Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
In 2012, the Global Movie Production and Distribution industry is projected to generate revenue of $126.8 billion, up 1.4% for the year and with annualized growth of 0.8% for the past five years. There continues to be some credit squeeze on finance availability, especially for perceived high-risk ventures. Financial constraints relating to the global recession are still affecting the availability of risk capital, as well as government finance and grants for movie production.
A recent trend has been the growing cultural diversity of film productions from Russia and emerging countries, including Latin America, Asia, China and India. Part of this relates to significantly increasing cinema admissions in these areas... read more
Industry Key Buyers
Industry concentration indicates the extent to which major players dominate the industry. In the Global Movie Production and Distribution industry the top four global players are estimated to account for around 26% of total industry revenue in 2012. This indicates that the industry has a low industry concentration level, which is expected to continue through the outlook period to 2017.
The average number of industry employees per establishment is estimated to be 15 in 2010. This number is largely due to the size of the Indian movie production industry, which averages around 40 employees per enterprise. The average number of employees at US enterprises is 10.3 and has remained relatively unchanged for around a decade, underlining the maturity of the industry... read more