Cinema

Cinema exhibition and distribution in Australia

Analysis by Sandy George

Structure and key players, Trends in cinema-going

Overview of the exhibition industry:

About the data; Summary; Key statistics.
Businesses by state; Income by state; Employment by state; Wages by state.
Sources of income; Expenditure

Historical data:

Pre-1900: The early years of cinema in Australia;
Since 1901: Cinema admissions 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 area, Multiplexes by state, Multiplexes by exhibitor.
Digital projectors.

Films screened:

By country of origin; By country of origin (films classified); By classification

Box office:

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

Top films:

No. 1 each year since 1972
Top 50 films: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, All time
Top documentaries of all time

Cinema audiences (Roy Morgan data):

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

Cinema audiences (ABS data):

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