In 2021, the United Kingdom's film industry employed approximately 106 thousand people, of which more than three-quarters – around 85 thousand – worked in movie production and distribution. The film exhibition and distribution segments accounted for 14 thousand and seven thousand of the sector's workforce.
Employment in the film industry in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2021, by segment (in 1,000 persons)
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Movies
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Companies
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- Premium Statistic Number of film and video production and post-production companies in the UK 1996-2021
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Movie theaters
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- Premium Statistic Number of movie theaters in the United Kingdom 2004-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of cinema screens in the United Kingdom 2004-2022
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Viewer behavior
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- Premium Statistic Cinema attendance in the United Kingdom 2001-2022
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Outlook
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British Film Institute. (May 5, 2023). Employment in the film industry in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2021, by segment (in 1,000 persons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239211/employment-in-the-film-industry-in-the-uk/
British Film Institute. "Employment in the film industry in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2021, by segment (in 1,000 persons)." Chart. May 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239211/employment-in-the-film-industry-in-the-uk/
British Film Institute. (2023). Employment in the film industry in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2021, by segment (in 1,000 persons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239211/employment-in-the-film-industry-in-the-uk/
British Film Institute. "Employment in The Film Industry in The United Kingdom from 2007 to 2021, by Segment (in 1,000 Persons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239211/employment-in-the-film-industry-in-the-uk/
British Film Institute, Employment in the film industry in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2021, by segment (in 1,000 persons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239211/employment-in-the-film-industry-in-the-uk/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Employment in the film industry in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2021, by segment (in 1,000 persons) [Graph], British Film Institute, May 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239211/employment-in-the-film-industry-in-the-uk/