Distribution of box office receipts, Great Britain 1950  

	£000	£000
Gross receipts	105,181
Entertainments tax	37,200	-
Net receipts (total remaining for the industry)		67,981
Exhibitors' share after paying film hire	43,838	-
Amount for division between all renters and producers		24,143
Amount paid to renters and producers of newsreels	2,203	-
Direct distribution expenses	3,214	-
Distributors' share (including distributors of American films)	4,197	-
Amount remaining for all (except newsreel) producers)		14,529
Amount paid to producers of foreign films (mainly American)	10,751	-
Leaving for British producers
of films under 3,000 feet	112
of films over 3,000 feet	3,666

Source: The British Film Industry, PEP (Political and Economic Planning), London, May 1952

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