2002 Statistics:

Bollywood sold 3.6 billion tickets and had total revenues (theatre tickets, DVDs, television etc.) of US$1.3 billion. Average cost per film 1.5 million $. No of films per year 1000.

Hollywood films sold 2.6 billion tickets and generated total revenues (again from all formats) of US$51 billion. Average cost per film 50 million $. No of films per year 750.

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Originally posted by Loser

2002 Statistics:

Bollywood sold 3.6 billion tickets and had total revenues (theatre tickets, DVDs, television etc.) of US$1.3 billion. Average cost per film 1.5 million $. No of films per year 1000.

Hollywood films sold 2.6 billion tickets and generated total revenues (again from all formats) of US$51 billion. Average cost per film 50 million $. No of films per year 750.

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3.6 billion tickets sold and revenue of 1.3 billion. Take out DVD, television etc and ticket revenue is 1 billion, which means that on an average tickets sold for less than 30 cents which is 12 rupees........where in INdia can you get tickets for 12 rupees???

total cost of films = 1.5 billion, Revenue = 1.3 billion Profit = 260 million (assume 20% return). which means bollywood is losing huge amounts of money....why then are so many corporates rushing in to make movies???

Compare the population. That itself will give the answer. As m_r pointed out, its only hindi movies. What abt Tamil and Telugu movies?? People are crazy there abt movies.

I wont buy the numbers for bollywood as there is no proper system to count everything. If there is a huge rush for hindi movies in, say, Jhansi or Sahranpur, are they counted? Who reports them to whom?

DIO

bollywood is now!
great market to capitalize on!

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