Data on annual payroll in the U.S. motion picture and video industry in 2016 and 2017 showed overall increases across all subsectors year on year, most notably among establishments specializing in postproduction and motion picture and video distribution.
Annual payroll in the U.S. motion picture and video industry in 2016 and 2017, by sector
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
2016
2017
Motion picture and video distribution
267.27
305.52
Motion picture and video exhibition
1,906.2
1,908.19
Postproduction and other related industries
2,049.95
2,262.04
Motion picture and video production
11,188.81
11,989.77
02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000
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US Census Bureau. (November 29, 2019). Annual payroll in the U.S. motion picture and video industry in 2016 and 2017, by sector (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184600/annual-payroll-in-the-us-motion-picture-and-video-industry/
US Census Bureau. "Annual payroll in the U.S. motion picture and video industry in 2016 and 2017, by sector (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184600/annual-payroll-in-the-us-motion-picture-and-video-industry/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Annual payroll in the U.S. motion picture and video industry in 2016 and 2017, by sector (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184600/annual-payroll-in-the-us-motion-picture-and-video-industry/
US Census Bureau. "Annual Payroll in The U.S. Motion Picture and Video Industry in 2016 and 2017, by Sector (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184600/annual-payroll-in-the-us-motion-picture-and-video-industry/
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