'Statistics' in L G Wood, British Film Industry
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- Author(s) Wood, L G
- Publication type Chapter
- Year published 1980
- Pages pp5
- Publisher British Film Institute
- Place Published London
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Forms part of a volume published by British Film Institute and originated by its information section. Contains annual statistics on the relatively recent experience of the cinema and film industry, mostly extracted from government sources and covering the years from the late 1940s to the late 1970s. The statistics are: 1] annual totals for cinema admissions, box office takings, number of cinemas, seating capacity, average ticket prices, 1951-78; 2] annual totals for 'British films registered with Dept of Trade, arranged by length, c1945-78; 3] Annual totals for feature films submitted to the British Board of Film Censors, 1945-78; 4] Annual totals of levy collected by British Film Fund Agency, etc, c1951/2 to 1977/8; 5] National Film Finance Corp annual totals of amount advanced and repaid, number of films involved, 1950-78