Global Film: Exhibition & Distribution (8th edition)

SUMMARY

International markets to drive global box office to $25 billion in 2010

Global box office revenues in 2010 will be around double the 1995 total. Global Film: Exhibition & Distribution (8th edition) a new and fully updated report from Informa Telecoms & Media, investigates and analyses the factors behind this growth and illustrates how you can take advantage of the opportunities the expanding film industry offers. The new edition of this bestselling report builds on the success of previous editions to provide you with the most up-to-date and accurate information on the current status of the exhibition and distribution sectors.

A strong performance in the second half of 2005 has shown that attractive films can still drive record numbers of people to the cinema. Global Film: Exhibition & Distribution (8th edition) has found that film producers now recognise that only the most compelling slate of films can attract people away from alternative entertainment sources - and are raising their game accordingly.

Whether you’re an exhibitor, distributor or other player in the value chain, Global Film: Exhibition & Distribution (8th edition) provides crucial information to enable you to maximise your prospects within this essential business sector.

This new management report looks at early market activity in the key Digital Cinema (d-cinema) business and evaluates the future direction that market is taking. Global Film: Exhibition & Distribution (8th edition) allows you to pinpoint new opportunities and highlight 'early-mover' territories that are ripe for investment. With recent d-cinema circuit launches, and others pending, the report provides a valuable insight into their chances of success. It provides vital intelligence on the opportunities presented by an important new sector that is now growing worldwide, and analyses recent critical developments in business models and standards.

Global Film: Exhibition & Distribution (8th edition) includes important illustrative statistics and reliable forecasts to 2010 - track the market and plan your business strategy accordingly. This report also includes an analysis of the market worldwide and detailed forecasts by region and for the world’s top 10 countries. Discover which countries are performing well and how you can learn from their experiences.

Major industry questions answered in this report include:

• Where is digital cinema best placed to make an impact?
• Which countries have the best potential for growth?
• How will rival entertainment media affect cinema performance?
• Can the Studios produce compelling content in sufficient quantities to drive growth consistently?
• In which countries will the theatrical business have most success?
• Who are the key players and what are their strategies for success?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER1

EXECUTIVESUMMARY

• Distribution by country of d-cinema screens end-2004
• Top 10 worldwide box office grosses for 2005 releases (to Nov. 20, 2005)

CHAPTER2

FORECASTS

Market overview

Forecasts

Exhibition

• Screens by continent

Admissions

• Admissions by continent (000)

Box office

• Gross box office by continent ($ million)
• Leading worldwide box office grosses for 2005 releases (to Nov. 20, 2005)
• Global film exhibition forecasts
• Global theatrical exhibition forecasts by continent
• Global screen forecasts
• Global population forecasts
• Global population per screen forecasts
• Global admissions forecasts (000)
• Global admissions per screen forecasts.
• Global admissions per capita forecasts
• Global box office forecasts (US$ million)
• Global box office per screen forecasts (US$000)
• Global ticket price forecasts (US$)

CHAPTER3

DIGITALCINEMA

Overview

DCI

• Distribution by country of d-cinema screens end-2004

Economics

U.S. roll out Obsolescence

Structural change

Content

• Digital film releases
• Digital film releases (June 1999 to end 2004)

Film-makers

E-Cinema

International

• Geographic distribution of d-cinema screens

Anti-piracy

Technology

CHAPTER4

AUSTRALIA

Overview

• Australian cinema overview
• Federal budget to key film agencies (A$ million)
• Release windows(months after theatrical release)

Exhibition

• Exhibition profile
• Multiplex numbers by site, size and location(end-2004)
• Number of screens by location
• Screens by exhibitor
• Number and share of multiplexes by exhibitor (end-2004)
• Village Roadshow global sites
• Village Roadshow financial highlights(A$000)

Admissions

• Admissions profile
• Share of population visiting the cinema by state (%)
• Attendance by city (average visits per year)
• Cinema attendance overview
• Demographic overview

Box office

• Australia: Top 10 films 2004
• Box office profile
• Gross box office and share by cinema location (A$ million)
• Local films' box office
• Top grossing films ever (end-2004)
• Top grossing Australian films ever (end-2004)

Distribution

• Distributor market share (%)
• Source of films screened in Australia

Forecasts

• Australia Forecasts

CHAPTER5

CANADA

Overview

Regulation

• Volume of production by medium (C$ million)
• Volume of theatrical production by sector (C$ million)
• Canadian total TV/film production volume share by major province (2003/2004)
• Release windows (months after theatrical release)

Exhibition

• Leading Canadian exhibitors
• Canada: Official exhibition data

Cineplex Galaxy

• Cineplex Galaxy revenue breakdown
• Cineplex Galaxy financial data

Empire Theaters

AMC Entertainment

• AMC theatre openings
• AMC Entertainment: Revenue breakdown

Other exhibitors

IMAX

• IMAX:Installed base of screens
• Top 20 all-time large format films by box office takings (to 22 September 2005)
• IMAX revenues by territory (US$000)
• IMAX Corporation financial summary (US$000)

Admissions

• Canada: Annual per-capita attendance
• Market share of attendance, by size of
• cinema
• Admission profile

Box office

• Canada: Top 20 films by gross box office (January 1?November 11 2004)

Distribution

• Motion Picture Distribution Group financial data (C$ million)
• Motion Picture Distribution Group sales by country (2004)
• Motion Picture Distribution Group sales by product (2004)
• Alliance Atlantis output deals with U.S. suppliers
• Distributor market share by gross

Forecasts

• Canada Forecasts

CHAPTER6

FRANCE

Overview

• Release windows (months after theatrical release)

Production

Exhibition

• Exhibition profile
• Multiplex growth
• Multiplex openings 2004
• Leading exhibitors by screen count

EuroPalaces

UGC

Kinepolis

• Kinepolis French sites

Others

Admissions

• Admissions profile
• Monthly admissions breakdown
• Top 10 films by admissions 2004
• Top 10 domestic films by admissions 2004
• All-time Top 10 movies by admissions

Box office

• Box office profile
• Top 10 films 2005

Distribution

• Top ten distributors by market share 2004
• First time releases

Forecasts

• France Forecasts

CHAPTER7

GERMANY

Overview

• German film sector overview
• Release windows (months after theatrical release)

Exhibition

• Germany: Exhibition profile
• Multiplex profile
• Top German exhibitors by number of screens (June 2005)

Admissions

Admissions profile (million). Top 10 films by admissions (2004) Top 10 German films by admissions (2004)

Box office

• Box office receipts
• Average ticket prices
• Average admission prices (€)

Distribution

• Distributors' market share 2004
• Top Constantin admissions 2004

Forecasts

Germany Forecasts

CHAPTER8

ITALY

Overview

• Domestic film production data
• Domestic film investment (€ million)
• Motion picture trade losses due to piracy ($ million)
• Release windows (months after theatrical release)

Exhibition

• Exhibition profile
• Warner Village: Italian sites
• UCI: Italian sites
• Europlex: Italian sites
• Key Italian circuits by screens,September 2005
• Italian multiplex data.
• Digital cinemas (April 2005)

Admissions

• Top 20 films by admissions (2004)
• Admissions profile

Box office

• Box office revenue breakdown (€ 000)
• Box office share by region (%)
• Box office top five (2004)
• Top 10 domestic films by box office (2004)
• Box office profile

Distribution

• New films distributed by country
• Distributor market shares

Forecasts

• Italy Forecasts

CHAPTER9

JAPAN

Overview

• Japanese film sector overview
• Release windows (months after theatrical release)

Exhibition

• Exhibition profile

Admissions

• Admissions profile

Box office

• Box office profile
• Box office breakdown (\ billion)
• Top 10 by box office takings (2004)
• Top 10 local films by box office takings (2004)

Distribution

• Top distributors by market share 2004
• Releases by year

Forecasts

• Japan Forecasts

CHAPTER10

SOUTHKOREA

Overview

• Admission market share
• Korean film exports 1998-2004 ($000).
• Korean film exports by region 2003-2004 ($000)
• Top five buyers of Korean films 2003-2004
• Motion picture trade losses due to piracy in South Korea ($ million)

Exhibition

• Exhibition profile
• CJ CGV current and future exhibition details
• CJ CGV current and future exhibition details
• Theatres scheduled to open from June 2005
• Multiplex theatres opening in 2005

Admissions

• Admissions profile
• Total Admissions and Market Share in Seoul 2004
• Top ten films by admissions 2004 (based on admissions in Seoul)
• Top ten domestic films by admissions 2004 (based on admissions in Seoul)

Box office

• Box office profile

Distribution

• Top distributors' by market share (2004)

CJ Entertainment

Cinema Service

Showbox

Lotte Entertainment

Forecasts

South Korea Forecasts

CHAPTER11

SPAIN

Overview

• Spanish film sector overview
• Film releases in Spain by nationality
• Domestic feature films produced
• Release windows (months after theatrical release)

Exhibition

• Exhibition profile
• Cinemas and screen distribution
• Top five Spanish cinema chains ranked by screens (September 2005)
• Cinebox details (end-3Q05)

Admissions

• Admissions profile
• Admissions share of Spanish and foreign films (%)
• Top 10 films by admissions (2004)
• Top 10 local productions by admissions (2004)

Box office

• Box office profile.
• Box office share of Spanish and foreign films (%)
• Top 10 films by box office (2004)
• Top 10 local productions by box office (2004)

Distribution

Films distributed in Spain by nationality Distributor market shares by revenue(2004) Distributor performance 2005

Forecasts

• Spain Forecasts

CHAPTER12

UNITEDKINGDOM

Overview

• Feature film production activity in the UK
• Release windows by media (months after theatrical release)

Exhibition

• Exhibition profile
• Multiplex profile
• Screens by location (2001-2004)
• Screens and population in the government office regions (2004)
• UK cinema chains

Odeon

United Cinemas International

Cine-UK

UGC

Vue Entertainment

Showcase Cinemas

EasyCinema

Admissions

• Admissions profile
• Monthly admissions 2000 to 2004
• Monthly admissions 1H 2004 and 1H 2005
• Cinema audience by age group (2004)
• Cinema audience by gender (2004)
• Top 10 European films in Europe 2004

Box office

• UK box office earnings
• UK and Republic of Ireland box office data
• Country of origin of films released in the UK and Republic of Ireland (2004)
• Top 10 UK films released domestically (2004)
• Top 10 UK films (1H 2005)
• Top 10 films by box office (2004)
• Top 10 films (1H 2005)
• UK and UK co-produced films on release 2004 in North America

Advertising

• Gross cinema advertising (