Film registrations
British and American registrations as proportions of total registrations.
Registration was required under the Cinematograph Films Acts from 1927 to
ascertain conformity with the screen quota.
Comparison of registrations with quota requirement.
| |
British films |
American films |
| |
>72mins |
33.3-72mins |
<33.3mins |
>72mins |
33.3-72mins |
<33.3mins |
| |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
1945 |
17.3 |
16.4 |
37.1 |
77.5 |
80.4 |
62.0 |
| 1946 |
17.3 |
25.0 |
31.2 |
70.7 |
72.5 |
67.6 |
| 1947 |
20.2 |
23.8 |
40.8 |
66.0 |
74.6 |
56.1 |
| 1948 |
23.9 |
48.6 |
45.5 |
65.6 |
51.0 |
52.1 |
| 1949 |
23.4 |
23.3 |
34.0 |
65.3 |
74.0 |
62.1 |
| 1950 |
19.4 |
24.3 |
31.2 |
68.1 |
73.8 |
64.3 |
| 1951 |
18.2 |
22.1 |
31.5 |
70.5 |
74.6 |
63.8 |
| 1952 |
19.4 |
24.7 |
41.1 |
63.2 |
71.2 |
52.9 |
| 1953 |
22.5 |
29.3 |
45.4 |
66.6 |
63.7 |
49.5 |
| 1954 |
25.9 |
29.8 |
42.7 |
57.4 |
63.2 |
52.2 |
| 1955 |
23.4 |
30.5 |
49.5 |
57.1 |
58.0 |
46.8 |
| 1956 |
21.9 |
25.2 |
44.1 |
55.7 |
73.0 |
50.3 |
| 1957 |
22.8 |
28.0 |
46.9 |
57.0 |
62.7 |
46.9 |
| 1958 |
24.0 |
24.5 |
56.4 |
53.4 |
67.1 |
36.2 |
| 1959 |
24.5 |
40.2 |
64.5 |
50.0 |
53.3 |
31.4 |
| 1960 |
23.7 |
39.6 |
62.0 |
42.6 |
50.5 |
29.8 |
| 1961 |
22.2 |
48.3 |
60.8 |
38.0 |
36.0 |
30.9 |
| 1962 |
22.3 |
51.7 |
53.3 |
36.7 |
35.6 |
40.8 |
| 1963 |
22.9 |
51.3 |
50.8 |
36.5 |
36.8 |
45.7 |
| 1964 |
22.9 |
59.2 |
62.2 |
40.5 |
22.4 |
24.5 |
| 1965 |
22.8 |
48.9 |
57.8 |
36.1 |
24.4 |
33.1 |
| 1966 |
21.3 |
36.4 |
44.4 |
39.8 |
34.1 |
49.4 |
| 1967 |
23.2 |
37.1 |
60.2 |
34.1 |
17.1 |
31.4 |
| 1968 |
19.7 |
51.5 |
57.9 |
34.7 |
18.2 |
33.1 |
| 1969 |
19.5 |
38.9 |
49.8 |
34.5 |
25.0 |
34.0 |
| 1970 |
23.6 |
44.0 |
63.9 |
34.4 |
16.0 |
22.5 |
| 1971 |
23.3 |
40.6 |
64.1 |
38.9 |
12.5 |
16.0 |
| 1972 |
23.1 |
53.5 |
70.6 |
40.2 |
16.3 |
13.5 |
| 1973 |
21.1 |
50.0 |
67.2 |
38.2 |
26.9 |
16.8 |
Source: Calculated from Board of Trade/Department of Trade and Industry data
British screen quotas
