Cinema

About the data

Cinema exhibition and distribution in Australia

Analysis by Sandy George

Structure and key players; Trends in cinema-going

History and background

Cinema in Australia until 1900
Cinema admissions and key events: Overview, 1901–32, 1942–53,
1954–74, 1975 to present

Screens and theatres

­Totals; ­By type of location; By state; Capacity by state;
By exhibitor; By state and exhibitor
Multiplexes: By type of location*; By state; By exhibitor
Digital projectors

Films screened

Number released by country of origin;
Number classified by country of origin*; Number classified by classification

Box office

Admission prices; Admissions and gross box office;
By state; By type of location*;
Australian share of Australian box office; Distributors’ market share

Top-grossing films

No. 1 each year since 1972;
Top 50: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Top all time; To­p documentaries all time

Audiences

Roy Morgan data

Attendance patterns: By city; By age;
Age profile: Age profile by gender;
By lifestyle and values

Australian Bureau of Statistics data

Cultural activities
Cinema attendance: By state; By birthplace;
By age; By frequency and age; By household income; By education; By household type

Film exhibition industry*

Overview; Key statistics
Sources of income; Expenditure;
By state

* Discontinued data

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Release of Australian productions

Feature films

Number and proportion released in cinemas, Aust., UK and US

Number released: In cinemas

Cinema release titles by country:
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Documentaries

Number released: In cinemas

Cinema release titles

Shorts

Number released: In cinemas

Cinema release titles