In 2021, movies labeled as action/adventure accounted for 27.5 percent of the sales revenue of films sold on physical video in the United Kingdom. Drama and animation for children followed, accounting for 12.9 and 11.3 percent of the revenue, respectively.
Distribution of retail film on video sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 to 2021, by film genre
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Viewer behavior
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Outlook
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British Film Institute. (May 11, 2023). Distribution of retail film on video sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 to 2021, by film genre [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297178/retail-film-on-video-sales-share-by-genre-uk/
British Film Institute. "Distribution of retail film on video sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 to 2021, by film genre." Chart. May 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297178/retail-film-on-video-sales-share-by-genre-uk/
British Film Institute. (2023). Distribution of retail film on video sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 to 2021, by film genre. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297178/retail-film-on-video-sales-share-by-genre-uk/
British Film Institute. "Distribution of Retail Film on Video Sales in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019 to 2021, by Film Genre." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297178/retail-film-on-video-sales-share-by-genre-uk/
British Film Institute, Distribution of retail film on video sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 to 2021, by film genre Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297178/retail-film-on-video-sales-share-by-genre-uk/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Distribution of retail film on video sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 to 2021, by film genre [Graph], British Film Institute, May 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/297178/retail-film-on-video-sales-share-by-genre-uk/