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Film, Video and Audio-visual Distribution: Data Tables
2005
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Statistical tables
| Total operating revenue 1 | Salaries, wages and benefits 2 | Total operating expenses 3 | Operating profit margin 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands of dollars | percent | |||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | x | x | x | x |
| Prince Edward Island | x | x | x | x |
| Nova Scotia | x | x | x | x |
| New Brunswick | x | x | x | x |
| Quebec | 291,149 | 14,726 | 223,409 | 23.3 |
| Ontario | 1,308,482 | 59,613 | 1,110,234 | 15.2 |
| Manitoba | x | x | x | x |
| Saskatchewan | x | x | x | x |
| Alberta | x | x | x | x |
| British Columbia | x | x | x | x |
| Yukon Territory | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Northwest Territories | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nunavut | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | 1,664,496 | 76,641 | 1,353,702 | 18.7 |
Operating revenue excludes investment income (dividends and interest).
Salaries, wages and benefits include employer contributions to pension, medical/life insurance plans, employment insurance, etc. for all employees who have been issued a T4 statement.
Operating expenses exclude write-offs, capital losses, extraordinary losses, interest on borrowing, and other non-recurring items.
Operating profit margin is derived as follows: total operating revenue minus total operating expenses, expressed as a percentage of total operating revenue.
Note(s):
Based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and includes all establishments classified to 512120.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada: 2005 Survey of Service Industries: Film and video distribution and wholesaling of pre-recorded videos
| 2005 | Backcasted data | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2003 | ||
| thousands of dollars | |||
| Industry estimates 1 | |||
| Total Revenue | 1,669,064 | 1,819,098 | 1,725,576 |
| Salaries, wages and benefits 2 | 76,641 | 81,405 | 79,136 |
| Total Expenses | 1,366,559 | 1,261,823 | 1,184,470 |
| Profit | 302,505 | 557,275 | 541,106 |
| percent | |||
| Profit margin 3 | 18.1 | 30.6 | 31.4 |
| thousands of dollars | |||
| Surveyed portion 1 | |||
| Distribution revenue to theatrical markets by type of production | |||
| Revenue from Canadian productions | 13,147 | 14,953 | 8,246 |
| Revenue from non-Canadian productions | 312,377 | 315,700 | 350,212 |
| Total revenue from distribution to theatrical markets | 325,524 | 330,654 | 358,457 |
| Distribution revenue by type of domestic market | |||
| Total revenue from distribution to theatrical markets | 325,524 | 330,654 | 358,457 |
| Total revenue from distribution to pay and specialty television markets | 119,097 | 132,039 | 101,151 |
| Total revenue from distribution to conventional television markets | 204,829 | 310,387 | 329,668 |
| Total revenue from distribution to home video markets | x | x | x |
| Total revenue from the distribution to other markets | x | x | x |
| Sub-total domestic distribution | 991,482 | 1,014,004 | 992,623 |
| Distribution to foreign clients | 90,244 | 180,970 | 199,050 |
| Total revenue from distribution of film and video titles to all markets | 1,081,726 | 1,194,974 | 1,191,673 |
| Wholesaling of pre-recorded videos 4 | 495,015 | 489,478 | 444,568 |
| All other revenue 5 | 51,012 | 89,622 | 46,625 |
| Total revenue | 1,627,753 | 1,774,074 | 1,682,866 |
| Total expenses | 1,329,218 | 1,227,344 | 1,152,105 |
| Profit | 298,535 | 546,729 | 530,761 |
| percent | |||
| Profit margin 3 | 18.3 | 30.8 | 31.5 |
Industry estimates are based on the surveyed portion and are augmented by administrative data for establishments that were too small to be eligible for sampling. The surveyed portion includes only data for surveyed establishments weighted to represent other establishments that were eligible for sampling but were not selected. The surveyed portion represents approximately 95% of total industry revenue.
Salaries, wages and benefits include vacation pay and commissions for all employees for whom a T4 supplementary form was completed.
Profit margin is derived as follows: total revenue minus total expenses, expressed as a percentage of total revenue.
Wholesale revenue included in this table are from film distribution establishments classified under NAICS 512120. Wholesaling of pre-recorded videos is reported as a secondary revenue source. Establisments primarily engaged in wholesaling pre-recorded video cassettes are classified under NAICS 41445.
All other revenue includes sales from production of film and video titles, grants and subsidies and other revenue.
Note(s):
Backcasted data have been created in order to be able to compare the data from 2003 to 2005. This is necessary because of the major changes to the survey including use of a new frame, a new definition of the film and video distribution and wholesaling of pre-recorded videos industry and the use of a sample survey. Due to rounding, components may not add to total.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada: 2005 Survey of Service Industries: Film and video distribution and wholesaling of pre-recorded videos.
| 2005 | |
|---|---|
| thousands of dollars | |
| Distribution revenue of Canadian productions by domestic market | |
| Theatrical market | 13,147 |
| Pay TV market | 47,607 |
| Conventional TV market | 12,335 |
| Home video market | x |
| Other markets | x |
| Sub-total of domestic distribution revenue of Canadian productions | 86,330 |
| Distribution of Canadian productions to foreign clients | 79,504 |
| Total distribution revenue of Canadian productions | 165,834 |
| Distribution revenue of non-Canadian productions by domestic market | |
| Theatrical market | 312,377 |
| Pay TV market | 71,490 |
| Conventional TV market | 192,495 |
| Home video market | x |
| Other markets | x |
| Sub-total of domestic distribution revenue of non-Canadian productions | 905,152 |
| Distribution of non-Canadian productions to foreign clients | 10,740 |
| Total distribution revenue of non-Canadian productions | 915,892 |
| percent | |
| Percentage share by domestic market | |
| Revenue from distribution of Canadian productions to theatrical markets (percentage of total revenue from distribution to theatrical markets) | 4.0 |
| Domestic distribution revenues from Canadian productions (percentage of total domestic distribution revenues) | 8.7 |
Note(s):
Industry estimates are based on the surveyed portion and are augmented by administrative data for establishments that were too small to be eligible for sampling. The surveyed portion includes only data for surveyed establishments weighted to represent other establishments that were eligible for sampling but were not selected. The surveyed portion represents approximately 95% of total industry revenue. Due to rounding, components may not add to total.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada: 2005 Survey of Service Industries: Film and video distribution and wholesaling of pre-recorded videos.
| 2005 | |
|---|---|
| thousands of dollars | |
| Operating revenue | |
| Total revenue from distribution of film and video titles | 1,081,726 |
| Wholesaling of pre-recorded videos 1 | 495,015 |
| All other operating revenue 2 | 47,296 |
| Total operating revenue | 1,624,036 |
| Operating expenses | |
| Salaries, wages and benefits | 71,494 |
| Licensing costs (rights,royalties & other fees) | 238,402 |
| Cost of goods sold | 590,271 |
| Advertising, marketing and promotions | 167,350 |
| All other operating expenses 3 | 249,649 |
| Total operating expenses | 1,317,166 |
| percent | |
| Operating profit margin (percentage of total revenue) | 18.9 |
| number | |
| Employment | |
| Full-time | 1,259 |
| Part-time | 48 |
| Contract Workers | x |
Wholesale revenue included in this table are from film distribution establishments classified under NAICS 512120. Wholesaling of pre-recorded videos is a reported as a secondary revenue source. Establisments primarily engaged in in wholesaling pre-recored video cassettes are classified under NAICS 41445.
All other operating revenue includes sales from production of film and video titles, grants and subsidies and other revenue.
All other operating expenses include commissions paid to non-employees, professional and business services fees, payments for services provided by head office, office supplies, rental and leasing, repair and maintenance, insurance, travel, meals and entertainment, utilities, telephone and telecommunication, property and business taxes, licences and permits, delivery, warehousing, postage and courier, financial service fees, charitable donations, bad debts and all other expenses.
Note(s):
Industry estimates are based on the surveyed portion and are augmented by administrative data for establishments that were too small to be eligible for sampling. The surveyed portion includes only data for surveyed establishments weighted to represent other establishments that were eligible for sampling but were not selected. The surveyed portion represents approximately 95% of total industry revenue. Due to rounding, components may not add to total.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada: 2005 Survey of Service Industries: Film and video distribution and wholesaling of pre-recorded videos
