XVII EUROVISIONI FESTIVAL 2003
GENERAL OVERVIEW ON THE
EUROPEAN and US CINEMA EXHIBITION MARKET
A statistical framework elaborated by MEDIA Salles
MEDIA Salles is an initiative of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union with the support of the Italian Government
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Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002var % 02/01
Population (x 1 000 000) 362,8 363,9 364,9 365,8 366,7 367,7 369,5 370,5 0,27%
Number of screens 18 951 19 703 20 733 21 889 23 187 24 096 25 018 25 672 2,61%
Admissions (x 1 000 000) 665,4 711,0 761,4 815,8 803,1 835,2 923,6 931,2 0,83%
Gross Box Office (ECU X 1 000 000) 3 089 3 438 3 847 4 250 4 351 4 633 5 230 . .
Frequency per head 1,83 1,95 2,09 2,23 2,19 2,27 2,50 2,51 0,53%
Average ticket price 4,64 4,84 5,05 5,21 5,42 5,55 5,66 . .
Number of inhabitants per screen 19 142 18 468 17 601 16 711 15 815 15 261 14 770 14 433 -2,28%
Average admissions per screen 35 111 36 085 36 726 37 271 34 635 34 661 36 917 36 274 -1,74%
Average gross box office revenues per screen 162 986 174 506 185 542 194 141 187 664 192 272 209 035 . .
WESTERN EUROPE
GENERAL OVERVIEW
WESTERN EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
GENERAL OVERVIEW
Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002var % 02/01
Population (x 1 000 000) 261,7 264,2 266,5 269,1 272,7 275,6 276,8 280,5 1,35%
Number of screens 27 805 29 690 31 640 34 186 37 185 37 396 36 764 35 280 -4,04%
Admissions (x 1 000 000) 1 262,6 1 338,6 1 387,7 1 480,7 1 465,2 1 420,8 1 487,3 1 639,3 10,22%
Gross Box Office (ECU X 1 000 000) 4 245 4 677 5 682 6 040 7 391 8 857 9 393 10 100 7,53%
Frequency per head 4,82 5,07 5,21 5,50 5,37 5,16 5,37 5,84 8,75%
Average ticket price 3,36 3,49 4,09 4,08 5,04 6,23 6,32 6,17 -2,37%
Number of inhabitants per screen 9 412 8 899 8 423 7 872 7 334 7 370 7 529 7 952 5,62%
Average admissions per screen 45 409 45 086 43 859 43 313 39 403 37 993 40 455 46 465 14,86%
Average gross box office revenues per screen 152 670 157 528 179 585 176 681 198 763 236 844 255 495 286 281 12,05%
U.S.A.
GENERAL OVERVIEW – YEAR 2001
EUROPE USA Europe/USA
Population (x 1 000 000) 369,5 276,8 33%
Number of screens 25 018 36 764 -32%
Admissions (x 1 000 000) 923,6 1 487,3 -38%
Gross Box Office (EURO X 1 000 000)
5 230 9 393 -44%
Frequency per head 2,50 5,37 -53%
Average ticket price 5,66 6,32 -10%
Number of inhabitants per screen
14 770 7 529 96%
Average admissions per screen 36 917 40 455 -9%
Average gross box office revenues per screen
209 035 255 495 -18%
2001
WESTERN EUROPE - USA:NUMBER OF SCREENS
0
5.000
10.000
15.000
20.000
25.000
30.000
35.000
40.000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Screens Western Europe Screens USA
Europe 1995 – 2002: + 35%Europe 2000 – 2002: + 7%
USA 1995 – 2002: +27%USA 2000 – 2002: -5%
WESTERN EUROPE - USA:NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS
0,0
500,0
1.000,0
1.500,0
2.000,0
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Admissions EU Admissions USA
ADMISSIONS 1995 – 2002
Europe: + 40%USA: + 30%
2001 2002 Var. % 02/01
Single screen 2.280 1.682 -26,2%
2-7 screens (Miniplex) 2.901 2.457 -15,3%
8-15 screens (Multiplex) 1.458 1.437 -1,4%
16 or more screens (Megaplex) 431 474 10,0%
USA: THEATRES BY NUMBER OF SCREENS
Total number of Theatres in 2002 6.050
24%
8%28%
40%
Single screen 2-7 screens (Miniplex)
8-15 screens (Multiplex) 16 or more screens (Megaplex)
Source: MPPA
USA: NUMBER OF THEATRICAL FILMS PRODUCED, RATED & RELEASED
Note: Films rated may be higher than films produced for a given year because films may be rated or rerated months or even years after production.
Source: MPAA
Produced Rated Released
2002 543 786 467
2001 611 739 482
2000 683 762 478
1999 758 677 461
1998 686 661 509
1997 767 673 510
1996 735 713 471
1995 631 697 511
USA: FILM RELEASED
Source: MPPA
MARKET SHARES OF EUROPEAN FILMS IN USA
2000 2001 2002
4,7% 5,7% 4,6%
Source: European Audiovisual Observatory
Original Title Producing Countries Admissions
Die Another Day UK/US 25.872.726
Gosford Park UK/US/D/I 7.031.763
About a Boy UK/US/F/D 7.014.351
Resident Evil D/UK/F 6.818.726
The Transporter F/US 4.357.752
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (1) F/D 2.905.826
FearDotCom D/L/US/CA 2.279.535
Le pacte des loups F 1.884.286
The Importance of Being Earnest UK/US/F/D 1.445.677Iris UK/US 955.152
THE TOP 10 EUROPEAN FILMS IN US BY ADMISSIONS - 2002
(1) 3.025.408 admissions in US in 2001.
AVERAGE MARKETING COSTS OF NEW FEATURE FILMS
(MPAA Member Companies)*
Source: MPAA
* Walt Disney Company, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., Paramount Pictures
Corporation, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Universal Studios, Inc., Warner Bros.
(US$ millions)
AVERAGE MARKETING COSTSOF NEW FEATURE FILMS (MPAA Member Subsidiaries/Affiliate)*
* Subsidiaries include studio “classic” divisions such as Sony Pictures Classics, Fox Searchlight, New Line, Miramax, etc
Source: MPAA
(US$ millions)
CountryTotal screens in
the country Prints % on total screens Prints % on total screens
A 579 26 4,5% 102 17,6%B 493 32 6,5% 66 13,4%F 5241 612 11,7% 554 10,6%IS 50 1 2,0% 5 10,0%L 25 1 4,0% 3 12,0%
NL 565 64 11,3% 107 18,9%CZ 749 9 1,2% 15 2,0%LT 84 3 3,6% 4 4,8%SK 289 4 1,4% 7 2,4%TR 921 15 1,6% 78 8,5%
LE FABULEUX DESTIN D'AMÉLIE POULAIN
WHAT WOMEN WANT
ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF A MAJOR EUROPEAN AND A MAJOR US FILM IN EUROPE
ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF A MAJOR EUROPEAN AND A MAJOR US FILM IN EUROPE
Country Prints Admissions Admissions
per printPrints Admissions
Admissions per print
A 26 278.163 10.699 102 739.631 7.251B 32 614.793 19.212 66 565.924 8.575F 612 9.290.535 15.181 554 3.520.000 6.354IS 1 14.554 14.554 5 27.684 5.537L 1 37.400 37.400 3 36.300 12.100
NL 64 375.742 5.871 107 673.637 6.296CZ 9 95.184 10.576 15 237.434 15.829LT 3 13.551 4.517 4 41.598 10.400SK 4 29.009 7.252 7 65.715 9.388TR 15 133.519 8.901 78 683.910 8.768
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WHAT WOMEN WANT
Sources: MEDIA Salles, European Audiovisual Observatory - LUMIERE
CountryTotal admissions
in the country Admissions
% on total admissions
Total admissions in the country
Admissions% on total
admissions
A 18.984.739 215.879 1,1% 19.245.441 62.284 0,3%B 24.000.000 525.941 2,2% 24.378.961 88.852 0,4%
CH 17.112.899 578.316 3,4% 18.811.273 92.241 0,5%D 177.925.484 2.522.427 1,4% 163.909.668 614.643 0,4%
DK 12.911.000 147.507 1,1%E 146.810.494 1.238.508 0,8% 140.716.354 473.792 0,3%
FIN 6.538.961 65.144 1,0% 7.700.000 139.761 1,8%F 185.816.369 8.850.000 4,8% 184.460.678 440.535 0,2%
UK 155.910.781 1.000.107 0,6% 175.906.000 0,0%GR 13.200.000 22.786 0,2% . 67.712 .IS 1.507.609 7.736 0,5% 1.620.431 6.818 0,4%I 108.345.619 1.881.257 1,7%L 1.413.900 35.057 2,5% 1.432.000 2.343 0,2%
NL 23.787.086 49.886 0,2% 24.119.000 325.856 1,4%N 12.477.164 113.088 0,9% 12.041.422 47.844 0,4%S 18.100.563 185.089 1,0% 18.296.715 165.898 0,9%
CY . 3.304 .CZ 10.363.300 95.184 0,9%EE 1.558.067 21.601 1,4%HU . 157.778 .LT 1.916.179 13.551 0,7%PL 27.649.652 396.476 1,4% 27.090.777 349.046 1,3%SI . 48.188 .TR 26.007.583 133.519 0,5%
2001 2002
WESTERN EUROPE
CENTRAL, EASTERN EUROPE AND MEDITERRANEAN RIM
LE FABULEUX DESTIN D'AMÉLIE POULAIN
CountryTotal admissions in
the country Admissions
% on total admissions
A 18.984.739 739.631 3,9%B 24.000.000 565.924 2,4%
CH 17.112.899 622.671 3,6%D 177.925.484 6.477.651 3,6%
DK 11.921.000 235.922 2,0%E 146.810.494 2.657.441 1,8%F 185.816.369 3.520.000 1,9%
UK 155.910.781 3.993.129 2,6%GR 13.200.000 315.000 2,4%IS 1.507.609 27.684 1,8%I 105.537.586 2.053.390 1,9%L 1.413.900 36.300 2,6%
NL 23.787.086 673.637 2,8%N 12.477.164 178.995 1,4%P 20.940.000 545.680 2,6%S 18.100.563 278.773 1,5%
BG 2.006.791 47.414 2,4%CY 857.600 34.537 4,0%CZ 10.363.300 237.434 2,3%EE 1.030.846 41.620 4,0%HU 15.693.000 421.315 2,7%LT 2.366.853 41.598 1,8%PL 27.649.652 545.680 2,0%SI 2.847.567 69.728 2,4%TR 26.007.583 683.910 2,6%LV 1.151.880 27288 2,4%RO 5726248 118163 2,1%
I (2002) 108.345.619 325 0,0%
WESTERN EUROPE
EASTERN, CENTRAL EUROPE AND MEDITERRANEAN RIM
2001
WHAT WOMEN WANT
LE FABULEUX DESTIN D'AMÉLIE POULAIN
WHAT WOMEN WANT
Country Total admissionsAdmissions
Amèlie Poulain
% on total admissions
Total admissionsAdmissions
Amèlie Poulain
% on total admissions
Western, Central, Eastern Europe and Mediterranean Rim
867,6 16,0 1,8% 973,5 5,2 0,5%
USA 1.487,3 3,0 0,2% 1.639,3 2,9 0,2%
2001 2002
CountryTotal
admissions
Admissions What Women
Want
% on total admissions
Total admissions
Admissions What Women
Want
% on total admissions
Western, Central, Eastern Europe and Mediterranean Rim
1,031,1 25,2 2,4%
USA 1.420,8 21,0 1,5% 1.487,3 12,4 0,8%
20012000
COUNTRIES 3 major companies Gross Box Office
B UIP/Warner Bros/Kinepolis Film Distribution 52,3%
DK UIP/Sandrew Metronome/Nordisk Film 67,1%
E United International Pictures S.L./Warner Sogefilms AIE/Hispano Foxfilm S.A. 48,7%
F UFD/GBVI/UIP 43,2%
I UIP/Medusa Film/Warner Bros 43,9%
NL UIP/Warner Bros/RCV 58,2%
S UIP-UNIVERSAL/AB Svensk Filmindustri/BUENA VISTA 45,2%
EU: CONCENTRATION IN DISTRIBUTION IN 2001(by Gross Box Office)
USA: DISTRIBUTORS’ BOX OFFICE REVENUES 1995 - 2002
Source: European Audiovisual Observatory
USA: TOP 10 EXHIBITION COMPANIES
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS SCREENS SITES
Regal Entertainment Knoxville, TN 6.124 563AMC Entertainment Inc. Kansas City, MO 3.280 225
Cinemark USA, Inc. Plano, TX 2.265 194Carmike Cinemas, Inc. Columbus, GA 2.251 304Loews Cineplex Ent. New York, NY 2.143 223
National Amusements, Dedham, MA 1.059 92Century Theatres San Rafael, CA 856 76
Famous Players, Inc. Toronto, Ontario 838 92Kerasotes Theatres Chicago, IL 532 77
Marcus Theatres Corp. Milwaukee, WI 488 46
Source: N.A.T.O. (National Association of Theatre Owners), as of June 1, 2003.