film running times

[J.sharp]

Sorry for all these questions, but I have another more general quickie...

Can anyone inform me of a reliable equation for transferring film meters to
minutes. I know how to do feet per minutes, but again the jmdb list all
their film lengths in meters, so if anyone has a reliable formula it would
be much appreciated!

Thanks,

Jasper

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--------- Original Message --------
From: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: The Real Best of 2006
Date: 18/01/07 06:39

> Since people are posting their best/worth lists of 2006, I thought I'd add
some more data to the mix. As Aaron always points out, these lists are
mostly interesting as representations of a given publication's collective
take on the state of Japanese cinema (or an individual's, should you wade
into the numbers). But a more crucial data set comes out of the industry,
and 2006 proved to be a significant year—statistically speaking. In the Dec.
28 Variety, Mark reported that the market share for domestic films was
expected to hit the 50% mark for the first time since 1985, and production
may have exceeded 400 titles for the first time since 1973. He adds,Although
no Japanese film has crossed the Y10 billion ($88.6 million) line this year,
the number of titles grossing Y5 billion ($26 million) or more -- the local
measure of a blockbuster -- has hit six, an all-time high.As a result, total
B.O. for the year is expected to surpass last year's $1.71 billion.To give
you a sense for how significant these numbers are in the global scheme of
things, German B.O. for last year was a bit over $706 milliion; that is for
a year of double digit growth, thanks to some domestic hits. By way of
contrast, Japan doesn't look as impressive next to South Korea. After a
decade of growth, South Korea has cracked the $1 billion mark in total B.O.,
and domestic films pulled in 61% of the grosses (in comparison to 34% for
U.S. films). The numbers, at least, bode well for the 2007 film season.
Markus

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