The overall economic scale of the national performance market will reach 73.994 billion yuan in 2023 (new data, new highlights)
Report from our newspaper, Beijing, April 7 (Reporter Zheng Haiou) The "2023 National Performance Market Development Brief" recently released by the China Performance Industry Association shows that in 2023, the overall economic scale of the national performance market will reach 73.994 billion yuan, an increase of 29.30% from 2019. %, reaching a record high. There were 440,600 performances nationwide (excluding performances in rural areas and entertainment venues), an increase of 123.55% from 2019; box office revenue was 50.232 billion yuan, an increase of 150.65% from 2019; the number of spectators exceeded 170 million, an increase of 83.01% from 2019 .
Small theaters and new performing arts spaces are booming as a whole. There will be 186,900 performances in 2023, an increase of 471.07% compared with 2019; box office revenue is 4.803 billion yuan, an increase of 463.13% compared with 2019. According to reports, from the overall market perspective, these small and micro performances have significant effects in incubating original works, cultivating creative teams, enriching performance formats, and cultivating audience groups.
Concerts and music festivals have a prominent driving effect. In 2023, the box office revenue of large and medium-sized concerts and music festivals with more than 2,000 people will be 20.171 billion yuan, an increase of 373.60% compared with 2019. The relevant person in charge of the China Performance Industry Association analyzed that the sinking effect of concerts and music festivals will be prominent in 2023, and the proportion of concerts held in third- and fourth-tier cities will increase, becoming an important force in driving cross-city performances and promoting local cultural tourism consumption.
(People's Daily)