Hello again Alex,
Below you will find the results of my research regarding the size of
commercial video market.
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The amount of money spent on DVDs, both rental and sales
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DVD Rentals $4.5 billion
DVD Sales $11.6 billion
?Consumer spending to buy and rent DVDs rose 39 percent in 2003 to $16.1 billion
In 2003, the total amount spent to buy discs rose 33 percent to $11.6
billion, while consumer spending on disc rentals rose by 55 percent to
$4.5 billion.?
Consumer Electronics Association
http://www.ce.org/publications/books_references/digital_america/home_theater/video_source_components.asp
?DVD Disc Purchases in 2003 Exceeded $12 Billion Adams Media Research
estimates that consumer purchases of DVDs totaled more than $12
billion in 2003, up $3.9 billion, or 46 percent, from 2002. Consumers
spent an additional $4.3 billion renting DVDs in 2003 (through Dec.
21, 2003), up 53 percent from the same period last year, according to
Home Video Essentials (a product of Rentrak Corp.).?
Media Line News
http://www.medialinenews.com/articles/publish/printer_455.shtml
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The amount of money spent on VHS tapes, both rental and sales
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$6.4 billion is the total amount of money spend on VHS purchases and
rentals in 2003.
?Add in another $6.4 billion in VHS purchases and rental in 2003, and
the gap between home video and movie-ticket sales grew even wider.?
Consumer Electronics Association
http://www.ce.org/publications/books_references/digital_america/home_theater/video_source_components.asp
$2.9 billion is the amount of money spent on VHS (sales) 2003
?Adams is expecting DVD sales to increase 33% in 2003 to $11.2
billion, while VHS sales will slide 23% to $2.9 billion compared to
$3.7 billion in 2002.?
DSN Retailing Today, August 4, 2003
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FNP/is_15_42/ai_106472550
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Money spent on movie tickets 2003
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$9.2 billion
?All told, the $16.1 billion spent by consumers on DVD software in
2003 easily exceeded the $9.2 billion spent on movie tickets during
that year, the group said. ?
http://www.ce.org/publications/books_references/digital_america/home_theater/video_source_components.asp
Box office ticket sales in 2003 generated an estimated $9 billion in 2003.
?Despite rising ticket prices and a slumping economy, yearly box
office revenue exceeded a record $8.1 billion in 2001 and $9 billion
in 2003.?
http://www.leesmovieinfo.net/BoxOfficeWisdom.php
Box Office sales in 2003 generated $9,185,000,000.
See the table of Box Office sales for each year from 1980 to 2003.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/
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Additional information that may interest you
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A "snapshot" of the US visual entertainment market shows:
The Cinematic Release of movies brings in about $9 Billion (US) per
year in the United States
"Packaged goods" (VHS videotapes, and DVD discs) are worth over $14
Billion (US) per year
Movie rentals bring in another $8 Billion (US) per year
Pay-Per-View movies, alone, have an annual value of about $1.6 Billion
(US), not including Adult videos, and Pay-Per-View events.
Annual value of on-line video subscription services will top $150
million (US) during 2004
The value of the "movie market" was about $42 Billion (US) during 2003.
Instat
http://www.instat.com/r/nrep/2004/IN0401552CM.htm
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VSDA's 2004 ANNUAL REPORT
?This annual review of the industry reflects the year 2003, which was
another record-setting year for DVD and the industry. Consumer
spending on sales and rental exceeded $22 billion!
Combined consumer spending on sales and rental of VHS cassettes and
DVDs reached $22.2 billion dollars.
Consumer spending on DVD sales and rentals totaled $16 billion, a 40%
increase over 2002.
Sales of VHS cassettes and DVDs totaled $14 billion. This is a 16%
increase over the $12.1 consumers spent in 2002.
Consumers spent $8.2 billion renting VHS cassettes and DVDs. This
compares to $8.3 billion in 2002.
Fifty-three percent of rentals were on DVD.
Sales of previously viewed DVDs and VHS cassettes were estimated at $860 million.?
VSDA's 2004 ANNUAL REPORT IS NOW AVAILABLE
The report provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of the home
entertainment industry covering such topics as home video's financial
contributions to the entertainment industry, VHS and DVD sales and
rentals, product diversity within the market, the current status of
the retail community as well as developing technologies that will both
advance and challenge the industry.
The price of this report is $44.95
http://www.vsda.org/Resource.phx/vsda/publications/2003annualreport/index.htx
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Video Subscription Services
"According to recent In-Stat/MDR research, the market for consumer
online subscription video streaming services will grow from about $991
million during 2003, up to more than $4.5 billion during 2007.
http://miladus.typepad.com/etech/2003/09/
?According to recent In-Stat/MDR (http://www.instat.com) research, the
market for consumer on-line subscription video streaming services will
grow from about $991 million during 2003, up to more than $4.5 billion
during 2007. The high-tech market research firm expects that Asia will
be the largest market in 2007, at about $1.2 billion and also predicts
that solid growth will occur in Europe. ?The world of online content
is undergoing a three-way metamorphosis, creating opportunities for
major media companies and large service providers to finally get their
fingers into the Internet revenue pie,? says Gerry Kaufhold, a
Principal Analyst with In-Stat/MDR.
InStat
http://www.instat.com/press.asp?ID=755&sku=IN030590MB
I hope you find this information useful!
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
