Key film figures in 2015 1
Cinema attendance: 205.3 million 2014 2015 change admissions (in million) 1 209.1 205.3-1.8% revenues ( million) 1 1,333.3 1,331.3-0.1% revenue/admission ( ) 1 6.38 6.48 +1.7% Frenchfilms admissions (in million) 2 91.4 71.8-21.4% American films admissions (in million) 2 92.3 105.2 +13.9% 1 Featurefilms,short films,non-featurefilms. 2 Featurefilms. In 2015, 14 Frenchfilms register more than one million admissions.one Frenchfilm takes third place on the podium in 2015: La Famille Bélier with 5.35 million admissions,after Star Wars:The ForceAwakens with 7.32 million admissions and Minions with 6.35 million. 26 American films registermore than one million admissions in 2015. Market share offeature films in cinemas in 2015 (%) other films 3.6 French films 35.5 In 2015, 16.3% of admissions were to see foreign-language films in their original version. 2.26 million admissionss for programs of short films.0.4% of admissions for non-feature films. Americans films 52.0 European films 8.9 2
Exhibition: 5,741 screens On average, ascreen registered35,759 admissions,atheater 100,981 admissions and amultiplex(theaters with eight screens or more) 614,486admissions in 2015. The setof cinemas gathers 1,160 theaterswithonlyone screen. At the end of December 2015, 1,191 activetheaters had at leastone 3D digital projector, i.e. 58.6% of the total number of theaters. 2014 2015 change number of theaters 2,020 2,033 +0.6% number of screens 5,647 5,741 +1.7% number of seats 1,071,305 1,094,703 +2.2% number of multiplexes 191 203 +6.3% share ofmultiplexes (% of admissions) 59.8 60.8 Breakdown of box-officereceipts in 2015 (%) exhibitors 40.6 CNC tax 10.7 VAT 5.3 Sacem 1.3 distributors 42.1 3
Household spending: 10.3 billion Household spending on film, video and television increased slightly by0.3% to 10.3 billion in 2015. Each French household spent an average of 370 in 2015. Average spending per householdin2015 ( ) TV video game cinema video 37 48 83 0 50 100 150 200 250,Canal+, DGMIC,GFK,Idate,NPA Conseil. French householdelectronic equipment In 2015, 96.1% offrench households had atvset.the electronic equipment market in France has become broader with the growth of smartphones (up 11.1 points in one year to 62.3%) and tablets (up 5.3 points to 41.4%). French householdelectronic equipment in 2015 (% of households) 203 TV 96.1 DVDplayer 74.2 smartphone¹ 62.3 game console 52.1 tablet 41.4 0 20 40 60 80 100 ¹%ofindividual aged 11 and over. Source :GfK -REC. 4
Cinema audience: 2/3 ofthe French Twothirds of Frenchpeople aged6and over went to the cinema at least once in 2015, i.e. 39.1 million individuals.young people from6to 14 years old are more togotothe cinema +6.0% i.e. 6,1 million. People agedunder 25 account for 32.2% of movie-goers, and the over-fifties represent 32.2%. 90.5% of 15-19 year-olds went to the cinema at least once in 2015. Each movie-goer went to the cinema 5.3 times on average. The audience is made up of 33.5% of cinema regulars, who go to the movies at least once amonth and account for 70.7% of admissions. Structure ofthe audience and admissions by attendance habits in 2015 (%) structure of the audience 3.6 29.9 66.5 structure of admission 24.8 45.8 29.3 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% enthusiasts regulars occasionnals Source: CNC -Mediametrie, 75,000 Cinema survey,age six and over. 5
Production: 300 approved films 47 documentaries and 3animation films were approved in 2015. 142 approved films were co-productions with 41 different foreign investors. 32.1% French-initiative films weree debut films. 2014 2015 change approved films 258 300 +16.3% French-initiative films (FIF) 203 234 +15.3% average budget forthe FIFs ( million) 3.9 4.4 +11.1% 1% total investments ( million) 994.1 1,224.2 +23.1% of whichfrench( million) 797.4 970.2 +21.7% of whichforeign ( million) 196.7 254.0 +29.1% Financing of FIFs in 2015 (%) mandates 13.7 CNC 5.4 foreign investment 9.8 regions 1.9 French producers 30.4 TV 35.5 Sofica 3.4 6
Distribution: 7,377 films in the theaters In 2015, 7,377 films were screened in theaters,ofwhich654 were new releases.the new releases in 2015 included 229 dramas,104 documentaries,72comedies,and 34 animation films.onaverage, new films are released in 136 theaters. Frenchfilms are released in 116 theaters in their first week, whileamerican films are released in 268. 37 new releases are available in3d. First-run releases 2014 2015 change Frenchfilms 343 322-6.1% American films 149 141-5.4% European films 105 125 +20.2% other films 66 66 +0.0% total 663 654-1.4% In 2015, new releases represented 49 different nationalities. Number of new releases by nationality in 2015 United Kingdom 38 Germany Italy 16 14 Japan 10 Spain 8 Canada 7 China 4 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 7
Video: 1 billion Video sales (physical video media and VoD) came to 1,025.8 million (-4.4 %).Physical video media s shareofthe video market dropped by 6.3 points to 69.0%. Physical video: a 707.6 million market The physical video market shrunk by 12.3%. DVDs captured 75.8% of the market value.in2015, films accounted for 59.5% of revenue from physical video media,and non-feature films represented 35.3%. Frenchfilms generated 21.6% of revenuee from films,and American films generated 64.4%. 8.5 million DVDs and Blu-ray discs of Frenchfilms were sold in2015. Revenue from video sales ( million) 2014 2015 change DVD 618.2 536.4-13.2% Blu-ray 188.8 171.2-9.3% total 807.0 707.6-12.3% Source :GfK CNC. Trend in retail sales 1 of physical video ( million) 1,500 1,200 900 600 300 1,222.9 204.7 1,018.2 1,116.0 224.1 891.9 929.1 205.2 723.9 807.0 188.8 618.2 707.6 171.2 536.4 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 DVD Blu-ray 1 Sales inclusive oftax (inc.vat). Source: CNC GfK. 8
Video on Demand: 317.6 million In 2015, 14,827 feature films were downloaded at least once, 2,016 more than in 2014. Feature films generated 75.2% of VoD revenue of the GfK panel.frenchfilms generated 31.6% of revenue from films,and American films generated 56.9%. Revenue from video on demand (M ) 1 2014 2015 change one-time payment 235.8 235.0-0.3% subscription 29.2 82.5 +182.3% total 265.0 317.6 +19.8% 1 On general-interest platforms.source: GfK NPA Conseil. Availablefilm titles 1 15,000 12,000 9,000 6,000 9,085 10,713 11,870 12,811 14,827 3,000 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Source :Panel GfK -NPA Conseil. 1 Basis: film segment of the one-time payment VoDmarket. 9
Feature films on television: 2,562 films In 2015, 32.9% of films broadcast ontelevision were new releases.42.0% of films broadcast ontelevision were French and 36.8% were American. Only 14.1% ofthe films broadcast by private broadcasters on DTTwere new releases. 10 whole day 1 prime time 2 2014 2015 2014 2015 France Télévisions 524 510 312 311 Arte 425 399 184 181 LCP-AN 15 10 27 18 FTADTT private channels 1,077 1,157 1,147 1,248 TF1 131 133 50 54 M6 128 115 44 31 Canal+ 365 380 279 277 total 2,518 2,562 2,043 2,12020 1 Number of films. 2 Number of screenings.source: CNC CSA. 1 billion spent buying films TV channels spent 1,001.8 million on the purchase or pre-purchase of broadcasting rights for films,ofwhich 423.1 million for Frenchfilms. The 5most screened films on unencryptedtvbetweeneen 2006 and 2015 title year of production country number of screenings 1 Crime Busters 1977 IT 18 2 Rookies RunAmok 1971 FR 17 3 Miami Supercops 1985 IT 17 4 Sadsacks Go to War 1974 FR /IT/DE 16 5 The 11 Commandments 2003 FR 15 Source: CNC CSA.
Europe: 980 million admissions in 2015 In 2015, movie attendance in the European Union increased by 7.6%. France is Europe s biggest cinema market,with 205.3 million admissions.the market share ofdomestic films is 56.8% in Turkey,35.5% in France,29.3% in Denmark,27.5% in Germany, 21.4% in Italy, 19.9% in Sweden, 19.1% inspain and 10.6% in the United Kingdom. Cinema attendance in the five main European markets in 2015 admissions (in million) development (%) attendance index 1 domestic market share (%) France 205.3-1.8 3.3 35.5 United Kingdom 171.9 +9.2 2.7 10.6 2 Germany 139.2 +14.4 1.7 27.5 Italy 107.0 +8.9 1.7 21.4 Spain 94.6 +8.2 2.0 19.1 1 The attendance indexisthe ratio between the number of admissions and the population of a given geographic area.2in revenue.source: ANICA, BFI, CNC,FFA,ICAA. In 2015, France had the most and the densest screens,with 5,741. Came after Germany (4,692 screens) and the United Kingdom (4,085 screens). Cinema operationsin the five main European markets in 2015 screens density of screens * France 5,741 8.7 Germany 4,692 5.8 Italy 3,752 6.3 United Kingdom 4,085 6.4 Spain 3,588 7.6 *Number of screens per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: ANICA, BFI, CNC,FFA,ICAA. 11
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