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Louis Lumiere and his brother Auguste Lumiere were the first to present projected,moving, photographic pictures to a paying audience
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There were about 20 motion picture production companies in the United States
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By 1916 there were about 21,000 movie theaters in the United States
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Motion Picture production and exihbition became a major national industry and movies became a national obsession in the United States
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In the United States 17,500 movie theaters in operation one for every 8,000 people
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Most movies are now exhibited in the standard widescreen in the U.S and Europe
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The 1970s decade is most known for excelling in the Crime-Drama genre in movies.
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400 new prerecorded cassetts were being released each month
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Film budgets drastically increased during this decade the average budget was $53million, with some over $100million
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High quality movies are made and are able to buy and play at home. Most modern movies are now in 3D
