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Vital Statistics

Cinema Admissions and Gross Takings

Films 2008 2009 2010 2011 (Feb)
Admissions
(Million)
Gross
Takings
(RM/Mil.)
Admissions
(Million)
Gross
Takings
(RM/Mil.)
Admissions
(Million)
Gross
Takings
(RM/Mil.)
Admissions
(Million)
Gross
Takings
(RM/Mil.)
Malaysia 5.29 43.93 6.03
(+13.98%)
50.84
(+15.73%)
9.24
(+53.23%)
81.78
(+60.85%)
1.97 18.96
English 30.12 265.08 28.79 268.52 32.87 321.30 3.11 32.65
Chinese 4.34 37.86 5.44 49.16 8.02 75.04 1.99 20.52
Indian 2.13 17.14 2.33 21.17 3.27 32.12 0.38 3.82
Others 1.97 16.71 1.54 13.61 0.9 7.92 0.14 1.38
TOTAL 43.85 380.72 44.13
(+0.64%)
403.30
(+5.93%)
54.3
(+23.04%)
518.16
(+28.48%)
7.00 77.00

*** Source: FINAS

Malaysian Cinema

  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Cinemas 68 76 91 93 100 97
Screens 287 353 453 485 571 577
Seats 66,822 78,496 92,642 101,165 110,424 109,810

*** Source: FINAS

Documentary Film Production By FINAS

  2007 2008 2009 2010 *2011
Discovery Networks Asia 5 - 4 - -
National Geographic Channels 1 1 2 5 1
AETN All Asia Networks - - 7 3 4
FINAS Production Division 1 2 2 1 9
Local Producers 16 15 18 13 30
  23 18 33 22 44

*** Source: FINAS

Figures

Population: 28.9 million
By age:  
< 15 years old: 22.7%
15-64 years old: 68.1%
> 64 years old: 4.7%
Total households: 6.3 million
TV households: 5.5 million
TV penetration: 91%
Internet users: 16.9 million
Broadband homes: 2.56 million
Broadband penetration: 40.7%
Tel. fixed line: 4.3 million
Mobile phone subs: 32 million
Mobile phone penetration: 110.6%
GDP: US$ 191.5 billion (US$ 383.6 billion PPP)
GDP per capita (PPP): US$ 14,9000
Real GDP growth rate: 8.9%

*** Source: The Nielsen Company, Department of Statistics Malaysia, MCMC, networks, company reports, CIA.

Importation of Films : 2005 - 2011 (January - July)

Type of Films 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011(Jan - July)
Feature 4,555 3,213 3,228 2,004 3,809 9,793 1,866
Documentary 3,312 1,477 2,262 1,839 543 1,250 428
Animation 0 155 7 3 15 433 1,533
Trailer 816 916 907 726 400 545 303
Sports 116 208 210 247 63 465 36
Commercial 487 691 727 700 805 1,166 808
Comedy 0 10 11 2 1 2 0
Promotion 359 716 666 400 357 581 64
Reality TV 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Game Show 0 69 0 0 0 0 0
Education 0 6 4 0 0 42 10
Entertainment 0 0 0 0 0 967 874
Others 1,849 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 11,494 7,466 8,022 5,921 5,993 15,244 5,922
Worldwide Networks
Bangkok . Singapore . Jakarta . Beijing . Shanghai . Hong Kong . Hanoi . Manila . Tokyo . Seoul . Busan . Mumbai . Dubai
Abu Dhabi . Istanbul . Doha . Sydney . Melbourne . London . Paris . Cannes . Berlin . Rome . Barcelona . Prague
New York . Las Vegas . Los Angeles . Chicago . Miami .  Toronto