Films produced in the United States accounted for nearly 69 percent of all movies distributed in the European Union in 2019. Compared to that, European movies held a market share of roughly 26 percent.
Market share of films distributed in the European Union in 2019, by country of origin
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Market share of films distributed in the European Union in 2019, by country of origin
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The source adds the following information: "The market shares shown in this figure are based on an analysis of results of films released in member states of the European Union for which admissions data for individual films are made available to the European Audiovisual Observatory. In order to draw up such market shares, a single 'country of origin' must be attributed to each film, an attribution that can prove difficult in the case of international productions. In these cases the Observatory's aim is to attribute a country of origin corresponding to the source of the majority financial input and/or creative control of the project. Since 2005 the Observatory has identified specifically films that have been produced in one or more European countries (or elsewhere) with US investment by using the reference 'inc' (incoming investment) in the country of origin attribution. It should be noted, however, that the availability of further information may occasionally lead to changes in the attribution of country of origin and that the origin of a film as attributed in the LUMIERE database may not always be identical with that indicated by national sources."
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European Audiovisual Observatory. (June 18, 2020). Market share of films distributed in the European Union in 2019, by country of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/572603/film-industry-market-share-by-country-of-origin-eu/
European Audiovisual Observatory. "Market share of films distributed in the European Union in 2019, by country of origin." Chart. June 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/572603/film-industry-market-share-by-country-of-origin-eu/
European Audiovisual Observatory. (2020). Market share of films distributed in the European Union in 2019, by country of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/572603/film-industry-market-share-by-country-of-origin-eu/
European Audiovisual Observatory. "Market Share of Films Distributed in The European Union in 2019, by Country of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/572603/film-industry-market-share-by-country-of-origin-eu/
European Audiovisual Observatory, Market share of films distributed in the European Union in 2019, by country of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/572603/film-industry-market-share-by-country-of-origin-eu/ (last visited April 04, 2025)
Market share of films distributed in the European Union in 2019, by country of origin [Graph], European Audiovisual Observatory, June 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/572603/film-industry-market-share-by-country-of-origin-eu/
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