Lumiere (database)

Lumiere (stylized as LUMIERE) is an online database of ticket sales for films released in 27 European territories.[1] Based in Strasbourg, France, the database was proposed by the Advisory Committee of the European Audiovisual Observatory (Observatoire européen de l’audiovisuel) ("Observatory"). In 1996, the Observatory began to regularly collect data on admissions to films distributed in Europe. In 1997, it conducted a study and concluded that such a database was necessary to meet various needs within the European film industry.

Lumiere

Type of site	Database of film box office admissions
Available in	French, English, German
Owner	European Audiovisual Observatory (Observatoire européen de l’audiovisuel)
URL	lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/search/
Commercial	No
Launched	2000
Current status	Active

The database was created in cooperation with national information sources and the MEDIA Programme of the European Union.[2] Software was developed in the summer of 2000 and the Lumiere database was launched on 13 November 2000. The initial database provided details of 6,395 films produced in 68 countries from years 1996–1999.

The criteria for the identification of films in the Lumiere database are: original title, translation of the title, country of origin, year of production, and name of director(s).[3]

See also

• Box Office Mojo
• The Numbers

References

1. Kliamaki, Olga D. (2012–2013). "Les 20 ans de l'Observatoire européen de l'audiovisuel" [The 20 years of the European Audiovisual Observatory]. La revue européenne des médias et du numérique (in French). Institut de recherche et d’études sur la communication (IREC). 25 (Winter). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
2. "Rapport de la Commission au Conseil, au Parlement européen, au Comité économique et social européen et au Comité des régions" [Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions] (in French). Commission des Communautés Européennes. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
3. "L'identification des films dans la base LUMIERE" [Identification of Films in the LUMIERE Database]. LUMIERE. European Audiovisual Observatory. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

Further reading

• European Audiovisual Observatory, ed. (2010). FOCUS 2010 World Film Market Trends – Tendances du marché mondial du film. Marché du Film. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
• "3D drives EU gross box office to record high in 2010 as market share for European films drops in 2010" (Press release). European Audiovisual Observatory. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
• "EU box office inches to record high in 2011 as European comedies provide welcome relief and 3D matures" (Press release). European Audiovisual Observatory. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
• "Decline in admissions in the European Union in 2012 but European films' market share on the up" (Press release). European Audiovisual Observatory. 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
• "Box office down in the European Union in 2013 but first quarter of 2014 shows promise" (Press release). European Audiovisual Observatory. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
• "Box office up in the European Union in 2014 as European films break market share record" (Press release). European Audiovisual Observatory. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
• "Box office hit record high in the European Union in 2015" (Press release). European Audiovisual Observatory. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
• "Cinema box office takings in the EU remained above EUR 7 billion in 2016 as admissions approached the magical 1 billion barrier" (Press release). European Audiovisual Observatory. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
• "EU gross box office topped EUR 7 billion in 2017 for third year running" (Press release). European Audiovisual Observatory. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
• "EU box office revenues dropped in 2018 as EU market share increased" (Press release). European Audiovisual Observatory. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
• "EU box office topped 1 billion admissions and EUR 7.2 billion GBO in 2019" (Press release). European Audiovisual Observatory. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

External links

• Official website