Domestic licensing revenue of films and videos in the U.S. 2010-2021, by type
estimated expenses of the U.S. motion picture and video industries grew by 10 percent in 2021.
In 2021, domestic licensing of rights to television programs in the United States generated about 21.6 billion U.S. dollars in revenue, up 26 percent from 17.1 billion dollars in 2019, before the pandemic. Meanwhile, motion pictures' domestic licensing revenue decreased by nearly 20 percent between 2019 and 2021, amounting to 10 billion dollars in the latter year. The