
-41, 364, 149. 73
100.00 81.10 17.34 171.40 -9.30
$390, 967, 556. 62 345, 189, 254. 90 48, 160, 904. 12 667, 875, 161. 35
-19,589,393.13
100.00 88.29 12.32 170.83 -5.01
Minus sign (— ) indicates a loss.
Individuals, pay rolls, and average compensation PRODUCING-DISTRIBUTING COMPANIES
Classification
Executives
Supervisors --.
Clerical, office and service. .
Actors and actresses
Extra players
Motion picture directors
Musical directors
Writers, authors, dramatists:
Regularly employed
Not regularly employed .
Composers, arrangers
Artists and sculptors.
Scenic artists, designers
Costume designers
Sound engineers
Sound technicians
Cameramen
Studio mechanics
Laboratory workers
All other employees.
Total individuals
Regular pay roll
1931
Number of individuals
75
895
13, 315
5,050
215, 267
258
5,857
324
419
99
107
222
17
128
566
802
11,614
1, 650
3,443
260, 108
22, 717
Total compensation
$6, 932, 004. 83 10, 173, 284. 04 20, 739, 785. 52 21,196,019.02 2, 280, 014. 07 8, 133, 326. 18 836, 115. 55
4, 856,
1, 707,
856,
413,
536,
121,
671,
1, 273,
2,240,
8,638,
2, 407,
3, 603,
959. 31 478.24 505. 30 265.99 525. 73 945. 36 944.22 861.59 141. 51 903.08 419. 32 488. 68
97, 618, 987. 54
82, 880, 218. 96
Average compensa tion per employment
$92, 426. 72
11,366.80
1, 557. 63
4, 197. 23
10.59
31, 524. 52
142.76
14, 990. 61 4, 075. 13 8, 651. 56 3,862.30 2, 416. 78 7, 173. 26
5. 249. 56
2. 250. 64 2, 793. 19
743. 84 1, 459. 04 1, 046. 61
375. SO
3, 648. 38
Total compensation per cent of gross receipts
2.68 3.93 8.01 8.19
.88 3.14
.32
1.88 .66 .33 .16 .21 .05 .26 .49 .87
3.34 .93
1.39
37.72
32.02
1932
Number of individuals
83
870
11,689
4,472
246, 330
285
4,542
310
550
92
79
191
16
117
494
749
12, 193
1,303
3,164
287, 629
21, 137
Total compensation
$5, 031, 322. 75 9, 167, 936. 81 17, 642, 381. 33 18, 540, 803. 06 2,501,877.51 7,560,031.92 781,023.10
4, 698,
1,900,
762,
342,
401,
102,
523,
988,
1,889,
8, 419,
1,992,
3, 611,
246.24 908.12 094.94 354.44 983. 41 667. 71 507.44 866. 43 672. 40 883.60 557. 91 986. 36
86, 860, 105. 48
75, 439, 225. 55
Average compensa tion per employment
S60, 618. 34
10, 537. 85
1,509.31
4, 145. 98
10.16
26, 526. 42
171. 96
15, 155. 63 3, 456. 20 8, 283. 63 4,333.69 2, 104. 62 6, 416. 69 4, 474. 42 2, 001. 75 2, 522. 93 690.55 1, 529. 21 1, 141. 59
SOt. 08
3, 569. 06
Total compensation percent of gross receipts
2.41 4.39 8.44 8.87 1.20 3.62 .37
2.25 .91 .36 .16 .19 .05 .25 .47 .90
4.03 .95
1.73
41.65
36.09
1933
Number of individuals
70
845
12, 650
5,134
266,369
321
5,996
307
715
182
123
273
11
110
598
879
17, 678
1,481
3,895
317,637
23,178
Total compensation
$3,732,839.31 8, 688, 018. 95 16, 570, 204. 44 16, 932, 128. 49 2, 488, 818. 32 6, 521, 220. 27 1, 020, 395. 98
4, 193,
1, 942,
810,
314,
393,
85,
445,
928,
2, 023,
9, 075,
1, 862,
3, 435,
351. 57 998.35 453. 70 204.07 368. 65 105. 84 289.08 484.38 575. 97 663.81 157. 53 374. 44
81, 463, 663. 16
72, 515, 878. 06
Average compensation per employment
$53, 326. 27
10, 281. 68
1, 309. 90
3, 298. 04
9.34
20, 315. 33
170. 17
13, 659. 12 2, 717. 48 4, 453. 04 2, 554. 50 1,440.91 7, 736. 82 4, 048. 08 1, 552. 65 2, 302. 13 513.39 1, 257. 36 882.00
256. 47
3, 128. 65
Total compensation per cent of gross receipts
1.89 4.40 8.39 8.58 1.26 3.30 .52
2.12 .98 .41 .16 .20 .04 .23 .47
1.03
4.60 .94
1.74
41.26
36.73