BY THE NUMBERS

Soviet Film Industry Number of studios -- 39 (20 produce feature films) Annual production of short films -- 1,500 Average cost of feature production -- 450,000 rubles (approx. $692,300) Number of cinemas -- 5,00 Number of mobile theaters -- 150,000 Average ticket price -- 29 kopecks (50 cents) Average exhibition period -- 15 days Average number of releases -- 150 Soviet films, 150 foreign films Attendance per capita -- 14 a year Number of videorecorders -- 2 million Price of a recorded videocassette -- 50-120 rubles (approx. $75-$185) Average price of daily rental of videocassette -- 2 rubles (approx. $3) Average price of Soviet videorecorder -- 1,200 rubles (approx. $1,846) Export volume of Soviet films in 1988 -- 383 Import volume of foreign films in 1988 -- 102 (59 from Socialist countries Average license fee paid for U.S./French film -- $100,000 SOURCE: Variety. (USSR ruble = U.S. $0.65)