Film industry in the United States and Canada

Statistics report on the film industry in the U.S. and Canada

Film industry in the United States and Canada

This report presents the latest data on the film industry in the United States and Canada. It includes figures regarding movies, box office revenue, and the leading film studios in the two countries, collectively known as the North American movie market. The report covers the movie theater segment and profiles moviegoers across the two economies. It also features data on actors and directors of films made in the U.S.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Leading box office markets worldwide 2021, by revenue
  • Premium Statistic Leading film markets worldwide 2022, by number of tickets sold
  • Premium Statistic Costs of the most expensive film productions worldwide 2024
  • Basic Statistic Box office revenue in the U.S. and Canada 1980-2023
  • Premium Statistic Revenue of the motion picture and video industry in the U.S. 2021, by source
  • Premium Statistic Filmed entertainment revenue in selected countries worldwide 2021

Movies

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  • Basic Statistic Movie releases in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of 3D films released in the United States & Canada 2012-2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of movie releases in the U.S. & Canada 1995-2023, by genre
  • Basic Statistic Box office revenue in the U.S. & Canada 1995-2023, by movie rating
  • Premium Statistic Most viewed movie trailers in their first 24 hours as of April 2023
  • Basic Statistic Most popular movies on Facebook 2022

Film studios

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  • Basic Statistic Market share of film studios in the U.S. & Canada 2010-2023
  • Premium Statistic Combined market share of major film distributors in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic Box office market share of Universal in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2021
  • Premium Statistic Box office market share of Warner Bros. in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2021
  • Basic Statistic Box office market share of Disney in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Box office market share of Paramount in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2021

Movie theaters & tickets

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  • Basic Statistic Leading cinema circuits in U.S. & Canada 2023, by number of screens
  • Premium Statistic Number of cinema sites in the U.S. 1995-2020
  • Basic Statistic Number of indoor cinema sites in the U.S. 1995-2020
  • Basic Statistic Number of drive-in cinema sites in the U.S. 1995-2020
  • Premium Statistic Number of digital 3D screens in the U.S. & Canada 2007-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of cinema screens in the U.S. & Canada from 2008 to 2021, by format
  • Basic Statistic Tickets sold at box offices in the U.S. & Canada1980-2023
  • Premium Statistic Ticket price at U.S. movie theaters 2001-2021

Audience

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  • Basic Statistic Consumer spending on movie tickets in the U.S. 1999-2022
  • Premium Statistic Consumer spending growth rate on movie theaters in the U.S. 2021, by week
  • Premium Statistic Top films' audience distribution in the U.S. & Canada in 2021, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Movie theater audience in the U.S. & Canada 2018-2021, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic First-run movie consumption on VOD platforms during the pandemic U.S. 2020-2021
  • Premium Statistic Frequency of going to the movies before and after COVID-19 in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Level of ease with going to see a movie in theaters among adults in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Reasons why infrequent moviegoers do not regularly go to the movies in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Top factors for Gen Z to decide on whether or not go to the movies in the U.S. 2021

Workforce

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  • Basic Statistic Employment in the motion picture & sound recording industries in the U.S. 2001-2023
  • Basic Statistic Hourly wages in the motion picture & recording industries in the U.S. 2007-2022
  • Basic Statistic Best-paid actors worldwide 2021, by income
  • Basic Statistic All-time top-grossing actors in the U.S. & Canada 2023, by total domestic box revenue
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of lead actors in movies in the U.S. 2011-2022, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Distribution lead actors in films in the U.S. 2011-2022, by ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Highest-grossing film directors worldwide 2023, by cumulative global box office gross
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of movie directors in the U.S. 2011-2022, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Share of indie movies with female directors in Hollywood 2008-2023
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of movie directors in the U.S. 2011-2022, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Film writers' gender distribution in the U.S. 2011-2022
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of movie writers in the U.S. 2011-2022, by ethnicity

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