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Size of the US Motion Picture and Sound Recording industries

NAICS 512, Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$131 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Value added (GDP by industry)
$119 billion
2025 · GDP by Industry
Current dollars
Revenue, not seasonally adjusted
$35.2 billion
2026-Q2 · Quarterly Services Survey
Employer firms, current dollars
Employment
373,860
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
39,797
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
27,348
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Revenue, seasonally adjusted · Quarterly Services SurveyLatest $34.8 billion · 2026-Q2
2003-Q4: $21.7 billion2004-Q1: $21.2 billion2004-Q2: $21.7 billion2004-Q3: $21.0 billion2004-Q4: $21.6 billion2005-Q1: $22.5 billion2005-Q2: $21.9 billion2005-Q3: $22.7 billion2005-Q4: $21.9 billion2006-Q1: $22.3 billion2006-Q2: $23.2 billion2006-Q3: $23.4 billion2006-Q4: $24.3 billion2007-Q1: $23.9 billion2007-Q2: $23.7 billion2007-Q3: $24.1 billion2007-Q4: $23.4 billion2008-Q1: $23.7 billion2008-Q2: $24.3 billion2008-Q3: $23.5 billion2008-Q4: $22.2 billion2009-Q1: $22.0 billion2009-Q2: $21.9 billion2009-Q3: $21.5 billion2009-Q4: $21.7 billion2010-Q1: $22.7 billion2010-Q2: $22.5 billion2010-Q3: $22.6 billion2010-Q4: $22.4 billion2011-Q1: $20.6 billion2011-Q2: $22.5 billion2011-Q3: $23.2 billion2011-Q4: $22.7 billion2012-Q1: $22.5 billion2012-Q2: $22.9 billion2012-Q3: $22.4 billion2012-Q4: $24.0 billion2013-Q1: $22.3 billion2013-Q2: $22.9 billion2013-Q3: $24.3 billion2013-Q4: $25.5 billion2014-Q1: $24.7 billion2014-Q2: $24.0 billion2014-Q3: $23.5 billion2014-Q4: $23.0 billion2015-Q1: $24.0 billion2015-Q2: $24.8 billion2015-Q3: $24.6 billion2015-Q4: $25.8 billion2016-Q1: $27.8 billion2016-Q2: $24.9 billion2016-Q3: $25.7 billion2016-Q4: $25.4 billion2017-Q1: $26.9 billion2017-Q2: $24.8 billion2017-Q3: $25.0 billion2017-Q4: $25.4 billion2018-Q1: $27.3 billion2018-Q2: $28.2 billion2018-Q3: $28.0 billion2018-Q4: $27.7 billion2019-Q1: $28.1 billion2019-Q2: $28.5 billion2019-Q3: $28.1 billion2019-Q4: $28.5 billion2020-Q1: $28.2 billion2020-Q2: $20.9 billion2020-Q3: $22.0 billion2020-Q4: $25.9 billion2021-Q1: $27.2 billion2021-Q2: $26.3 billion2021-Q3: $28.9 billion2021-Q4: $32.6 billion2022-Q1: $31.3 billion2022-Q2: $34.9 billion2022-Q3: $33.8 billion2022-Q4: $33.6 billion2023-Q1: $34.5 billion2023-Q2: $34.6 billion2023-Q3: $34.1 billion2023-Q4: $32.9 billion2024-Q1: $33.9 billion2024-Q2: $32.8 billion2024-Q3: $35.6 billion2024-Q4: $36.4 billion2025-Q1: $33.8 billion2025-Q2: $36.7 billion2025-Q3: $34.2 billion2025-Q4: $34.5 billion2026-Q1: $35.5 billion2026-Q2: $34.8 billion
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PeriodValue
2026-Q2$34.8 billion
2026-Q1$35.5 billion
2025-Q4$34.5 billion
2025-Q3$34.2 billion
2025-Q2$36.7 billion
2025-Q1$33.8 billion
2024-Q4$36.4 billion
2024-Q3$35.6 billion
2024-Q2$32.8 billion
2024-Q1$33.9 billion
2023-Q4$32.9 billion
2023-Q3$34.1 billion
2023-Q2$34.6 billion
2023-Q1$34.5 billion
2022-Q4$33.6 billion
2022-Q3$33.8 billion
2022-Q2$34.9 billion
2022-Q1$31.3 billion
2021-Q4$32.6 billion
2021-Q3$28.9 billion
2021-Q2$26.3 billion
2021-Q1$27.2 billion
2020-Q4$25.9 billion
2020-Q3$22.0 billion
2020-Q2$20.9 billion
2020-Q1$28.2 billion
2019-Q4$28.5 billion
2019-Q3$28.1 billion
2019-Q2$28.5 billion
2019-Q1$28.1 billion
2018-Q4$27.7 billion
2018-Q3$28.0 billion
2018-Q2$28.2 billion
2018-Q1$27.3 billion
2017-Q4$25.4 billion
2017-Q3$25.0 billion
2017-Q2$24.8 billion
2017-Q1$26.9 billion
2016-Q4$25.4 billion
2016-Q3$25.7 billion
2016-Q2$24.9 billion
2016-Q1$27.8 billion
2015-Q4$25.8 billion
2015-Q3$24.6 billion
2015-Q2$24.8 billion
2015-Q1$24.0 billion
2014-Q4$23.0 billion
2014-Q3$23.5 billion
2014-Q2$24.0 billion
2014-Q1$24.7 billion
2013-Q4$25.5 billion
2013-Q3$24.3 billion
2013-Q2$22.9 billion
2013-Q1$22.3 billion
2012-Q4$24.0 billion
2012-Q3$22.4 billion
2012-Q2$22.9 billion
2012-Q1$22.5 billion
2011-Q4$22.7 billion
2011-Q3$23.2 billion
2011-Q2$22.5 billion
2011-Q1$20.6 billion
2010-Q4$22.4 billion
2010-Q3$22.6 billion
2010-Q2$22.5 billion
2010-Q1$22.7 billion
2009-Q4$21.7 billion
2009-Q3$21.5 billion
2009-Q2$21.9 billion
2009-Q1$22.0 billion
2008-Q4$22.2 billion
2008-Q3$23.5 billion
2008-Q2$24.3 billion
2008-Q1$23.7 billion
2007-Q4$23.4 billion
2007-Q3$24.1 billion
2007-Q2$23.7 billion
2007-Q1$23.9 billion
2006-Q4$24.3 billion
2006-Q3$23.4 billion
2006-Q2$23.2 billion
2006-Q1$22.3 billion
2005-Q4$21.9 billion
2005-Q3$22.7 billion
2005-Q2$21.9 billion
2005-Q1$22.5 billion
2004-Q4$21.6 billion
2004-Q3$21.0 billion
2004-Q2$21.7 billion
2004-Q1$21.2 billion
2003-Q4$21.7 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Services Survey · Employer firms, current dollars · Agency label: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

Value added, seasonally adjusted annual rate · GDP by IndustryLatest $123 billion · 2026-Q1
2005-Q1: $66.8 billion2005-Q2: $62.3 billion2005-Q3: $61.4 billion2005-Q4: $61.5 billion2006-Q1: $64.0 billion2006-Q2: $66.3 billion2006-Q3: $68.3 billion2006-Q4: $71.4 billion2007-Q1: $70.6 billion2007-Q2: $75.9 billion2007-Q3: $79.4 billion2007-Q4: $80.1 billion2008-Q1: $77.5 billion2008-Q2: $80.5 billion2008-Q3: $80.8 billion2008-Q4: $80.4 billion2009-Q1: $81.6 billion2009-Q2: $81.2 billion2009-Q3: $82.0 billion2009-Q4: $84.0 billion2010-Q1: $89.2 billion2010-Q2: $90.7 billion2010-Q3: $92.8 billion2010-Q4: $92.3 billion2011-Q1: $84.7 billion2011-Q2: $86.2 billion2011-Q3: $85.4 billion2011-Q4: $84.2 billion2012-Q1: $83.4 billion2012-Q2: $82.2 billion2012-Q3: $80.9 billion2012-Q4: $84.6 billion2013-Q1: $81.6 billion2013-Q2: $83.3 billion2013-Q3: $86.3 billion2013-Q4: $84.1 billion2014-Q1: $83.8 billion2014-Q2: $84.1 billion2014-Q3: $83.8 billion2014-Q4: $83.0 billion2015-Q1: $87.6 billion2015-Q2: $89.4 billion2015-Q3: $90.5 billion2015-Q4: $91.6 billion2016-Q1: $98.0 billion2016-Q2: $94.8 billion2016-Q3: $97.3 billion2016-Q4: $97.2 billion2017-Q1: $99.1 billion2017-Q2: $97.0 billion2017-Q3: $97.2 billion2017-Q4: $97.6 billion2018-Q1: $96.0 billion2018-Q2: $96.1 billion2018-Q3: $92.4 billion2018-Q4: $90.1 billion2019-Q1: $88.3 billion2019-Q2: $90.3 billion2019-Q3: $88.6 billion2019-Q4: $87.0 billion2020-Q1: $85.1 billion2020-Q2: $62.9 billion2020-Q3: $75.7 billion2020-Q4: $79.7 billion2021-Q1: $78.3 billion2021-Q2: $84.7 billion2021-Q3: $97.2 billion2021-Q4: $112 billion2022-Q1: $108 billion2022-Q2: $117 billion2022-Q3: $117 billion2022-Q4: $115 billion2023-Q1: $110 billion2023-Q2: $113 billion2023-Q3: $118 billion2023-Q4: $115 billion2024-Q1: $114 billion2024-Q2: $116 billion2024-Q3: $122 billion2024-Q4: $125 billion2025-Q1: $116 billion2025-Q2: $121 billion2025-Q3: $119 billion2025-Q4: $120 billion2026-Q1: $123 billion
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PeriodValue
2026-Q1$123 billion
2025-Q4$120 billion
2025-Q3$119 billion
2025-Q2$121 billion
2025-Q1$116 billion
2024-Q4$125 billion
2024-Q3$122 billion
2024-Q2$116 billion
2024-Q1$114 billion
2023-Q4$115 billion
2023-Q3$118 billion
2023-Q2$113 billion
2023-Q1$110 billion
2022-Q4$115 billion
2022-Q3$117 billion
2022-Q2$117 billion
2022-Q1$108 billion
2021-Q4$112 billion
2021-Q3$97.2 billion
2021-Q2$84.7 billion
2021-Q1$78.3 billion
2020-Q4$79.7 billion
2020-Q3$75.7 billion
2020-Q2$62.9 billion
2020-Q1$85.1 billion
2019-Q4$87.0 billion
2019-Q3$88.6 billion
2019-Q2$90.3 billion
2019-Q1$88.3 billion
2018-Q4$90.1 billion
2018-Q3$92.4 billion
2018-Q2$96.1 billion
2018-Q1$96.0 billion
2017-Q4$97.6 billion
2017-Q3$97.2 billion
2017-Q2$97.0 billion
2017-Q1$99.1 billion
2016-Q4$97.2 billion
2016-Q3$97.3 billion
2016-Q2$94.8 billion
2016-Q1$98.0 billion
2015-Q4$91.6 billion
2015-Q3$90.5 billion
2015-Q2$89.4 billion
2015-Q1$87.6 billion
2014-Q4$83.0 billion
2014-Q3$83.8 billion
2014-Q2$84.1 billion
2014-Q1$83.8 billion
2013-Q4$84.1 billion
2013-Q3$86.3 billion
2013-Q2$83.3 billion
2013-Q1$81.6 billion
2012-Q4$84.6 billion
2012-Q3$80.9 billion
2012-Q2$82.2 billion
2012-Q1$83.4 billion
2011-Q4$84.2 billion
2011-Q3$85.4 billion
2011-Q2$86.2 billion
2011-Q1$84.7 billion
2010-Q4$92.3 billion
2010-Q3$92.8 billion
2010-Q2$90.7 billion
2010-Q1$89.2 billion
2009-Q4$84.0 billion
2009-Q3$82.0 billion
2009-Q2$81.2 billion
2009-Q1$81.6 billion
2008-Q4$80.4 billion
2008-Q3$80.8 billion
2008-Q2$80.5 billion
2008-Q1$77.5 billion
2007-Q4$80.1 billion
2007-Q3$79.4 billion
2007-Q2$75.9 billion
2007-Q1$70.6 billion
2006-Q4$71.4 billion
2006-Q3$68.3 billion
2006-Q2$66.3 billion
2006-Q1$64.0 billion
2005-Q4$61.5 billion
2005-Q3$61.4 billion
2005-Q2$62.3 billion
2005-Q1$66.8 billion

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP by Industry · Current dollars · Agency label: Motion picture and sound recording industries

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 373,860 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 432,2932019-Q2: 435,7292019-Q3: 427,5932019-Q4: 427,6152020-Q1: 419,9532020-Q2: 206,9222020-Q3: 258,0902020-Q4: 290,4892021-Q1: 321,6412021-Q2: 347,5892021-Q3: 389,6162021-Q4: 417,8892022-Q1: 437,0992022-Q2: 448,1562022-Q3: 432,2512022-Q4: 434,5072023-Q1: 409,5152023-Q2: 382,7902023-Q3: 336,6602023-Q4: 366,0012024-Q1: 389,2572024-Q2: 378,8462024-Q3: 372,6702024-Q4: 378,3582025-Q1: 350,0162025-Q2: 368,5732025-Q3: 352,2612025-Q4: 363,4202026-Q1: 373,860NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1373,8602022
2025-Q4363,4202022
2025-Q3352,2612022
2025-Q2368,5732022
2025-Q1350,0162022
2024-Q4378,3582022
2024-Q3372,6702022
2024-Q2378,8462022
2024-Q1389,2572022
2023-Q4366,0012022
2023-Q3336,6602022
2023-Q2382,7902022
2023-Q1409,5152022
2022-Q4434,5072022
2022-Q3432,2512022
2022-Q2448,1562022
2022-Q1437,0992022
2021-Q4417,8892017
2021-Q3389,6162017
2021-Q2347,5892017
2021-Q1321,6412017
2020-Q4290,4892017
2020-Q3258,0902017
2020-Q2206,9222017
2020-Q1419,9532017
2019-Q4427,6152017
2019-Q3427,5932017
2019-Q2435,7292017
2019-Q1432,2932017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 333,045 · 2023
2017: 338,2502018: 336,6582019: 328,1522020: 318,9212021: 241,2782022: 308,4612023: 333,045
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PeriodValue
2023333,045
2022308,461
2021241,278
2020318,921
2019328,152
2018336,658
2017338,250

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 39,797 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 32,2752019-Q2: 32,7652019-Q3: 33,1182019-Q4: 34,0732020-Q1: 33,6862020-Q2: 33,9432020-Q3: 34,5052020-Q4: 35,6512021-Q1: 35,0982021-Q2: 35,7542021-Q3: 36,5262021-Q4: 37,6632022-Q1: 37,6582022-Q2: 38,3372022-Q3: 39,0852022-Q4: 39,9022023-Q1: 39,8042023-Q2: 40,0602023-Q3: 40,5332023-Q4: 41,0162024-Q1: 40,2212024-Q2: 40,4582024-Q3: 40,6312024-Q4: 40,8622025-Q1: 39,2662025-Q2: 39,3102025-Q3: 39,5052025-Q4: 39,9032026-Q1: 39,797NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q139,7972022
2025-Q439,9032022
2025-Q339,5052022
2025-Q239,3102022
2025-Q139,2662022
2024-Q440,8622022
2024-Q340,6312022
2024-Q240,4582022
2024-Q140,2212022
2023-Q441,0162022
2023-Q340,5332022
2023-Q240,0602022
2023-Q139,8042022
2022-Q439,9022022
2022-Q339,0852022
2022-Q238,3372022
2022-Q137,6582022
2021-Q437,6632017
2021-Q336,5262017
2021-Q235,7542017
2021-Q135,0982017
2020-Q435,6512017
2020-Q334,5052017
2020-Q233,9432017
2020-Q133,6862017
2019-Q434,0732017
2019-Q333,1182017
2019-Q232,7652017
2019-Q132,2752017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 30,226 · 2023
2017: 25,8012018: 26,8802019: 27,8162020: 28,4782021: 29,6702022: 30,3712023: 30,226
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202330,226
202230,371
202129,670
202028,478
201927,816
201826,880
201725,801

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $8.0 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $7.6 billion2019-Q2: $7.2 billion2019-Q3: $7.4 billion2019-Q4: $9.9 billion2020-Q1: $8.0 billion2020-Q2: $4.9 billion2020-Q3: $5.4 billion2020-Q4: $9.4 billion2021-Q1: $7.6 billion2021-Q2: $7.8 billion2021-Q3: $8.5 billion2021-Q4: $11.2 billion2022-Q1: $9.4 billion2022-Q2: $8.9 billion2022-Q3: $9.0 billion2022-Q4: $10.8 billion2023-Q1: $8.9 billion2023-Q2: $7.9 billion2023-Q3: $6.5 billion2023-Q4: $8.6 billion2024-Q1: $8.6 billion2024-Q2: $8.2 billion2024-Q3: $7.6 billion2024-Q4: $10.2 billion2025-Q1: $7.9 billion2025-Q2: $7.5 billion2025-Q3: $7.4 billion2025-Q4: $10.1 billion2026-Q1: $8.0 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$8.0 billion2022
2025-Q4$10.1 billion2022
2025-Q3$7.4 billion2022
2025-Q2$7.5 billion2022
2025-Q1$7.9 billion2022
2024-Q4$10.2 billion2022
2024-Q3$7.6 billion2022
2024-Q2$8.2 billion2022
2024-Q1$8.6 billion2022
2023-Q4$8.6 billion2022
2023-Q3$6.5 billion2022
2023-Q2$7.9 billion2022
2023-Q1$8.9 billion2022
2022-Q4$10.8 billion2022
2022-Q3$9.0 billion2022
2022-Q2$8.9 billion2022
2022-Q1$9.4 billion2022
2021-Q4$11.2 billion2017
2021-Q3$8.5 billion2017
2021-Q2$7.8 billion2017
2021-Q1$7.6 billion2017
2020-Q4$9.4 billion2017
2020-Q3$5.4 billion2017
2020-Q2$4.9 billion2017
2020-Q1$8.0 billion2017
2019-Q4$9.9 billion2017
2019-Q3$7.4 billion2017
2019-Q2$7.2 billion2017
2019-Q1$7.6 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $22.1 billion · 2023
2017: $18.7 billion2018: $19.7 billion2019: $20.3 billion2020: $18.5 billion2021: $20.6 billion2022: $21.8 billion2023: $22.1 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$22.1 billion
2022$21.8 billion
2021$20.6 billion
2020$18.5 billion
2019$20.3 billion
2018$19.7 billion
2017$18.7 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
Value added (GDP by industry)Current dollarsGDP by Industry$119 billion20251997–2025 · 29 published
Value added, seasonally adjusted annual rateCurrent dollarsGDP by Industry$123 billion2026-Q12005-Q1–2026-Q1 · 85 published
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages373,8602026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages39,7972026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$8.0 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$22.1 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns333,04520232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns30,22620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$22.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census323,22320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census30,80620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census27,34820222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$131 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
Revenue, not seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$35.2 billion2026-Q22003-Q4–2026-Q2 · 91 published
Revenue, seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$34.8 billion2026-Q22003-Q4–2026-Q2 · 91 published

Breakdown

Industries within Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
5121Motion Picture and Video Industries$109 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census354,1012026-Q1 · QCEW
5122Sound Recording Industries$22.3 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census19,7592026-Q1 · QCEW

Companies

Public companies in this industry

Companies Palanor tracks whose GICS classification maps to NAICS 512. The mapping is Palanor’s, one GICS sub-industry to one NAICS code; a company’s own mix of business can span several.

  • LYV Live Nation Entertainment
  • NFLX Netflix Inc.
  • PSKY Paramount Skydance Corporation
  • SPOT Spotify
  • TKO TKO Group Holdings
  • DIS Walt Disney Co.

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.