ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF PITCH PERFECT: BUMPER IN BERLIN IN GERMANYA REPORT FOR THE MOTIONPICTURE ASSOCIATIONFEBRUARY 2024Photo Credit: ©2022 Julia Terjung/Peacock. All Rights Reserved.1Economic impacts of Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin in GermanyTABLE OF CONTENTSExecutive summary 31. Introduction 52. Production spending 72.1 Business spending 83. Economic impacts 113.1 Channels of impact 113.2 Total impact 123.3 Direct impact 143.4 Indirect impact 143.5 Induced impact 154. Wider impacts 174.1 Promoting Berlin as a shooting hub 174.2 Film-induced tourism 174.3 Personal spending from cast and crew 17Appendix: Methodology 19Cover Photo Credit: ©2022 Julia Terjung/Peacock. All Rights Reserved.Photo Credit: ©2022 Julia Terjung/Peacock. All Rights Reserved.3Economic impacts of Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin in Germany700Full-time and part-time jobs supported across Germany as a result of “Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin”€31.3mTotal contribution to Germany’s GDP supported by Season One of “Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin”“Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin” is a TV series produced by NBCUniversal based on a film series featuring an all-girl college acapella group—the Barden Bellas—that competes against other acapella groups nationally and internationally. The comedy series chronicles the adventures of Bumper Allen, who moves to Berlin to revitalise his music career after landing a big hit in the city. However, after moving to Germany, Bumper faces unexpected challenges and tough competition.The show is set in Berlin, Germany, where it was also primarily filmed. The filming and production of the show generated considerable economic activity across the country, especially in the Berlin-Brandenburg region. The show’s production also supported activity in a wide range of industries through its procurement, and as those employed by the production and those employed by its supply chain spent money in the wider economy.This study, commissioned by the Motion Picture Association (MPA), focuses on the show, and analyses the production’s total economic impacts in Germany in 2022, when the series was filmed. The study also considers the wider impact on Germany’s economy.In 2022, production of Season One of “Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin” resulted in total spending in Germany of over €26.6 million. Spending on local suppliers of goods and services was the main expenditure item, making up 75% of the total expenditure at approximately €19.9 million. The remaining 25% of spending was on wages and salaries for local production crew and other labour at €6.7 million.Oxford Economics calculates that the production expenditure of “Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin” supported a contribution of over €31.3 million to Germany’s GDP in 2022. We find that for every €1 million that the production’s own activities contributed to the economy, its expenditure supported a f...
