Still we don't have statistics on JAV Theres thousands of porn movies being made and there is less work to go around. It is my understanding the average payout of 9000 USD for an actress also is cut in half by their agency fees. The industry is feeling the squeeze more now than before. Yes theres more people watching this stuff but I don't believe there has been a net benefit between the boom in the early 2000s and the market crash in 2008 and now. I'm sure the successful studios are still profitable but thats because they have implemented pay cuts. And this is true because it is what has prompted several idols to retire. Lack of work and lower wages.
I believe niche porn is profitable because certain fetishes people have are hard to find so you have to buy it in many cases. But since we don't have any statistics to go off of its hard to prove anything in this industry.
At least we know the industry isn't dead since it still has all this infastructure with agencys and studios still attached to it.
Thanks to companies like mindgeek that have almost completely taken over western porn with tube sites many porn producers make less than they use to and with a consistent stream of young whores who grew up in an age of porn and are more open to it are willing to do things for less money since there isn't as much apprehension anymore. That cuts into overall actresses income.
I'm sure the big players still make a profit but the average jane and joe and little person in the industry is probably feeling the squeeze harder. And the younger actresses just don't know any better. Which may be a good thing in the end since if you can get a cute girl to do the nasty for less you can make more movies.
I am just very concerned with the production and quality of my favorite JAV genres bukkake and gokkun, and theres an argument to be made that the quantity and quality of those types of movies has been less compared to other decades. I don't think the current environment has helped that.
I agree that the US porn industry not dead but its gonna get worse and worse production and economic wise.
Production/plot: They are putting out the same crap for years not getting creative with it excluding the little guys like Clips4Sale and other sites like it.
Economic: Sites like Brazzers, Bang Bros (Still surprised they exist) and reality kings in the coming years will decline.
Now for the JAV industry its either gonna be the same or better in production and quality but, I hope that it gets more and more popular in the states thus forcing US companies to get competitive which each other.
It will be an exciting time to see who dominates the market place in America.