American film industry dominates global cinema for the same reason USA dominates the world's economy and politics. USA was more or less spared from two world wars in 20th Century allowing Hollywood to thrive while other big cinema industries declined. By 1950 no other cinema industry in the world could match Hollywood's financial resources, technology and pool of talents. Italian cinema came close in 1950s, but declined in 1970s.
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