Yes I am afraid you are right....it's a digital world now

So far, persistence of film as acquision format is reflected in the top-grossing movies of 2011 (Animation not counted)...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 -35 mm (Kodak Vision2 200T 5217, Vision2 500T 5218)

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Worldwide Gross: $1.1 billion Film negative format (mm/video inches) 35 mm (Kodak)

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Disney Digital 3D™) -Redcode Mysterium-X RAW

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1-35 mm (Kodak Vision3 250D 5207, Vision3 500T 5219)

Fast & Furious 5 - Film negative format: 35 mm

The Hangover Part II - 35 mm (Kodak Vision3 500T 5219)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes - 35 mm (Kodak Vision3 250D 5207, Vision3 500T 5219)

Thor - 35 mm (Kodak Vision2 50D 5201, Vision3 250D 5207, Vision3 500T 5219)

Captain America: The First Avenger: 35 mm (Kodak Vision2 200T 5217, Vision3 500T 5219)

I'd be surprised if more than 1 in 100 films are shot on film. But so far most of the best ones are!

@Athiril

Film is double flashed at the cinema

Actually, most film projectors are triple-bladed; hence the flicker rate is 72 flicks per second. You see each frame of a 24fps film interrupted by the blades three times in a row.

@Athiril The human eye ceases to distinguish individual frames after 14fps. Try it yourself. 18fps was plenty for amateur filmmakers. 24fps was almost overkill. The only way 24fps flickers is when a subject moves fast over a big screen when viewed up close. Faster frame rates are better for games and will be better for fast motion movies, too.

@blues your mouth is still flapping, but you've still not answered. Source?

@blues - once more, your source?

I only know what the Variety article reported, and they said digital has supplanted film for acquisition. Pretty credible source by most people's standard in that it's the primary Hollywood trade journal.

@L1N3ARX There was an article in Variety a few months ago stating the majority of Hollywood features are not shot on digital.

@blues Don't be so fast. The 99% can't catch up that fast :)

am dead serious, most of the theatres will digitize. there is a projector assistance program offered to all cinemas to phase out all 35mm projectors within the next 2 years coupled with digitizing program to help defray cost for K2 and K4. the standard is 48p.

if you notice the trend in the film now is go beyond 2 hours.40 percent of the films are that long now,the 90 minute standard length will be the thing of the past.Why? because audiences prefer the long film now so the visual preferences of audiences are changing.plus the occupancy rates of the cinemas are low and the only way to keep them in the malls or cinemas since the aircons and heaters are on anyway is to stretch their time inside.

this is the real thing and not just for 3D..........

Jeez. However unlikely as I think it is, I sure hope this doesn't become an industry standard. Not a fan of the look. But more importantly not looking forward to twice the render time for a second of vfx work.

Source?