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The '''Indian film industry''' is the largest in the world in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced annually (877 feature films and 1177 short films were released in the year 2003 alone).<ref>[http://www.cbfcindia.tn.nic.in/statistics/statistics-page-2003-11.htm Central Board of Film Certification of India]</ref> [[Movie theater#Pricing and admission|India]] accounts for 73% of movie admissions in the Asia-Pacific region, and earnings are currently estimated at US$8.9 billion.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} The industry is mainly supported by the vast cinema-going Indian public. The [[Central Board of Film Certification]] of India cites on its website that every three months an audience as large as India's billion-strong population visits cinema halls.<ref>[http://www.filmcollection2006.com/ Film Collection]</ref> Indian films are popular in various parts of the world, especially in countries with significant Indian communities.
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