According to a 2000 study by ABN AMRO, only about 26% of Hollywood movie studios' worldwide income came from box office ticket sales; 46% came from VHS and DVD sales to consumers; and 28% came from television (broadcast, cable, and pay-per-view). ABN AMRO (Euronext: AAB, (NYSE: ABN)) is the largest bank in the Netherlands and has operations all over the world, its history going back to 1824. ... Top view VHS cassette with U.S. Quarter for scale Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed The Video Home System, first released in September 1976, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard for video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by JVC (with some... It has been suggested that Dual layer recording be merged into this article or section. ...

Once a movie is completed, the movie studio first releases the movie to movie theaters, typically opening the movie as widely as possible (over 3000 screens for the largest blockbusters), and backed by a very widespread and expensive television advertising campaign. Attendance for an attractive movie is typically highest in the first week of release, and drops substantially with each successive week. Movie theaters pay a percentage of movie ticket sales to the movie studio as the film rental fee. This percentage can be as high as 90% for certain blockbuster movies, and the percentage drops with each successive week the movie is shown; the average percentage due to the movie studio is about 55%. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... A movie studio is a controlled environment for the making of a film. ... Release may refer to multiple things: in marketing: issuing a product for sale or public showing (especially a music release or a film release). ... A typical megaplex (AMC Ontario Mills 30 in Ontario, California). ... Blockbuster, as applied to film or theater, is a very popular and monetarily-successful production. ...

This differs from the practice decades ago in the United States, when a movie was released in a few dozen theaters and spread after receiving good "word of mouth" and good reviews, moving around the country for several years.

After the movie's theatrical run is almost completely spent, the movie is introduced for sale and rental to consumers, on VHS and DVD. For about six weeks, this is the only way potential customers can watch the movie. Top view VHS cassette with U.S. Quarter for scale Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed The Video Home System, first released in September 1976, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard for video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by JVC (with some... It has been suggested that Dual layer recording be merged into this article or section. ...

After the six-week protected window on video, the movie is shown on pay-per-view stations (both on cable TV and satellite TV) for a period ranging from 2 weeks to 3 months. The studio gets around 50% of the resulting income. Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ... Cable television or Community Antenna Television (CATV) (and often shortened to cable) is a system of providing television, FM radio programming and other services to consumers via radio waves transmitted directly to people’s televisions through fixed coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in traditional... Satellite television is television delivered by way of orbiting communications satellites located 37,000 km (22,300 miles) above the earths surface. ...

After this exclusive period, the movie is shown on premium pay TV channels, like HBO and Showtime. The movie studio receives a fixed payment based on the movie's previous performance in theaters, averaging from US$6 million to US$8 million, and reaching US$25 million for some blockbusters. HBO logo HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network. ... This article needs to be updated. ...

After about 18 months of showing on premium pay TV channels, the movie appears on network television or on a basic cable channel (like TBS, TNT, or USA Network) for 12 to 18 months, or in some cases for several years (ABC and its affiliate networks currently have 10-year broadcast rights to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone). The network typically pays from US$3 million to US$15 million, depending on the movie and the number of runs. TBS Superstation is a popular American cable TV network that shows sports and variety programming. ... The current TNT logo, was used in North America since June 12, 2001 and in Latin America since July 1, 2003 Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is a cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner in 1988. ... The USA Network is a popular cable TV network based in the United States with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... Cover of the International edition, distributed in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone is the first volume in a planned series of seven books for children written by British author J. K. Rowling, and featuring Harry Potter, a young wizard. ...

After the network television runs are complete, the movie goes into playout runs on cable before entering television syndication for broadcast and/or basic cable television, receiving payments based on the size of the market that sees the movie, and ranging up to US$5 million in the largest markets. In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ...

In most cases a theatrical film will bypass pay-cable runs for broadcast television because the cost of running these films may be too expensive for such networks as HBO, Showtime, and Starz to run. For example, in the early 1990s, Universal Studios pieced together a package of films for pay-cable networks to acquire. After these networks passed due to its tremendous cost, Universal allowed CBS to acquire the package, thus these films went from pay-per-view cable directly to broadcast television (with obvious edits made due to network standards). Many recent Disney animated films (such as Lilo and Stitch and Mulan) have also bypassed pay-cable runs and have gone directly to broadcast television (in this case, ABC). HBO logo HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network. ... This article needs to be updated. ... Starz can refer to: Starz!, a cable TV network, or Starz the online downloadable movie service from RealNetworks. ... The current Universal Studios logo Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal, has production studios and offices located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California, an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County between Los Angeles and Burbank. ... For other uses, see CBS (disambiguation). ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... Lilo & Stitch is an animated film, set in Hawaii. ... Mulan is the thirty-sixth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and first released on June 5, 1998 by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. ...

On very rare occasions a film will bypass pay-per-view and go directly to broadcast television. In 2000, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace virtually went from home-video release to a broadcast run on the Fox network without ever seeing any premium cable release, although its sequel, Attack Of The Clones bypassed pay-per-view and went straight to HBO for its standard pay-cable run. Film poster for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 film by George Lucas starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, and Jake Lloyd. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... Film poster for Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) is the fifth Star Wars science fiction movie released and the second part of the prequel trilogy which began with Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. ...

See also Premiere, Direct-to-DVD. Premiere, from French language première meaning first, generally means a first performance. Premieres for theatrical, musical, and other productions are often extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialites and much media attention. ... A film that is released direct-to-video (also straight-to-video) is one which has been released to the public on home video formats first rather than first being released in movie theaters. ...