Film Runtime From Pages Calculator

Work out film runtime from pages instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Film Runtime From Pages Calculator

The industry rule of thumb is one properly formatted script page per minute of screen time, so the estimate is pages times the seconds per page you choose. The rule holds on average but breaks by scene type: dialogue-heavy pages run short while action lines can play three or four times their page length.

Formula

Runtime

seconds = script pages x seconds per page

Worked example

With the default values below, Film Runtime From Pages Calculator returns Estimated runtime of 100.83. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Script pagesminimum 1: 110
Seconds of screen time per pageminimum 1 s: 55 s

Results

Estimated runtime: 100.83 min
Runtime in hours, minutes and seconds: 1:40:50
Pages per minute of screen time: 1.091
Twenty minute reels: 5.04

Step by step

1Values used
2Runtime
3Estimated runtime= 100.83 min
4Runtime in hours, minutes and seconds= 1:40:50
5Pages per minute of screen time= 1.091
6Twenty minute reels= 5.04

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 2 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 3 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Film Runtime From Pages figure worked out?

seconds = script pages x seconds per page. The industry rule of thumb is one properly formatted script page per minute of screen time, so the estimate is pages times the seconds per page you choose.

Why does this matter?

The rule holds on average but breaks by scene type: dialogue-heavy pages run short while action lines can play three or four times their page length.

What do I need to enter?

Enter script pages, seconds of screen time per page. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.