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Profile of the film and video distribution and videocassette wholesaling industry

  1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002
  number
Total Canadian and foreign control 205 216 217 211
Canadian control 185 193 195 192
Foreign control 20 23 22 19
EMPLOYMENT
number
Total employment 3,620 3,592 3,900 4,033
Full-time 3,203 3,045 3,551 3,699
Part-time 400 518 335 320
Working proprietors 17 29 14 14
REVENUE
$ thousands
Total revenue 2,487,455 2,813,116 3,036,646 3,278,386
Total, domestic and exports (foreign clients) 1,152,939 1,293,115 1,416,325 1,551,737
Domestic market, film, video and audio-visual distribution revenue 965,574 1,070,860 1,211,661 1,292,707
Theatrical 360,475 390,584 403,066 462,583
Pay television 68,683 81,212 110,528 112,340
Conventional television 369,326 409,576 465,504 471,317
Home video 147,600 165,746 212,966 227,018
Non-theatrical 19,490 23,742 19,598 19,449
Exports, (foreign clients) 187,365 222,256 204,664 259,030
Videocassettes wholesaling 1,252,053 1,399,383 1,508,251 1,607,954
Other revenue 82,463 120,618 112,070 118,695
EXPENSES
$ thousands
Total expenses 2,215,968 2,465,884 2,707,572 2,837,886
Salaries and benefits 135,588 144,578 172,005 147,565
Licensing (rights, royalties and other fees) 791,339 806,685 856,954 965,709
Depreciation and amortization 39,071 48,765 56,511 66,484
Interest 14,090 15,381 18,314 20,170
Other expenses of film 1,235,881 1,450,475 1,603,788 1,637,958
 
%
Profit margin1 (% of total revenue) 10.9 12.3 10.8 13.4
Note: From April 1 of one year to March 31 of the next year.
1. Profit margin is defined as total revenue less total expenses (profit or loss) shown as a percentage of total revenues.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 501-0001 - 501-0007 and Catalogue no. 87F0010XIE.
Last modified: 2004-12-24.

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