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MUSICAL FILMS: RECENT SUCCESSES (AND FAILURES…!) IN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA André Lange Head of Department (Markets & Financing) EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL OBSERVATORY ICC, 17th Conference on International Audiovisual Law: ‘Music in films’ (Cannes, 19-20 May 2003)

DEFINITION OF A « MUSICAL FILM » in F. BEAVER, Dictionnary of film terms, 1994.: 

DEFINITION OF A « MUSICAL FILM » in F. BEAVER, Dictionnary of film terms, 1994. (1) A fictional motion picture that deals in a significant manner with the subject of music and that uses musical performance as an integral part of the narrative, for example : Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), The Great Caruso (1951), The Buddy Holly Story (1978) (2) A motion picture that incorporate the conventions of song and dance routines into the film story and that uses the musical numbers as an accepted element in the film narrative, for example, An American in Paris (1951), Hello Dolly (1969), Grease (1978)

...BUT WE SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER FILMED OPERA AND MUSICAL DOCUMENTARY: 

...BUT WE SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER FILMED OPERA AND MUSICAL DOCUMENTARY

MUSICAL FILMS ARE AS OLD AS THE FILM BUSINESS...: 

MUSICAL FILMS ARE AS OLD AS THE FILM BUSINESS...

…BUT HOLLYWOOD IS NOW RELUCTANTVariety, March 10-16 2003: 

…BUT HOLLYWOOD IS NOW RELUCTANT Variety, March 10-16 2003

U.S. DOMESTIC GROSS BOX OFFICE OF SOME MUSICALS in millions $Source : Variety / IMDB: 

U.S. DOMESTIC GROSS BOX OFFICE OF SOME MUSICALS in millions $ Source : Variety / IMDB

ADMISSIONS TO MUSICAL FILMS (US/CA + EUROPE) (1996-2002)in millionsSource : European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE: 

ADMISSIONS TO MUSICAL FILMS (US/CA + EUROPE) (1996-2002) in millions Source : European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE EUR US/CA EUR+US/CA EVITA 13,4 10,7 24,1 MOULIN ROUGE 11,5 10,5 22,1 8 MILE 19,8 - BILLY ELLIOT 12,7 4 16,7 FANTASIA 2002 1,9 11,1 13 O BROTHER 4,5 8 12,6 SPICE WORLD 6 6,2 12,3 HIGH FIDELITY 2,8 5 7,8 8 FEMMES 6,1 0,5 6,6 EVERYONE SAYS 3,9 2 6

PENETRATION RATES OF EVITA AND MOULIN ROUGE (in per thousand)Source: European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE: 

PENETRATION RATES OF EVITA AND MOULIN ROUGE (in per thousand) Source: European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE

BREAKDOWN OF ADMISSIONS FOR DANCER IN THE DARK IN THE EUROPEAN UNION Source : European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE: 

BREAKDOWN OF ADMISSIONS FOR DANCER IN THE DARK IN THE EUROPEAN UNION Source : European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE

RATE OF PENETRATION OF BREAKING THE WAVES AND DANCER IN THE DARK(in per thousand) Source : European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE: 

RATE OF PENETRATION OF BREAKING THE WAVES AND DANCER IN THE DARK (in per thousand) Source : European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE

ADMISSIONS FOR « ROCK MUSIC » FILMS in millions (1996-2002)Source : European Audiovisual Observatory/ LUMIERE: 

ADMISSIONS FOR « ROCK MUSIC » FILMS in millions (1996-2002) Source : European Audiovisual Observatory/ LUMIERE

« MUSIC AS A COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE » FILMS ADMISSIONS IN EUROPE AND US (millions)Source : European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE: 

« MUSIC AS A COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE » FILMS ADMISSIONS IN EUROPE AND US (millions) Source : European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE

ADMISSIONS FOR « PIANIST’S STORY » FILMS in millions (1996-2002)Source : European Audiovisual Observatory/ LUMIERE: 

ADMISSIONS FOR « PIANIST’S STORY » FILMS in millions (1996-2002) Source : European Audiovisual Observatory/ LUMIERE

« CLASSICAL MUSIC » FILM ADMISSIONSIN EUROPESource: European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE: 

« CLASSICAL MUSIC » FILM ADMISSIONS IN EUROPE Source: European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE

ADMISSIONS FOR « OPERA FILMS » IN FRANCE (1975-2002)Source : CNC: 

ADMISSIONS FOR « OPERA FILMS » IN FRANCE (1975-2002) Source : CNC

ADMISSIONS FOR FILMS RELATED TO DANCE (1996-2002)Source : European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE: 

ADMISSIONS FOR FILMS RELATED TO DANCE (1996-2002) Source : European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE

ADMISSIONS FOR « SPEAKING/SINGING » FILMS (1996-2002)Source : European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE: 

ADMISSIONS FOR « SPEAKING/SINGING » FILMS (1996-2002) Source : European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE

ADMISSIONS FOR MUSICAL DOCUMENTARIES (1996-2002) in millionsSource : European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE: 

ADMISSIONS FOR MUSICAL DOCUMENTARIES (1996-2002) in millions Source : European Audiovisual Observatory / LUMIERE

CONCLUSIONS : THE US/GB TRENDS: 

CONCLUSIONS : THE US/GB TRENDS « MUSICALS » ARE AMERICAN OR BRITISH, WITH AN INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE SUCCESS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON STARS OR ON THE REPUTATION OF THE FILMMAKER HOLLYWOOD IS RELUCTANT TO INVEST IN MUSICALS, EVEN IF SEVERAL NEW PROJECTS ARE ANNOUNCED OR IN POST-PRODUCTION CO-OPERATION WITH BROADWAY IS NOT EASY HOW TO FILM MUSIC FOR THE MTV GENERATION ? MUSICALS HAVE GOOD CD AND DVD POTENTIAL BUT NEW CHILDRENS OR TEENAGE FILMS DO NOT FOLLOW THE DISNEY « TOON TUNER » MODEL DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IMPORTANT TO HOLD DOWN COSTS

CONCLUSIONS : THE EUROPEAN TRENDS: 

CONCLUSIONS : THE EUROPEAN TRENDS « MUSICAL FILMS » NOW SEEM MORE AN EUROPEAN CONCEPT THAN AN AMERICAN ONE WIDER USE OF THE CLASSICAL HERITAGE, ALTHOUGH THE PERIOD OF FILMED OPERA SEEMS TO BE OVER SEARCH FOR NEW GENRES (DANCER IN THE DARK, SPEAKING/SINGING FILMS, FILMS ON DANCE, DOCUMENTARIES) SOME EUROPEAN « MUSICAL FILMS » HAVE DEMONSTRATED INTERESTING POTENTIAL FOR CONTINENTAL CIRCULATION AND INTERNATIONAL EXPORT, INCLUDING IN US FILMS WITH NATIONAL ROCK OR POP STARS ARE RELATIVELY RARE

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