That marvel - the movie : a glance at its reckless past, its promising present, and its significant future (1923)

Record Details:

Title:
That marvel - the movie : a glance at its reckless past, its promising present, and its significant future
Date:
1923
Publisher:
New York : G. P. Putman's Sons
Volume:
That marvel - the movie : a glance at its reckless past, its promising present, and its significant future
Leaf #:
000230
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
December 21, 2023
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216 APPENDICES Average number of feature films produced annually 700 Average number of short reel subjects, excluding news reels, annually 1,500 Taxable motion picture property in the United States $720,000,000 Percentage of pictures made in California (1922) 84% Percentage of pictures made in New York (1922) 12% Percentage of pictures made elsewhere in United States (1922) 4% Foreign made pictures sent here for sale (1922) 425 Foreign made pictures sold and released for exhibition 6 Theatres running six to seven days per week 9,000 Theatres running four to five days per week 1,500 Theatres running one to three days per week 4,500 Lineal feet of film exported in 1921 140,000,000 Lineal feet of film exported in 1913 32,000,000 Percentage of American films used in foreign countries 90 Film footage used each week by news reels 1,400,000 Combined circulation of news reels weekly 40,000,000 Number of theatres using news reels weekly 11,000 Amount spent annually by producers and exhibitors in newspaper and magazine advertising $5,000,000