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TABLE I. STUDIO REVENUES WORLDWIDE, 1948-2003 (Billions)

The Rise of the Home Entertainment Economy                                         Table 1

               Worldwide Studio Receipts
                    Inflation-corrected

                      (Billions of dollars)

Inflation-Adjusted in 2003 Dollars

Year

Theater Video/DVD Pay-TV TV, Free Total Theater Share (%)
1948 6.9 0 0 0 6.9 100
1980 4.4 .2 .38 3.26 8.31 55
1985 2.96 2.34 1.04 5.59 11.9 25
1990 4.9 5.87 1.62 7.41 19.79 22
1995 5.57 10.6 2.34 7.92 26.53 20
2000 5.87 11.67 3.12 10.75 31.41 19.5
2003 7.48 18.9 5.56 11.4 41.2 17.9

 

 

The Rise of DVDs

                  Table 2

               Global Home Video Sales
                    DVD & VHS

        Studio receipts

      ( Billions of dollars)

Year DVD VHS Total
1993 0 $5.93 $5.93
1997 0 $9.8 $9.8
2002 $10.39 $5.929 $16.323
2003 $14.9 $3.9906 $18.902

     Foreign Home Video Markets

                  Table 3

               Studio receipts, 2003

                ( millions of dollars)

Country DVD VHS Total
Britain 504 1,223 1,727
Japan 720 332 1,052
France 693 183 876
Canada 566 183 749
Germany 576 120 696
Australia 325 88 413
Spain 303 103 405
Italy 174 124 298
Holland 191 48 239
Mexico   97 52 149

Top10

4,148 2,460 6,608
All Foreign 5,522 2,146 7,668


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