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.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Box office revenue in the U.S. and Canada 1980-2023
  • Premium Statistic Global box office revenue 2023, by region
  • Premium Statistic Leading film markets worldwide 2022, by number of tickets sold
  • Premium Statistic Costs of the most expensive film productions worldwide 2024

Movies

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  • Basic Statistic Movie releases in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2023
  • 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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  • Premium Statistic Box office revenue of the main film studios worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Market share of film studios in the U.S. & Canada 2010-2023
  • Basic Statistic Box office market share of Disney in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Box office market share of Warner Bros. in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2023
  • Basic Statistic Box office market share of Sony in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2023
  • Premium Statistic Box office revenue of Warner Bros. in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2023
  • Premium Statistic Box office revenue of Paramount in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2023
  • Basic Statistic Box office revenue of 20th Century Fox in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2020
  • Basic Statistic Box office revenue of Disney in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2023
  • Premium Statistic Box office revenue of Sony in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2023
  • Basic Statistic Box office revenue of Universal in the U.S. & Canada 2000-2023

Movie theaters & tickets

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  • Basic Statistic Leading cinema circuits in U.S. & Canada 2023, by number of screens
  • Basic Statistic Tickets sold at box offices in the U.S. & Canada1980-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of cinema screens and movie theaters run by Cineplex Inc. Canada 2019-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of cinema screens and movie theaters run by Marcus Theatres 2017-2022
  • Premium Statistic Cinemark movie screens worldwide 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Number of screens in Canada 2014-2020, by province 2022

Audience

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  • Basic Statistic Consumer spending on movie tickets in the U.S. 1999-2023
  • Premium Statistic Movie theater attendance frequency post-pandemic in the U.S. 2023
  • Basic Statistic Evolution of moviegoing experience in the U.S. 2023
  • 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
  • Basic Statistic Share of opening night and weekend moviegoers in Canada 2023, by age

Workforce

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  • Basic Statistic Employment in the motion picture & sound recording industries in the U.S. 2001-2024
  • Basic Statistic Hourly wages in the motion picture & recording industries in the U.S. 2007-2023
  • Basic Statistic All-time top-grossing actors in the U.S. & Canada 2024, by total domestic box revenue
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of lead actors in movies in the U.S. 2011-2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Distribution lead actors in films in the U.S. 2011-2022, by ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Highest-grossing film directors worldwide 2024, by cumulative global box office gross
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of movie directors in the U.S. 2011-2023, 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. 2011-2023
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of movie writers in the U.S. 2011-2022, by ethnicity
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