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Published by: Mintel International Group Ltd.
Published: Jun. 1, 2006 - 77 Pages
Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION AND ABBREVIATIONS
- Definition
- Consumer research
- ACORN
- ABBREVIATIONS
- SUMMARY OF KEY REPORT FINDINGS
- Cinema seats or on the couch
- Pre-recorded market
- Production difficulties
- Champions of industry
- Lights, camera, action
- Making and selling
- So what do people want?
- Mixed support for British films
- The future's bright
- MARKET FACTORS
- The strength of the Pound
- Figure 1: Selected exchange rates against the US Dollar, 2000-06
- A welcome tax boost
- Figure 2: The Cultural Test for British Films
- Support for the industry
- The UK Film Council
- Figure 3: Policy priorities for the UKFC, April 2004-March 2007
- Figure 4: Funding priorities for the UKFC, April 2004-March 2007
- UK Film Council US
- Regional Screen Agencies
- National Screen Agencies
- The British Film Institute
- British Screen Advisory Council
- Skillset
- All Industry Marketing for Cinema
- BECTU (Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union)
- Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television
- Film Distributors' Association
- UK CINEMA AND THE PRE-RECORDED MARKET
- THE UK CINEMA MARKET
- Figure 5: UK cinema market, 2001-06
- The big box boom
- Figure 6: The UK multiplex sector, 1999-2005
- Figure 7: The non-multiplex cinema sector, 1999-2005
- Two thirds of UK adults go to the cinema...
- Figure 8: Frequency of visits to cinema, 1996-2005
- ...but kids love it best
- Figure 9: Cinema visiting by youths aged 7-14-years-old, 2005
- Cinema dominated by three brands
- Figure 10: Cinema operators in the UK, by number of sites, December 2005
- Figure 11: Cinema operators in the UK, by number of screens, December 2005
- THE HOME MOVIE MARKET
- Sales dominate the market
- Figure 12: UK retail sales value of pre-recorded videotapes and DVDs, by type of sales transaction, by value, 2000-05
- Rental volumes continue to fall
- Figure 13: UK retail sales volumes of pre-recorded videotapes and DVDs, by type of sales transaction, by volume, 2000-05
- Figure 14: UK retail and rental sales value of pre-recorded videos, by format, by value, 2000-05
- It looks like war
- The impact of piracy
- MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS
- UK film production
- Figure 15: Number and production value of UK films, 2000-05
- Figure 16: Feature film production activity, 2003-05
- Box office performance
- Figure 17: UK films' share of box office gross, 1996-2005
- Box office hits
- Figure 18: Top ten films in the UK, 2004 and 2005
- UK performance in 2004
- Figure 19: Top 20 UK films released in the UK, 2004
- UK performance in 2005
- Figure 20: Top 20 UK films released in the UK, 2005
- All-time top British films at the UK box office
- Figure 21: Top ten UK films released in the UK, to February 2006
- DISTRIBUTION AND PRODUCTION
- Figure 22: Number of companies registered for VAT in film and video production and distribution, 2000-04
- The distribution landscape
- Figure 23: Distributor share of the box office, UK and Republic of Ireland, 2004
- Figure 24: Distributor market share as percentage of box office gross, UK and Republic of Ireland, 2000-04
- LEADING INDUSTRY PLAYERS
- Columbia TriStar (Sony Pictures)
- Entertainment Film Distributors
- Icon Productions
- Pathé
- Pinewood Shepperton
- Tiger Aspect Productions
- Twentieth Century Fox
- United International Pictures/Universal/Paramount
- The Walt Disney Company
- Warner Bros
- Working Title Films
- THE CONSUMER
- Film preferences
- Figure 25: What people want in a film, November 2005
- Optimum targeting for British films
- Figure 26: CHAID analysis of what people want in a film, November 2005
- People's preferences often contradictory
- Figure 27: Most popular film preferences, by what people want in a film, November 2005
- Figure 28: Next most popular film preferences, by what people want in a film, November 2005
- Frequent cinema-goers enjoy the widest range of films
- Figure 29: What people want in a film, by frequency of visiting the cinema, November 2005
- Support for British films constant across cinema brands
- Figure 30: What people want in a film, by most popular cinema brand visited, November 2005
- Movie channel subscribers like British films
- Figure 31: What people want in a film, by selected attitudes towards cinema, November 2005
- THE CONSUMER - WHAT PEOPLE WANT IN A FILM: DETAILED DEMOGRAPHICS
- Most popular film preferences
- Figure 32: Most popular film preferences, by gender, age, socio-economic group and working status, November 2005
- Figure 33: Most popular film preferences, by detailed lifestage group, November 2005
- Figure 34: Most popular film preferences, by region, area and ACORN categories, November 2005
- Figure 35: Most popular film preferences, by daily and Sunday newspaper readership, daily Internet usage, TV reception, supermarket usage and commercial TV viewing, November 2005
- Next most popular film preferences
- Figure 36: Next most popular film preferences, by gender, age, socio-economic group and working status, November 2005
- Figure 37: Next most popular film preferences, by detailed lifestage group, November 2005
- Figure 38: Next most popular film preferences, by region, area and ACORN categories, November 2005
- Figure 39: Next most popular film preferences, by daily and Sunday newspaper readership, daily Internet usage, TV reception, supermarket usage and commercial TV viewing, November 2005
- THE FUTURE
- The next big things
- Shake-up of the tax system
- New film markets
- The Digital Screen Network
- The BBC's renewed commitment to British films
- Delivering downloads
- APPENDIX: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
AbstractThe UK film industry continues to play an important role in the economical, social and cultural life of Britain. British films accounted for a third of the UK box office in 2005, helping the UK to counteract a worldwide box office slump, while there were 125 films made in the UK during the year with a total production value of £570 million. Research conducted for this report, meanwhile, found that half of all cinema-goers feel that it is important to support the British film industry.
Although film production in the UK has been affected recently by uncertain over tax, competing production destinations and a strong pound, the future is now looking extremely favourable. The UK Film Council, along with strategic partners such as the British Film Institute and Regional Screen Agencies, has spent the last five years developing strategies to build a competitive and sustainable industry. Funding is in place for ongoing production and distribution initiatives, as well as support for both industry and audience education. With the new tax regime in place, as well as the emergence of alternative distribution channels and avenues of support, the British film industry is looking stronger than ever, with a new mood of optimism for the future.
This report provides a snapshot of the industry at this important milestone, looking at production and box office statistics and highlighting the main factors to impact on the market at present. As well as containing exclusive market research into attitudes towards the UK film industry and how these relate to cinema-going habits, it also looks at how the industry is placed going forward into the future.
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