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Revenue of the U.S. motion picture and video industry 2016, by source

Estimated revenue of the U.S. motion picture and video production and distribution industry in 2016, by source (Figures expressed in billions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data shows revenue of the motion picture and video production and distribution industry in the U.S. in 2016, broken down by source. The industry made 888 million USD with licensing merchandise in 2016. The biggest revenue was generated in the domestic licensing of rights to television programs, which brought in 12.93 billion USD in 2016. The overall revenue of the United States motion picture / video production and distribution industry reached 67.17 billion USD in 2016, up almost three billion from the year before.

Domestic licensing of rights to television programs	12.93
Domestic licensing of rights to motion picture films	12.8
All other operating revenue	10.67
International licensing of rights to motion picture films	7.1
Contract production of audiovisual works	7.08
Sale of audiovisual works for the wholesale, retail, and rental markets	6.64
International licensing of rights to television programs	3.53
Other production services	2.88
Merchandise licensing	0.89
International licensing of rights to others to distribute audiovisual works	0.42
Audiovisual works speculatively produced for outright sale	0.3

Revenue of the U.S. motion picture and video industry 2016, by source

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