
28/04/2025
The motion picture Industry collapse deepens, especially in the USA.....
Comparing production weekly listings over time, as I type, the lowest number of productions thus far sampled.
Aug 2021 to Apr 2024: (respectively)
39 pages vs. 30 pages
161 vs. 100 TOTAL production listings (38% drop)
105 vs. 38 DOMESTIC production listings (64% drop)
Aug 2021:
- 56 (35%) International and 105 (65%) domestic productions.
- 105 US vs 24 Canadian productions (4.38:1 ratio)
Apr 2025:
- 38 (38%) International and 62 (62%) domestic productions.
- 38 US vs 32 Canadian productions (1.19:1 ratio)
So 2/3 of total listings with stated production locations were US-made 3.5 years ago, now 2/3 are foreign-made.
In Aug 2021, for every 8 productions made in Canada, 35 would shoot in the US. By Apr 2025, For every 16 productions made in Canada, there were only 19 productions shot in the US. That's a devastating swing in the ratio between the countries.