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Cinema industry trends

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Sources of income for businesses in the film exhibition industry, 1993/94, 1996/97, 1999/00

Businesses in the cinema exhibition industry generated $1,046 million in income in 1999/2000, of which $679 million (65 per cent) came from gross box office receipts. This proportion was much the same as in 1996/97, when 66 per cent of income came from this source, but is down on 1993/94 when it accounted for 70 per cent of income.

The other major source of income was the sale of food and beverages, which accounted for $176 million (17 per cent) of total income in 1999/2000, the same proportion as in 1996/97. Income from screen advertising rose by 1 per cent between 1996/97 and 1999/2000 to reach 3 per cent of the total.

Cinema box office takings per paid admission averaged $8.60 in 1999/00 compared to $7.50 in 1996/97 and $7.30 in 1993/94.

  Amount ($m) Contribution (%)
1993/94 1996/97 1999/00 1993/94 1996/97 1999/00
Total gross income 635.1 832.2 1,046.1 100% 100% 100%
Sales of goods and services
Gross box office receipts 447.5 551.8 678.9 70% 66% 65%
Sales of food and beverages1 105.0 142.1 175.9 17% 17% 17%
Screen advertising 13.6 16.1 32.5 2% 2% 3%
Rent, leasing and hiring income n.p. 20.6 n.p. n.p. 3% n.p.
Other operating income 60.9 76.4 93.2 10% 9% 9%
Total sales of goods and services 627.0 807.0 980.5 99% 97% 94%
Interest income2 n.a. n.a. 3.3 n.a. n.a. <1%
Non-operating income3 9.6 25.2 n.p. 1% 3% n.p.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Motion Picture Exhibition Australia 1999–2000 (cat. no. 8654.0).

Notes:
n.p. Not available for separate publication, but included in totals where applicable.
1. From owner-operated refreshment bars
2. Interest income shown separately for the first time in 1999/00
3. Includes income from interest (1993/94 and 1996/97), dividends and royalties, and franchise income.

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