Running successfully all over India

The gross box-office realisations of the film industry are expected to reach $3.7 billion by 2020, according to Deloitte Indywood Indian Film Industry Report. As of December 2015, the gross box office realisations were $2.1 bn. "The Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of number of films produced with around 1,500 to 2,000 films produced every year in more than 20 languages. In terms of revenue, the industry has gross box-office realisations of $2.1 bn which are expected to grow at 11 per cent CAGR, reaching $3.7 bn by 2020," the report said.

Basic facts

• The Indian film industry is the largest in the world with about 1,500-2,000 films produced every year in 20 languages
   
• In terms of revenue, it has gross box-office realisations of $2.1 bn
   
• Expected to grow at 11% CAGR to reach $3.7 bn by 2020
   
• The industry gross realisations are substantially lower than its global counterparts
   
• Domestic box office contributes 74% to the industry
   
• Cable and satellite rights, and online /digital aggregation revenues are fastest-growing segments and expected to grow 15% from 2015 to 2020
   
• Bollywood contributes 43% of the revenues while the regional & international films contribute 50% and 7%, respectively