The Wall Street Journal looks at the impact the amount of cash Hollywood has made in recent years has had on film distribution
Last year, more than 600 feature films — mostly independent movies not produced at a major studio — were released theatrically in the U.S., up from 466 in 2002, according to the Motion Picture Association of America. That’s an average of 2.6 more movies every weekend that are battling for the public’s attention.
But those figures are just for the films that make it to the silver screen. Many more films, such as “Boyfriend,” with big-name actors or directors never make it to theaters. More than 3,600 feature films were submitted for consideration at Sundance Film Festival this year, and while many of those are tiny digital flicks that never have a chance of commercial release, the number is up from about 2,000 feature submissions just five years ago.
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