Major Group 78: Motion Pictures

This major group includes establishments producing and distributing motion pictures, exhibiting motion pictures in commercially operated theaters, and furnishing services to the motion picture industry. The term motion pictures, as used in this major group, includes similar productions for television or other media using film, tape, or other means.

• Industry Group 781: Motion Picture Production And Allied Services
  
  • 7812 Motion Picture And Video Tape Production
    Establishments primarily engaged in the production of theatrical and nontheatrical motion pictures and video tapes for exhibition or sale, including educational, industrial, and religious films. Included in the industry are establishments engaged in both production and distribution. Producers of live radio and television programs are classified in Industry 7922. Establishments primarily engaged in motion picture and video tape reproduction are classified in Industry 7819 and those engaged in distribution are classified in Industry 7822.
    
    • Audiovisual motion picture program production
    • Cartoon motion picture production
    • Commercials, television: tape or film production
    • Educational motion picture production
    • Industrial motion picture production
    • Motion picture production and distribution
    • Music video production
    • Nontheatrical motion picture production
    • Religious motion picture production
    • Tape production, video or motion picture
    • Television film production
    • Training motion picture production
    • Video tape production
  • 7819 Services Allied To Motion Picture Production
    Establishments primarily engaged in performing services independent of motion picture production, but allied thereto, such as motion picture film processing, editing, and titling; casting bureaus; wardrobe and studio property rental; television tape services; motion picture and video tape reproduction; and stock footage film libraries.
    
    • Casting bureaus, motion picture
    • Developing and printing of commercial motion picture film
    • Directors, motion picture: independent
    • Editing of motion picture film
    • Film libraries, stock footage
    • Film processing, motion picture
    • Laboratories, motion picture
    • Motion picture consultants
    • Motion picture reproduction
    • Rental of motion picture equipment
    • Studio property rental for motion picture film production
    • Television tape services (e.g., editing and transfers)
    • Titling of motion picture film
    • Video tape or disk reproduction
    • Wardrobe rental for motion picture film production

• Industry Group 782: Motion Picture Distribution And Allied Services
  
  • 7822 Motion Picture And Video Tape Distribution
    Establishments primarily engaged in the distribution (rental or sale) of theatrical and nontheatrical motion picture films or in the distribution of video tapes and disks, except to the general public. Establishments engaged in both distribution and production are classified in Industry 7812. Establishments primarily engaged in renting video tapes and disks to the general public are classified in Industry 7841, and those engaged in the sale of video tapes and disks to individuals for personal or household use are classified in Retail Trade, Industry 5735.
    
    • Film exchanges, motion picture
    • Motion picture distribution, exclusive of production
    • Rental of motion picture film
    • Tape distribution for television
    • Tapes, video, recorded-wholesale
    • Video tapes, recorded-wholesale
  • 7829 Services Allied To Motion Picture Distribution
    Establishments primarily engaged in performing auxiliary services to motion picture distribution, such as film delivery service, film purchasing and booking agencies, and film libraries.
    
    • Booking agencies, motion picture
    • Film delivery, motion picture
    • Film libraries, motion picture
    • Film purchasing agencies, motion picture
    • Theatrical booking agencies, motion picture

• Industry Group 783: Motion Picture Theaters
  
  • 7832 Motion Picture Theaters, Except Drive-in
    Commercially operated theaters primarily engaged in the indoor exhibition of motion pictures.
    
    • Motion picture exhibitors for airlines
    • Motion picture exhibitors, itinerant
    • Theaters, motion picture: except drive-in
  • 7833 Drive-in Motion Picture Theaters
    Commercially operated theaters, commonly known as drive-ins, primarily engaged in the outdoor exhibition of motion pictures.
    
    • Drive-in theaters

• Industry Group 784: Video Tape Rental
  
  • 7841 Video Tape Rental
    Establishments primarily engaged in renting recorded video tapes and disks to the general public for personal or household use. Establishments primarily engaged in renting video recorders and players are classified in Industry 7359. Establishments primarily engaged in selling recorded video tapes and disks to the general public are classified in Retail Trade, Industry 5735, and those engaged in the wholesale distribution of recorded video tapes and disks are classified in Industry 7822.
    
    • Motion picture film or tape rental to the general public
    • Video disk rental to the general public
    • Video tape rental to the general public