Language English (North American English), Spanish, Hawaiian Location the US Is a Country in the Western Hemisphere
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US Language English (North American English), Spanish, Hawaiian Location The US is a country in the Western Hemisphere. It consists of 48 contiguous states in North America; Alaska, a peninsula which forms the north-western-most part of North America; and Hawaii, an archipelago in the Pacific. The term ‘United States’, when used in the geographical sense, means the continental United States, plus Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands. The country shares land borders with Canada and Mexico and maritime borders with Russia, Cuba and The Bahamas. Population 317,297,938 Capital Washington DC (pop 601,723) Major cities New York (pop 8,336,697), Los Angeles (pop 3,862,839), Chicago (pop 2,707,120) Land surface 9,629,090 square kilometres Time zone UCT (Coordinated Universal Time) (GMT -5 hours [East Coast] to -8 hours [Pacific]) IDD +1 Currency US$ Exchange rate US$1 = €0.72; €1 = $1.38 GDP €11.79 trillion Unemployment 6.7% 2011 2012 2013 Screens 39,641 42,803 42,814 Digital screens 27,469 36,377 39,824 3D-capable screens 13,490 14,734 15,782 Admissions (billions) 1.28 1.36 1.34 Per capita attendance 3.90 4.10 4.00 Average ticket price (US$) 7.93 7.96 8.13 MARKET STUDY USA, APRIL 2014, BY SPLIT SCREEN FOR GERMAN FILMS RELEASES & BOX OFFICE SHARE (US$) 2011 2012 2013 Total releases 609 677 685 Total box office (billions) 10.2 10.8 10.9 German 100% or majority co-prods 13 6 9 German 100% or majority co-prods box office 30,766,045 69,707,188 2,216,313 German 100% or majority co-prods as % of total 0.30 0.65 0.02 German minority co-productions 20 19 20 German minority co-prods box office 146,652,921 137,920,456 144,416,553 German minority co-prods as % of total 1.44 1.28 1.32 MPAA figures for the US and Canada combined RELEASE DETAILS TITLE DISTRIBUTOR RELEASE DATE BOX OFFICE (US$) 2011 TOP 10 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (UK/US) Warner Bros. Pictures 15.07.11 381,011,219 TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (US) Paramount Pictures/DreamWorks 28.06.11 352,390,543 TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 (US) Summit Entertainment 18.11.11 281,287,133 HANGOVER 2 (US) Warner Bros. Pictures 26.05.11 254,464,305 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (US) Walt Disney Pictures 20.05.11 241,071,802 FAST FIVE (US) Universal Pictures 29.04.11 209,837,675 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL (US) Paramount Pictures 16.12.11 209,397,903 CARS 2 (US) Walt Disney Pictures 24.06.11 191,452,396 MARKET STUDY USA, APRIL 2014, BY SPLIT SCREEN FOR GERMAN FILMS RELEASE DETAILS TITLE DISTRIBUTOR RELEASE DATE BOX OFFICE (US$) SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (US) Warner Bros. Pictures 16.12.11 186,848,418 THOR (US) Paramount Pictures 06.05.11 181,030,624 2011 GERMAN FILMS (100% OR MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS IN RED) UNKNOWN (US/Ger/UK/Fr) Warner Bros. Pictures 18.02.11 63,686,397 HANNA (US/UK/Ger) Focus Features 08.04.11 40,259,119 TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (UK/Fr/Ger) Focus Features 09.12.11 24,149,393 THE THREE MUSKETEERS (Ger/Fr/UK/US) Summit Entertainment 21.10.11 20,374,484 A DANGEROUS METHOD (Ger/Can/UK/Swz) Sony Pictures Classics 23.11.11 5,704,709 CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (US/Fr/Ger/Can) IFC Films 29.04.11 5,247,347 ANONYMOUS (UK/Ger) Sony Pictures Releasing 28.10.11 4,463,292 PINA (Ger/Fr) IFC Films 23.12.11 3,524,826 MELANCHOLIA (Den/Swe/Fr/Ger) Magnet Releasing 11.11.11 3,030,848 CARNAGE (Fr/Ger/Pol) Sony Pictures Classics 16.12.11 2,547,047 THE WHISTLEBLOWER (US/Can/Ger) Gold Circle Films O5.08.11 1,124,966 LE HAVRE (Fin/Fr/Ger) Janus Films 21.10.11 611,709 THE FUTURE (Ger/US) Roadside Attractions 29.07.11 568,662 TURTLE: THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY (UK/Ger/Aut) Hannover House 24.06.11 382,946 LA PRINCESSE DE MONTPENSIER (Fr/Ger) IFC Films 30.06.11 352,428 EL BULLI – COOKING IN PROGRESS (Ger) Kino Lorber 27.07.11 237,181 INTO THE ABYSS (US/UK/Ger) IFC Films 11.11.11 223,880 UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES (Thai/Ger/Fr/Sp/UK) Strand Releasing 02.03.11 184,292 LE QUATTRO VOLTE (It/Ger/Swz) Lorber Films 30.03.11 152,530 MARKET STUDY USA, APRIL 2014, BY SPLIT SCREEN FOR GERMAN FILMS RELEASE DETAILS TITLE DISTRIBUTOR RELEASE DATE BOX OFFICE (US$) LIFE, ABOVE ALL (Ger/SA) Sony Pictures Classics 15.07.11 134,461 DIE RÄUBER (Aut/Ger) Kino International 03.02.11 83,451 THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER (Isr/Ger/Fr) Film Movement 04.03.11 64,014 DREI (Ger) Strand Releasing 16.09.11 59,954 PIANOMANIA (Aut/Ger) First Run Features 27.05.11 49,852 WÜSTENBLUME (Ger/Aut) National Geographic Entertainment 18.03.11 44,348 KHODORKOVSKY (Ger) Kino Lorber 30.11.11 39,522 AUTOBIOGRAFIA LUI NICOLAE CEAUSESCU (Rom/Ger) The Film Desk 09.09.11 34,023 JANE’S JOURNEY - DAS LEBENSREISE DER JANE GOODALL (Ger) First Run Features 16.09.11 27,253 CHARLOTTE RAMPLING – THE LOOK (Ger/Fr) Kino Lorber 04.11.11 19,988 DIE FREMDE (Ger) Olive Films 28.01.11 19,631 DIE FRAU MIT DEN 5 ELEFANTEN (Ger/Swz) The Cinema Guild 20.07.11 11,026 AURORA (Rom/Fr/Swz/Ger) The Cinema Guild 29.06.11 5,677 CHALET GIRL (UK/Ger/Aut) IFC Films 14.10.11 1,710 2012 TOP 10 THE AVENGERS (US) Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group 04.05.12 623,357,910 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (US/UK) Warner Bros. Pictures 20.07.12 448,139,099 THE HUNGER GAMES (US) Lionsgate 23.03.12 408,010,692 SKYFALL (US/UK) Sony Pictures Releasing 09.11.12 304,360,277 THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (US/NZ) Warner Bros. Pictures 14.12.12 302,860,946 THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 2 (US) Lionsgate/Summit Entertainment 16.11.12 292,324,737 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (US) Sony Pictures Releasing 03.07.12 262,030,663 BRAVE (US) Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group 22.06.12 237,283,207 MARKET STUDY USA, APRIL 2014, BY SPLIT SCREEN FOR GERMAN FILMS RELEASE DETAILS TITLE DISTRIBUTOR RELEASE DATE BOX OFFICE (US$) TED (US) Universal Pictures 29.06.12 218,815,487 MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED (US) Paramount Pictures/DreamWorks 08.06.12 216,391,482 2012 GERMAN FILMS (100% OR MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS IN RED) THE VOW (US/Brz/Fr/Australia/UK/Ger) Screen Gems 10.02.12 125,014,030 RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION (Ger/Can) Screen Gems 14.09.12 42,345,531 CLOUD ATLAS (Ger/US) Warner Bros. Pictures 26.10.12 27,108,272 AMOUR (Fr/Ger/Aut) Sony Pictures Classic 19.12.12 6,649,591 EN KONGELIG AFFÆRE (Den/Cz/Swe/Ger) Magnolia Pictures 09.11.12 1,494,593 HODEJEGERNE (Nor/Den/Ger) Magnolia Pictures 27.04.12 1,200,010 IN DARKNESS (Pol/Ger/Can) Sony Pictures Classics 10.02.12 1,041,455 HOLY MOTORS (Fr/Ger) Indomina Media 17.10.12 641,100 2 DAYS IN NEW YORK (Fr/Ger/Bel) Magnolia Pictures 10.09.12 633,210 POULET AUX PRUNES (Fr/Ger/Bel) Sony Pictures Classic 17.08.12 253,874 GERHARD RICHTER – PAINTING (Ger) Kino Lorber 14.03.12 242,646 THE HOUSE I LIVE IN (NL/UK/Ger/Jap/Australia/US) Abramorama 05.10.12 210,752 ELLES (Fr/Pol/Ger) Kino Lorber 27.04.12 157,508 SIMON OCH EKARNA (Swe/Den/Ger/Nor/NL) The Film Arcade 12.10.12 150,664 THE LONELIEST PLANET (US/Ger) IFC Films 26.10.12 129,579 IRON SKY (Fin/Ger/Australia) EOne 25.07.12 122,082 UN AMOUR DE JEUNESSE (Fr/Ger) IFC Films 20.04.12 95,000 THE TURIN HORSE (Hun/Fr/Ger/Swz) The Cinema Guild 10.02.12 56,298 MARKET STUDY USA, APRIL 2014, BY SPLIT SCREEN FOR GERMAN FILMS RELEASE DETAILS TITLE DISTRIBUTOR RELEASE DATE BOX OFFICE (US$) WHORE’S GLORY (Aut/Ger) Kino Lorber 27.04.12 31,420 HITLER’S CHILDREN (US/Ger/Isr) Film Movement 16.11.12 26,083 POST MORTEM (Chile/Ger/Mex) Kino Lorber 11.04.12 9,750 DREI STERNE: DIE KÖCHE UND DIE STERNE (Ger) First Run Features 21.09.12 8,942 CIRKUS COLUMBIA (Bos/Fr/Ger/UK/Slovenia/Bel) Strand Releasing 17.02.12 3,457 SNOWMAN’S LAND (Ger) Music Box Films 14.09.12 1,190 DEATH OF A SUPERHERO (Ger/Ire) Tribeca Film 04.05.12 607 2013 TOP 10 THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (US) Lionsgate 22.11.13 424,668,047 IRON MAN 3 (US) Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group 03.05.13 409,013,994 FROZEN (US) Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group 22.11.13 399,481,693 DESPICABLE ME 2 (US) Universal Pictures 03.07.13 368,061,265 MAN OF STEEL (US) Warner Bros. Pictures 14.06.13 291,045,518 GRAVITY (US/UK) Warner Bros. Pictures 04.10.13 273,852,834 MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (US) Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group 21.06.13 268,492,764 THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (US/NZ) Warner Bros. Pictures 13.12.13 258,357,625 FAST & FURIOUS 6 (US) Universal Pictures 24.05.13 238,679,850 OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (US) Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group 08.03.13 234,911,825 MARKET STUDY USA, APRIL 2014, BY SPLIT SCREEN FOR GERMAN FILMS RELEASE DETAILS TITLE DISTRIBUTOR RELEASE DATE BOX OFFICE (US$) 2013 GERMAN FILMS (100% OR MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS IN RED) HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS (US/Ger) Paramount Pictures 25.01.13 55,703,475 THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES (US/Ger/Can) Screen Gems 21.08.13 31,165,421 RUSH (US/UK/Ger) Universal Pictures 20.09.13 26,947,624 THE BOOK THIEF (US/Ger) 20th Century Fox 05.07.13 21,488,481 THE GATEKEEPERS (Isr/Fr/Ger/Bel) Sony Pictures Classics 01.02.13 2,415,727 SONG FOR MARION (UK/Ger) The Weinstein Company 21.06.13 1,702,668 DEN SKALDEDE FRISØR (Den/Swe/It/Fr/Ger) Sony Pictures Classics 03.05.13 1,631,709 KON-TIKI (Nor/UK/Den/Ger) The Weinstein Company 26.04.13 1,517,410 WADJDA (Saudi Arabia/Ger) Sony Pictures Classics 13.09.13 1,347,747 LORE (Ger/Australia/UK) Music Box Films 08.02.13 970,325 HANNAH ARENDT (Ger/Lux/Fr/Isr) Zeitgeist 29.05.13 717,205 HAPPY PEOPLE: A YEAR IN THE TAIGA (Ger) Music Box Films 25.01.13 338,987 NO PLACE ON EARTH (UK/Ger) Magnolia Pictures 05.04.13 200,238 DAS LETZTE SCHWEIGEN (Ger) Music Box Films 08.03.13 100,214 MORE THAN HONEY (Swz/Ger/Aut) Kino Lorber 12.06.13 78,324 FAUST (Rus/Ger) Leisure Time 15.11.13 54,860 POST TENEBRAS LUX (Mex/Fr/NL/Ger) Strand Releasing 26.06.13 39,185 BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO (UK/Ger) IFC Films 14.06.13 38,493 RUSSIAN ARK (re, Ger/Rus) Kino Lorber 06.09.13 37,984 M.