![]() ![]() We also excluded 123 films made in 2017 and subsequently released by one of the major studios, so we’re looking only at independent films in this analysis. Large release – Films which grossed over $100k at the domestic box office.Small release – Films which grossed between $1 and $100k at the domestic box office.Nominal release – These films officially have theatrical release dates but no box office figures have been reported, meaning that it was very likely to have been an extremely small release, possibly in just one or two theaters. ![]() ![]() They may have had a premiere in a theater, and played in film festivals, but they never announced a theatrical release for paying customers. No theatrical release – These films had no commercial theatrical release domestically.We therefore split films into four possible outcomes (in all cases, we’re talking about the “Domestic” market, aka the United States and Canada). For example, it isn’t really fair to compare a film that plays for a group of friends and family in a theater rented by the director to a three-month theatrical engagement. We built a dataset of all United States-produced narrative (non-documentary) feature films which were shot in 2017 and looked at their distribution outcome.īefore we get into the details, we need to be a little bit careful about our definition of a “theatrical release”. Therefore, we thought it would be helpful to look at how many films actually make it to theaters. No matter the money to be made via television deals or the massive audiences possible with VOD, a theatrical release is where it’s at. For many independent filmmakers, whether or not their film reaches the big screen means everything. ![]()
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