Cinema of Brazil

Cinema of Brazil
No. of screens8,005 (2019)[1]
 • Per capita1.6 per 100,000 (2015)[1]
Main distributorsUniversal (20.8%)
Disney (17.3%)[2]
Produced feature films (2015)[3]
Total129
Fictional79 (61.2%)
Animated26 (10.0%)
Documentary50 (38.8%)
Number of admissions (2015)[4]
Total172,943,242
National films22,485,736 (13%)
Gross box office (2015)[4]
TotalR$2.35 billion
National filmsR$278 million (11.8%)

Brazilian cinema was introduced early in the 20th century but took some time to consolidate itself as a popular form of entertainment. The film industry of Brazil has gone through periods of ups and downs, a reflection of its dependency on state funding and incentives.

  1. ^ a b "Table 8: Cinema Infrastructure - Capacity". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Table 6: Share of Top 3 distributors (Excel)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Table 1: Feature Film Production - Genre/Method of Shooting". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Table 11: Exhibition – Admissions & Gross Box Office (GBO)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

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