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                | Year | Figure in millions |   
                |  |  |   
                | 1933 | 903.00 |   
                | 1934 | 950.00 |   
                | 1935 | 912.33 |   
                | 1936 | 917.00 |   
                | 1937 | 946.00 |   
                | 1938 | 987.00 |   
                | 1939 | 990.00 |   
                |  |  |   
                | 1940 | 1,027.00 |   
                | 1941 | 1,309.00 |   
                | 1942 | 1,494.00 |   
                | 1943 | 1,541.00 |   
                | 1944 | 1,575.00 |   
                | 1945 | 1,585.00 |   
                | 1946 | 1,635.00 |   
                | 1947 | 1,462.00 |   
                | 1948 | 1,514.00 |   
                | 1949 | 1,430.00 |   
                |  |  |   
                | 1950 | 1,395.80 |   
                | 1951 | 1,365.00 |   
                | 1952 | 1,312.10 |   
                | 1953 | 1,284.50 |   
                | 1954 | 1,275.80 |   
                | 1955 | 1,181.80 |   
                | 1956 | 1,100.80 |   
                | 1957 | 915.20 |   
                | 1958 | 754.70 |   
                | 1959 | 581.00 |   
                |  |  |   
                | 1960 | 500.80 |   
                | 1961 | 449.10 |   
                | 1962 | 395.00 |   
                | 1963 | 357.20 |   
                | 1964 | 342.80 |   
                | 1965 | 326.60 |   
                | 1966 | 288.80 |   
                | 1967 | 264.80 |   
                | 1968 | 237.30 |   
                | 1969 | 214.90 |   
                |  |  |   
                | 1970 | 193.00 |   
                | 1971 | 176.00 |   
                | 1972 | 156.60 |   
                | 1973 | 134.20 |   
                | 1974 | 138.50 |   
                | 1975 | 116.30 |   
                | 1976 | 103.90 |   
                | 1977 | 103.50 |   
                | 1978 | 126.10 |   
                | 1979 | 111.90 |   
                |  |  |   
                | 1980 | 101.00 |   
                | 1981 | 86.00 |   
                | 1982 | 64.00 |   
                | 1983 | 65.70 |   
                | 1984 | 54.00 |   
                | 1985 | 72.00 |   
                | 1986 | 75.50 |   
                | 1987 | 78.50 |   
                | 1988 | 84.00 |   
                | 1989 | 94.50 |   
                |  |  |   
                | 1990 | 97.37 |   
                | 1991 | 100.29 |   
                | 1992 | 103.64 |   
                | 1993 | 114.36 |   
                | 1994 | 123.53 |   
                | 1995 | 114.56 |   
                | 1996 | 123.80 |   
                | 1997 | 139.30 |   
                | 1998 | 135.50 |   
                | 1999 | 139.75 |   
                | 2000 | 142.50 |   
                | 2001  | 155.91  |   
                | 2002 | 176.91 |   
                | 2003 | 167.30 |  Source: bfi Film & Television Handbook. |