Cinema of Hungary

Cinema of Hungary
A Cinema in Dunaújváros
No. of screens411 (2011)[1]
 • Per capita4.5 per 100,000 (2011)[1]
Main distributorsIntercom 18.0%
Forum Hungary 12.0%
Cirko Gejzír 10.0%[2]
Produced feature films (2010)[3]
Fictional5 (20.8%)
Animated15 (62.5%)
Documentary3 (12.5%)
Number of admissions (2010)[5]
Total9,286,319
 • Per capita0.95 (2012)[4]
National films388,439 (4.2%)
Gross box office (2010)[5]
TotalHUF 10.6 billion (~€33.9 million)
National filmsHUF 372 million (~€1.2 million) (3.5%)

Hungary has had a notable cinema industry since the beginning of the 20th century, including Hungarians who affected the world of motion pictures both within and beyond the country's borders. The former could be characterized by directors István Szabó, Béla Tarr, or Miklós Jancsó; the latter by William Fox and Adolph Zukor, the founders of Fox Studios and Paramount Pictures respectively, or Alexander Korda, who played a leading role in the early period of British cinema. Examples of successful Hungarian films include Merry-go-round, Mephisto, Werckmeister Harmonies and Kontroll.

  1. ^ a b "Table 8: Cinema Infrastructure – Capacity". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Table 6: Share of Top 3 distributors (Excel)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Table 1: Feature Film Production – Genre/Method of Shooting". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Country Profiles". Europa Cinemas. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Table 11: Exhibition – Admissions & Gross Box Office (GBO)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.