May 2015

Key film figures in 2014

Cinema attendance: 208.97 million

2013

2014 change

admissions (in million)1 . . . . .193.74 208.97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+7.9% ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +6.5% ............ revenue (€ million)1 .1,250.87 1,332.73 . . . . . . . . . 6.46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.38 -1.2% .............................. revenue/admission (€)1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.26 +41.2% ................................. French films admissions (in million) 2 . . . . . . .64.63 . . . . .103.19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.37 -9.5% ................................. American films admissions (in million)2

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feature films, short films, non-feature films. Feature film.

In 2014, the top three box office hits were all French films. 33 American films, 20 French films, one British film, one Canadian film and one film from New Zealand topped one million admissions in 2014. other films 4.8

French films 44.4 Americans films 45.4

European films 5.4

Market share of feature films in cinemas in 2014 (%) In 2014, 16.3% of admissions were to see foreign-language films in their original version, 2.33 million admissions for programs of short films, 0.5% of admissions for non-feature films.

Exhibition: 5,653 screens On average, a screen registered 36,967 admissions, a theater 103,453 admissions and a multiplex (theaters with eight screens or more) 654,840 admissions in 2014. By the end of 2014, 100% of screens were equipped for 2K or 4K digital screening. At the end of December 2014, 1,187 active theaters had at least one 3D digital projector, i.e., 58.8% of the total number of theaters.

2013

2014 change

. . . . . . . . . .2,026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,020 -0.3% .................................. number of theaters . . . . . . . . . .5,588 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,653 +1.2% .................................. number of screens

number of seats

1,065,849 1,072,497

+0.6%

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . .188 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 +1.6% .............................. number of multiplexes . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.6 59.9 ....................................................... share of multiplexes (% of admissions)

TSA 10.72

TVA 5.30 Sacem 1.27

exhibitors 42.80

distributors 39.91

Breakdown of box-office receipts in 2014 (%)

Household spending: €7.839 billion Household spending on film, video and television dropped slightly by 0.4% to €7.839 billion in 2014. Each French household spent an average of €283.7 in 2014. Video on demand

9.0

Physical video

28.9

Movie tickets

48.2

TV license fee1

84.5

TV subscriptions

113.1 0

30

60

90

120

150

Average spending per household in 2014 (€) 1

TV portion.

French household electronic equipment In 2014, 97.6% of French households had a TV set. The electronic equipment market in France has become broader with the growth of smartphones (up 7.5 points in one year to 51.2%) and tablets (up 7.4 points to 36.1%).

tablet

36.1

smartphone1

51.2

game console

51.5

DVD player

79.3

TV

97.6 0

25

50

75

100

French household electronic equipment in 2014 (% of households) % of individual aged 11 and over. Source: GfK – REC.

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Cinema audience: 2/3 of the French Two thirds of French people aged 6 and over went to the cinema at least once in 2014, i.e. 39.2 million individuals (up 4.0%). People aged under 25 account for 31.3% of moviegoers, and the over-fifties represent 33.1%. 91.0% of 15-19 year-olds went to the cinema at least once in 2014. 52.6% of movie-goers are women. Each moviegoer went to the cinema 5.3 times one average. The audience is made up of 32.2% of cinema regulars, who go to the movies at least once a month and account for 71.3% of admissions.

structure of admission

structure of audience

25.6

3.7 0

45.7

28.7

28.5 10

20

67.7 30

40

50

60

70

80

90 100

Structure of the audience and admissions by attendance habits in 2014 (%) Source : CNC - Mediametrie, 75,000 Cinema survey, age six and over. enthusiasts

regulars

occasionnals

Production: 258 approved films 37 documentaries and 9 animated films were approved in 2014. 106 approved films were co-productions with 34 different foreign investors. 29.6% French initiative films were debut films.



2013 2014 change

approved films . . . . . . . . . . .270 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 -4.4% .............................. . . . . . . . . . . .209 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 -2.9% .............................. French initiative films (FIF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.94 -19.3% ............................... average budget for the FIFs (€ million) . . . . . . . . . .4.88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 994.13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -20.8% ............. total investments (€ million) 1,254.90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-18.9% ............ of which French (€ million) . . . . . 983.13 797.44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-27.6% ............ of which foreign (€ million) . . . . . .271.78 196.69

mandates 17.0 foreign investment 5.7  regions 2.0 

TV 34.6

CNC 6.9

producers 29.9 

Sofica 3.9 

Financing of FIFs in 2014 (%)

Distribution: 7,035 films in the theaters In 2014, 7,035 films were screened in theaters, of which 663 were new releases. The new releases in 2014 included 212 dramas, 100 documentaries, 98 comedies, 74 comedy dramas and 29 animated films. On average, new films are released in 137 theaters. French films are released in 119 theaters in their first week, while American films are released in 258. 41 new releases are available in 3D.

2013

2014 change

French films . . . . . . . . . 330 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343 +3.9% .............................. . . . . . . . . . 152 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 -1.3% .............................. American films . . . . . . . . . 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 -1.0% .............................. European films . . . . . . . . . . . .67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 -2.4% ........................... other films . . . . . . . . .654 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .663 +1.4% .............................. total

First-run releases

In 2014, new releases represented 46 different nationalities.

China

4

Spain

5

Canada

5

Japan

7

Italy

9

Germany

13

United Kingdom

27 0

5

10

15

20

Number of new releases by nationality in 2014

25

30

Video: down by 10.4% to €1 billion Video sales (physical video media and VoD) dropped by 10.4% to €1.046 billion. Physical video media’s generated 76.2% of the video market. Physical video: €797.9 million market The physical video market shrunk by 14.1%. DVDs captured 76.4% of the market value. In 2014, films accounted for 60.1% of revenue from physical video media, and non-feature films represented 35.5%. French films generated 22.1% of revenue from films, and American films generated 64.7%. 9.5 million DVDs and Blu-ray discs of French films were sold in 2014.

2013

2014 change

DVD . . . 723.91 609.68 -15.8% ............................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188.18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -8.3% ........... Blu-ray 205.20 . . . .929.11 797.86 -14.1% ........................................................... total

Revenue from video sales (€ million) Source: CNC – GfK.

1,600 1,200

173.7

800

204.7

224.1

400 0

205.2

188.2

1,211.7

1,018.2

891.9

723.9

609.7

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Trend in retail sales1 of physical video (€ million) DVD

Blu-ray

Source: CNC – GfK.

Video on Demand: €250 million In 2014, 12,811 feature films were downloaded at least once, 941 more than in 2013. Feature films generated 75.6% of VoD revenue of the GfK panel. French films generated 36.4% of revenue from films, and American films generated 54.3%.



2013

2014 change

one-time payment 211.87 219.70 +3.7% ............................................................... . . . . . .27.98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.24 +4.5% .................................. subscription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +3.8% ............ total 239.84 248.94

Revenue from video on demand (€M)1 On general-interest platforms. Source : GfK – NPA Conseil.

1

14,000 12,000

11,870

10,000

12,811

10,713

8,000

8,147

9,085

6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Available film titles1 Basis: film segment of the one-time payment VoD market. Source: Panel GfK – NPA Conseil.

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Feature films on television: 2,843 films In 2014, 28.7% of films broadcast on television were new releases. In 2014, 42.5% of films broadcast on television were French and 37.4% were American. Only 8.0% of the films broadcast by private broadcasters on DTT were new releases. whole day1



prime time 2

2013 2014 2013 2014 France Télévisions 539 539 329 312 ....................................................................... ....................................................................... Arte 429 425 175 184 ....................................................................... LCP-AN 15 15 14 27 ....................................................................... FTA DTT private channels 1,239 1,232 1,146 1,144 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 .... TF1 147 135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 .... M6 105 132 ....................................................................... Canal+ 378 365 279 279 ....................................................................... total 2,852 2,843 2,028 2,040

Number of films. Number of screenings. Source: CNC – CSA.

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€920 million spent buying films TV channels spent €920.3 million on the purchase or pre-purchase of broadcasting rights for films, of which €401.5 million for French films. title

year of number of production country screenings

1

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Rookies Run Amok

1971 FR 17

Crime Busters

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .go . . . . . to . . . . . war . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . FR . . . . . . ./. . IT . . . . ./. . DE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 .... Sadsacks

1977 IT 16

4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Supercops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IT 15 ............................ Miami

5

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .To . . . . .Two . . . . . . . . .Before . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jesus-Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982 FR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 .... Quarter

The 5 most screened films on unencrypted TV between 2005 and 2014

Europe: Admissions up by 0.6% to 911 million in 2014 In 2014, movie attendance in the European Union increased by 0.6%. France is Europe’s biggest cinema market, with 209.0 million admissions. domestic admissions development attendance market 1 (in million) (%) index share (%) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+7.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.3 44.4 .................................. France

2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -4.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 15.5 .................................. United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-6.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 26.7 .................................. Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-6.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 27.8 .................................. Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.4 +13.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.5 ....... Spain

Cinema attendance in the five main European markets in 2014 The attendance index is the ratio between the number of admissions and the population of a given geographic area. In revenue. Source: ANICA, BFI, CNC, FFA, ICAA.

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In 2014, France had the most and the densest screens, with 5,653. density of screens screens1 France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,653 8.6 .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,637 5.8 .................................... Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,947 6.2 ................................... United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,917 6.7 ................................... Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,694 7.9 .................................... Spain

Cinema operations in the five main European markets in 2014 Number of screens per 100,000 inhabitants. Source : ANICA, BFI, CNC, FFA, ICAA.

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