Case 12: The Movie Exhibition Industry: 2015 C-145
Exhibit 5U.S. Theaters Screens 2000–2014Analog ScreensDigital Screens − Non-3DDigital Screens − 3DYearTotal ScreensChange from Prior Year#Change from Prior YearAs % of Total Screens#Change from Prior YearAs % of Total ScreenEst. Digital Invest. ($ mil.)#Change from Prior YearAs % of Total ScreensAs % of Digital ScreensEst. 3D Invest.
($ mil.)Total Digital Investment ($ mil.)200037,39637,396100.0%200136,764−1.7%36,764−1.7%100.0%200235,280−4.0%35,280−4.0%100.0%200336,1462.5%36,1462.5%100.0%200436,5941.2%36,5941.2%100.0%200538,8526.2%38,8626.2%100.0%2000.5%$10$10200638,415−1.1%36,412−6.3%94.8%2,003901.5%5.2%$90$90200738,9741.5%34,342−5.7%88.1%3,64682.0%9.4%$829862.5%21.3%$74$156200838,843−0.3%33,319−3.0%85.8%4,08812.1%10.5%$221,42744.7%3.7%25.9%$33$55200939,2331.0%31,815−4.5%81.1%4,1491.5%10.6%$33,269129.1%8.3%44.1%$138$141201039,5470.8%23,773−25.3%60.1%7,93791.3%20.1%$1897,837139.7%19.8%49.7%$343$532201139,6410.2%14,020−41.0%35.4%12,62059.0%31.8%$23413,00165.9%32.8%50.7%$387$621201242,8038.0%6,426−54.2%15.0%21,64371.5%50.6%$45114,73413.3%34.4%40.5%$130$581201342,184−1.4%2,990−53.5%7.1%24,04211.1%57.0%$12015,7827.1%37.4%39.6%$79$199201443,2652.6%1,747−41.6%4.0%25,3725.5%58.6%$6716,1462.3%37.3%38.9%$27$94$1,168$1,211$2,379Notes: Based on author estimates and MPAA reports on # screens. Estimated investments (cumulative) based on estimated cost of digital screen ($50,000 per installation) and digital 3D ($75,000 per installation).