Motion Pictures & Video: United States

Report Overview

This report forecasts to 2023 and 2027 US motion pictures and video revenues in nominal US dollars. Total revenue is segmented by source in terms of: motion picture licensing, television licensing, contract production, sale and rental, merchandise licensing, and other sources such as services to other producers and speculative production.

To illustrate historical trends, total revenues and the various segments are provided in annual series from 2012 to 2022.

Total revenues exclude those generated from post-production and exhibition activities. The production of motion pictures and videos on an independent basis is also excluded. For the purposes of this report, "motion pictures" and "movies" are considered to be interchangeable.

This report includes the results of a proprietary national online consumer survey of US adults (age 18+). This Freedonia Focus Reports National Online Consumer Survey has a sample size of approximately 1,500, screened for response quality, and representative of the US population on the demographic measures of age, gender, geographic region, race/ethnicity, household income, and the presence/absence of children in the household.

Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided with quantified trends. Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Related NAICS Codes:
512110 Motion Picture and Video Production
512120 Motion Picture and Video Distribution
512131 Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins)
512132 Drive-In Motion Picture Theaters
512191 Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services
512199 Other Motion Picture and Video Industries

Table of Contents

• Historical Trends
• Key Economic Indicators
• Environmental & Regulatory Factors
• Industry Overview

• Television Licensing
• Motion Picture Licensing
• Contract Production
• Sale & Rental
• Merchandise Licensing
• Other Sources

• Industry Characteristics
• Market Leaders

• Scope
• Sources
• Industry Codes
• Freedonia Methodology
• Resources

• Figure 1 | Key Trends in US Motion Picture & Video Revenues, 2022 - 2027
• Figure 2 | US Motion Picture & Video Revenue Trends, 2012 - 2022
• Table 1 | Key Indicators for US Motion Picture & Video Revenue, 2012 - 2027 (US$ bil)
• Figure 3 | US Motion Picture & Video Industries Revenue Index, 2012 - 2022 (2012=1.00)
• Table 2 | US Motion Picture & Video Industries Revenue Index, 2012 - 2022 (2012=1.00)
• Figure 4 | US Motion Picture & Video Revenue by Source, 2012 - 2027 (US$ bil)
• Table 3 | US Motion Picture & Video Revenue by Source, 2012 - 2027 (US$ mil)
• Figure 5 | US Survey: Usage of Streaming Video Services, 2023 (% of households)
• Figure 6 | US Survey: Usage of Streaming Video Services, 2023 (% of households)
• Figure 7 | US Survey: Video Streaming Subscription Hopping Habits, 2023 (% of households)
• Figure 8 | US Survey: Attended a Movie in the Last 6 Months, 2023 (% of respondents)
• Figure 9 | US Motion Picture & Video Revenue by Source, 2012 - 2027 (%)
• Figure 10 | US Motion Picture & Video Firms, Establishments, & Employment, 2010 - 2020
• Table 4 | US Motion Picture & Video Firms, Establishments, & Employment, 2010 - 2020
• Table 5 | Representative US Motion Picture & Video Studios & Channels
• Table 6 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Motion Pictures & Videos