Now Presenting  —  A Perennial Disquisition

Cinemaths

Starring Herman Yersin

A Geographical Survey

The Atlas of Cinema

A cartographic accounting of 2973 films — the nations of their origin charted and measured

2973 films assigned to their primary nation of origin — each picture counted once, undivided

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84 Countries Represented
USA Most Prolific Nation
2560 Films from Top Nation
2123 Single-Country Films
849 Co-Productions
52 Countries Represented
USA Most Prolific Nation
2,364 Films from Top Nation
79.5% Share of Catalogue
1 No Country Listed
World Distribution
Film Count
12560
Scale is logarithmic. Hover a country for exact figures. Scale is logarithmic. Each film counted once by primary country. Hover for exact figures.
League Table 84 nations represented — ranked by film count
#CountryFilmsShare% of Total
1🇺🇸USA2560
86.1%
2🇬🇧UK533
17.9%
3🇫🇷France187
6.3%
4🇩🇪Germany171
5.8%
5🇨🇦Canada110
3.7%
6🇦🇺Australia59
2%
7🇮🇹Italy59
2%
8🇯🇵Japan51
1.7%
9🇨🇳China36
1.2%
10🇮🇪Ireland33
1.1%
11🇸🇪Sweden31
1%
12🇪🇸Spain29
1%
13🇧🇪Belgium28
0.9%
14🇳🇿New Zealand24
0.8%
15🇩🇰Denmark23
0.8%
16🇮🇳India22
0.7%
17🇭🇰Hong Kong19
0.6%
18🇰🇷South Korea19
0.6%
19🇧🇷Brazil15
0.5%
20🇳🇱Netherlands15
0.5%
21🇱🇺Luxembourg14
0.5%
22🇨🇭Switzerland14
0.5%
23🇲🇽Mexico11
0.4%
24🇦🇪United Arab Emirates9
0.3%
25🇫🇮Finland9
0.3%
26🇳🇴Norway9
0.3%
27🇷🇺Russia9
0.3%
28🇭🇺Hungary8
0.3%
29🇷🇺Soviet Union8
0.3%
30🇻🇳Vietnam8
0.3%
31🇦🇹Austria7
0.2%
32🇵🇱Poland7
0.2%
33🇹🇼Taiwan6
0.2%
34🇸🇬Singapore6
0.2%
35🇷🇴Romania6
0.2%
36🇰🇭Cambodia6
0.2%
37🇿🇦South Africa5
0.2%
38🇬🇷Greece5
0.2%
39🇮🇸Iceland5
0.2%
40🇧🇬Bulgaria4
0.1%
41🇮🇷Iran4
0.1%
42🇨🇿Czech Republic4
0.1%
43🇨🇿Czechoslovakia4
0.1%
44🇹🇷Turkey4
0.1%
45🇯🇴Jordan3
0.1%
46🇹🇭Thailand3
0.1%
47🇨🇱Chile3
0.1%
48🇨🇴Colombia3
0.1%
49🇺🇦Ukraine3
0.1%
50🇦🇷Argentina3
0.1%
51🇨🇿Czechia2
0.1%
52🇮🇩Indonesia2
0.1%
53🇳🇦Namibia2
0.1%
54🇸🇦Saudi Arabia2
0.1%
55🇲🇦Morocco2
0.1%
56🇱🇹Lithuania1
0%
57🇪🇬Egypt1
0%
58🇪🇹Ethiopia1
0%
59🇬🇭Ghana1
0%
60🇵🇪Peru1
0%
61Bahamas1
0%
62🇵🇹Portugal1
0%
63🇸🇰Slovakia1
0%
64🇹🇳Tunisia1
0%
65🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina1
0%
66🇳🇵Nepal1
0%
67Macao1
0%
68🇵🇦Panama1
0%
69🇻🇪Venezuela1
0%
70Netherlands Antilles1
0%
71🇪🇪Estonia1
0%
72🇸🇮Slovenia1
0%
73🇶🇦Qatar1
0%
74🇵🇷Puerto Rico1
0%
75Bhutan1
0%
76🇸🇳Senegal1
0%
77🇨🇾Cyprus1
0%
78🇵🇸Palestine1
0%
79🇱🇻Latvia1
0%
80🇦🇴Angola1
0%
81Botswana1
0%
82🇧🇴Bolivia1
0%
83🇺🇾Uruguay1
0%
84🇿🇲Zambia1
0%
League Table 52 nations represented — each film counted once by primary country
#CountryFilmsShare% of Total
1🇺🇸USA2,364
79.5%
2🇬🇧UK253
8.5%
3🇫🇷France49
1.6%
4🇦🇺Australia36
1.2%
5🇩🇪Germany32
1.1%
6🇮🇹Italy29
1%
7🇯🇵Japan24
0.8%
8🇮🇪Ireland20
0.7%
9🇨🇦Canada18
0.6%
10🇰🇷South Korea16
0.5%
11🇸🇪Sweden11
0.4%
12🇩🇰Denmark8
0.3%
13🇷🇺Soviet Union8
0.3%
14🇭🇰Hong Kong7
0.2%
15🇻🇳Vietnam7
0.2%
16🇨🇳China7
0.2%
17🇮🇳India7
0.2%
18🇳🇿New Zealand6
0.2%
19🇧🇷Brazil5
0.2%
20🇳🇴Norway5
0.2%
21🇪🇸Spain5
0.2%
22🇧🇪Belgium5
0.2%
23🇮🇷Iran4
0.1%
24🇷🇺Russia4
0.1%
25🇨🇿Czechoslovakia4
0.1%
26🇰🇭Cambodia4
0.1%
27🇫🇮Finland3
0.1%
28🇿🇦South Africa2
0.1%
29🇨🇱Chile2
0.1%
30🇮🇸Iceland2
0.1%
31🇹🇭Thailand2
0.1%
32🇳🇱Netherlands2
0.1%
33🇦🇷Argentina2
0.1%
34🇮🇩Indonesia1
0%
35🇭🇺Hungary1
0%
36🇨🇿Czech Republic1
0%
37🇹🇳Tunisia1
0%
38🇷🇴Romania1
0%
39🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina1
0%
40🇳🇵Nepal1
0%
41🇦🇹Austria1
0%
42🇻🇪Venezuela1
0%
43🇧🇬Bulgaria1
0%
44🇵🇱Poland1
0%
45Bhutan1
0%
46🇹🇷Turkey1
0%
47🇸🇳Senegal1
0%
48🇺🇦Ukraine1
0%
49🇵🇸Palestine1
0%
50🇱🇻Latvia1
0%
51🇧🇴Bolivia1
0%
52🇿🇲Zambia1
0%