Cinema industry trends
Distributor box office share

2003–2015

Next update March 2017

2015 |2013–2014 | 2011–2012 | 2009–2010 | 2007–2008 | 2003–2006

2015

Films released through Universal earned the largest share of the Australian box office in 2015 – 23 per cent with gross takings of $287.6 million.

Roadshow is the largest locally owned distributor. It maintains a long-standing arrangement to distribute films made by Warner Bros, many of them produced as part of a joint venture between Warner Bros and Village Roadshow Ltd. Of their combined 2015 share, Roadshow contributed 14 per cent with 8 per cent from Warner Bros.

Universal experienced a significant increase in market share over the last year, from 8 per cent in 2014 to 23 per cent in 2015. Of the 24 titles released by the distributor, four were among the top ten highest earners of 2015 accounting for more than half of their total earnings.

2015

Distributor	2015
Distributor	Box office ($m)¹	Market share %	No. titles²
Total	1,226.3	100%	684
Roadshow/Warner Bros	262.2	21%	57
Paramount	57.7	5%	15
Fox	204.8	17%	31
Universal	287.6	23%	24
Sony	79.2	6%	20
Walt Disney	211.6	17%	17
Other³	123.2	10%	520

Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA), compiled by Screen Australia.

Notes:
Figures are in current dollars (i.e. not adjusted for inflation) and per calendar year. Each year is based on annual data released the following January in the MPDAA market share report and does not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA. Figures may not total exactly due to rounding.
1. All box office revenue earned that year, including from films released in previous years.
2. Includes all films that earned box office revenue that year, regardless of their original year of release.
3. Includes more than 60 smaller distributors.

2013–2014

Distributor	2013			2014
Distributor	Box office ($m)¹	Market share %	No. titles²	Box office ($m)¹	Market share %	No. titles²
Total	1,099.50	100%	546	1,074.9	100%	635
Roadshow/Warner Bros	296.7	27%	57	294.2	27%	61
Paramount	113.6	10%	27	98.1	9%	21
Fox	169.2	15%	25	241.7	23%	26
Universal	129.5	12%	18	85.6	8%	19
Sony	110.7	10%	41	73.9	7%	20
Walt Disney	153.4	14%	14	147.6	14%	16
Other³	126.4	11%	364	133.8	12%	472

Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA), compiled by Screen Australia.

Notes:
Figures are in current dollars (i.e. not adjusted for inflation) and per calendar year. Each year is based on annual data released the following January in the MPDAA market share report and does not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA. Figures may not total exactly due to rounding.
1. All box office revenue earned that year, including from films released in previous years.
2. Includes all films that earned box office revenue that year, regardless of their original year of release.
3. Includes more than 60 smaller distributors.

2011–2012

Distributor	2011			2012
Distributor	Box office ($m)¹	Market share %	No. titles²	Box office ($m)¹	Market share %	No. titles²
Total	1,090.0	100%	437	1,126.7	100%	550
Roadshow/Warner Bros	269.1	25%	49	277.6	25%	57
Paramount	225.1	21%	36	97.4	9%	25
Fox	139.0	13%	24	181.7	16%	27
Universal	123.2	11%	25	176.4	16%	22
Sony	106.5	10%	23	156.5	14%	34
Walt Disney	117.4	11%	14	105.5	9%	17
Other³	109.6	10%	266	131.5	12%	368

Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA), compiled by Screen Australia.

Notes:
Figures are in current dollars (i.e. not adjusted for inflation) and per calendar year. Each year is based on annual data released the following January in the MPDAA market share report and does not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA. Figures may not total exactly due to rounding.
1. All box office revenue earned that year, including from films released in previous years.
2. Includes all films that earned box office revenue that year, regardless of their original year of release.
3. Includes more than 30 smaller distributors.

2009–2010

Distributor	2009			2010
Distributor	Box office ($m)¹	Market share %	No. titles²	Box office ($m)¹	Market share %	No. titles²
Total	1,086.0	100%	418	1,132.8	100%	403
Roadshow/Warner Bros	223.2	21%	52	267.5	24%	43
Paramount	137.1	13%	30	186.4	16%	27
Fox	174.7	16%	22	193.6	17%	21
Universal	122.8	11%	24	110.8	10%	22
Sony	143.6	13%	28	110.3	10%	24
Walt Disney	126.6	12%	20	129.9	11%	14
Other³	158.0	15%	242	134.3	12%	252

Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA), compiled by Screen Australia.

Notes:
Figures are in current dollars (i.e. not adjusted for inflation) and per calendar year. Each year is based on annual data released the following January in the MPDAA market share report and does not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA. Figures may not total exactly due to rounding.
1. All box office revenue earned that year, including from films released in previous years.
2. Includes all films that earned box office revenue that year, regardless of their original year of release.
3. Includes more than 30 smaller distributors.

2007–2008

Distributor¹	2007			2008
Distributor¹	Box office ($m)²	Market share %	No. titles³	Box office ($m)²	Market share %	No. titles³
Total	895.4	100%	388	945.4	100%	392
Roadshow/Warner Bros	212.0	24%	69	217.5	23%	57
Paramount	151.0	17%	27	165.9	18%	30
Fox	115.4	13%	29	144.6	15%	29
Universal	63.7	7%	8	132.9	14%	24
Sony	94.4	11%	23	110.2	12%	21
Walt Disney	109.8	12%	17	74.5	8%	23
United International Pictures (UIP)	23.6	3%	7	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Other⁴	125.7	14%	208	99.8	11%	208

Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA), compiled by Screen Australia.

Notes:
Figures are in current dollars (i.e. not adjusted for inflation) and per calendar year. Each year is based on annual data released the following January in the MPDAA market share report and does not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA. Figures may not total exactly due to rounding.
n.a. Not available.
1. In 2007 Buena Vista International (BVI) changed its name to Walt Disney and UIP ceased to exist, splitting into Paramount and Universal, although some UIP releases continued to generate box office earnings.
2. All box office revenue earned that year, including from films released in previous years.
3. From 2007, includes all films that earned box office revenue that year, regardless of their original year of release.
4. Includes more than 30 smaller distributors.

2003–2006

Distributor	2005			2006
Distributor	Box office ($m)¹	Market share %	No. titles released²	Box office ($m)¹	Market share %	No. titles released²
Total	817.5	100%	329	866.6	100%	333
Roadshow/Warner Bros	216.0	26%	41	172.7	20%	52
United International Pictures (UIP)	194.1	24%	35	168.5	19%	40
Fox	141.5	17%	29	170.2	20%	33
Buena Vista International (BVI)	108.0	13%	18	129.7	15%	20
Sony (Columbia TriStar)	77.8	10%	25	129.4	15%	26
Other³	80.1	10%	181	96.1	11%	162

Distributor	2003			2004
Distributor	Box office ($m)¹	Market share %	No. titles released²	Box office ($m)¹	Market share %	No. titles released²
Total	865.8	100%	268	907.2	100%	318
Roadshow/Warner Bros	192.3	22%	45	209.6	23%	37
United International Pictures (UIP)	182.6	21%	36	241.4	27%	38
Fox	94.5	11%	30	100.9	11%	30
Buena Vista International (BVI)	212.3	25%	36	143.2	16%	32
Sony (Columbia TriStar)	124.0	14%	24	116.2	13%	27
Other³	60.1	7%	97	95.8	11%	154

Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA), compiled by the Australian Film Commission (AFC).

Notes:
Figures are in current dollars (i.e. not adjusted for inflation) and per calendar year. Each year is based on annual data released the following January in the MPDAA market share report and does not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA. Figures may not total exactly due to rounding.
1. All box office revenue earned that year, including from films released in previous years.
2. Until 2007, includes only films released during that year.
3. Includes more than 30 smaller distributors.