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Hollywood's Profit Centers
ABLE
I. STUDIO REVENUES WORLDWIDE, 1948-2003 (Billions)
Table 1
2004 WORLDWIDE
GROSS PROFITS FOR SIX
STUDIOS*
(Billions
of dollars)
Inflation-Adjusted
in 2003 Dollars
SEGMENT |
Gross
Revenue
(MPA)
|
Cost
of Sales & Residuals
(Estimated) |
Margins
(Costs
as % of Sales) |
Gross
Profits** |
| Theatrical |
$7.4 |
$9.62
|
130% |
($2.22)
|
Video
(DVD & VHS) |
$20.9 |
$6.95 |
33.3% |
$13.95 |
| Television |
$17.7*** |
$1.77 |
10% |
$15.93 |
 *
*-Includes
all studio subsidiaries (such as New Line, Miramax and
Focus)
**-
Before administrative, overhead, and organizational
charges
***-Includes
$1.34 billion in barter sales
Table 2
2004 Worldwide TV
Licensing Revenue For Studios*
(millions
of dollars)
Breakdown |
2003 |
2004 |
Change |
| WorldPay TV
(Including Pay-Per-View) |
$5,600 |
$4,000 |
(-$1,600) |
| US Network (Features
& Shorts) |
$801.3 |
$680 |
(-$121.3) |
| US Network (TV
Programs) |
$2,748 |
$3,222 |
$474 |
| US Cable&Local Syndication**
|
$2,980 |
$4,622** |
$1642 |
Foreign
TV
(Movies) |
$1,956 |
$2,401 |
$445 |
Foreign
TV
(TV
Programs) |
$2,052 |
$2,514 |
$462 |
| World TV |
$16,138 |
$17,700 |
$1,562 |
*-Includes all studio
subsidiaries (such as New Line, Miramax and Focus)
**-Includes
$1.34 billion in barter sales for fearure fils,shorts,
and TV programs) |
