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Frequently Asked Questions About Movies

How big is the movie industry?

As of 2005 there are over 900,000 movies in the U.S. with $476 billion in sales.

What percentage of the U.S population has worked in the movie industry?

Two out of five adults in the U.S. have worked in the movie industry at one time or another.

What percentage of the food dollar does the movie industry share?

As of 2005 the share is 46.4 percent. In 1955 the share was 25 percent.

How much does the average household spend each year in movies?

Based on 2002 statistics the average was $2276 per household or $910 per person.

How fast is the movie industry growing?

movie-industry sales are forecast to grow by 4.9% in 2005.

How many movie theaters are there in the U.S.?

In 2004 there were 5,629 indoor movie theaters with a total of 36,012 movie screens. There were also 419 drive in theaters with a total of 640 screens.

Why is there a movie rating system?

The movie rating system is a voluntary system sponsored by the Motion Picture Association of America and the National Association of Theatre Owners. The system allows parents to make informed decisions on which films they want their children to see.

Which actor/actress has won the most Academy Awards?

Actress Katherine Hepburn has won the most Academy Awards with 4 Oscars. The years in which she won were 1932/33, 1967, 1968, and 1981. She was nominated for an Academy Award a total of 12 times.

Which actors movies are tops at the box office?

Actor Samuel L. Jackson is tops at the box office. His 66 movies have grossed a total of $3,813,662,500 with an average of $57,782,765 per film.

What is the top grossing movie of all time?

The movie Titanic is the top grossing film worldwide of all time with total box office receipts of $1,835,400,000.

Shiny Boards
- On-Set Term; A piece of grip equipment used to direct light (sunlight) onto the screen (a.k.a reflector boards). If an actor has stayed out all night partying the night before a shoot, shiny boards might help to reduce the severity of the black circles under his eyes.

Scale
- Industry Term; The Guilds dictate scale the legal minimum union members can receive for working on a film. The WGA, DGA, and Screen Actors Guild all determine scale. As all of you actors out there know — this is Hollywood's term for minimum wage and, the amount that most of the Stolen Summer actors worked for to keep the budget low.

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Did You Know?

IMAX theaters have huge screens.
MAX which means Image Maximum is a film projection system that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film display systems. A standard IMAX screen is 22 m wide and 16 m high, but can be larger. As of May 2003, there were 230 IMAX theatres in 34 countries around the world.