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Cinema industry trends

This page is no longer updated by Screen Australia. For information about ongoing data see Other data sources > Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Number of multiplex sites of various sizes by type of location, 2000–2005

2005 | 2004 | 2002–2003 | 2000–2001

Updates to this data are not available. For more recent related data, see Screens and theatres: By type of location and Multiplexes: By state.

2005

  December 2005
City1 Suburban2 Country3 Total
No. of sites
4–6 screens 8 31 60 99
7–9 screens 2 42 20 64
10+ screens 2 38 11 51
Total no. sites 12 111 91 214
Share of sites
4–6 screens 67% 28% 66% 46%
7–9 screens 17% 38% 22% 30%
10+ screens 17% 34% 12% 24%

Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA).

Notes:
Figures are based on annual data accessed in January 2006 in the MPDAA multiplexes report and do not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA.
1. ‘City’ refers to cinemas in the CBDs of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
2. ‘Suburban’ refers to cinemas in non-CBD areas of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
3. ‘Country’ refers to cinemas outside Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

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2004

  December 2004
City1 Suburban2 Country3 Total
No. of sites        
4–6 screens 9 30 52 91
7–9 screens 3 40 15 58
10+ screens 1 34 6 41
Total no. sites 13 104 73 190
Share of sites
4–6 screens 69% 29% 71% 48%
7–9 screens 23% 38% 21% 30%
10+ screens 8% 33% 8% 22%

Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA).

Notes:
Figures are based on annual data accessed in January 2005 in the MPDAA multiplexes report and do not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA. In 2010, the MPDAA reported a revised total number of theatres for 2004 (525): see Total screens, seating capacity and theatres in Australia A revised breakdown of multiplexes by location is not available.
1. ‘City’ refers to cinemas in the CBDs of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
2. ‘Suburban’ refers to cinemas in non-CBD areas of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
3. ‘Country’ refers to cinemas outside Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

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2002–2003

  December 2002 December 2003
City1 Suburban2 Country3 Total City1 Suburban2 Country3 Total
No. of sites
4–6 screens 13 26 51 90 14 27 52 93
7–9 screens 2 39 13 54 2 39 13 54
10+ screens 0 31 5 36 0 32 6 38
Total no. sites 15 96 69 180 16 98 71 185
Share of sites
4–6 screens 87% 27% 74% 50% 87% 27% 73% 50%
7–9 screens 13% 41% 19% 30% 13% 40% 18% 29%
10+ screens 0% 32% 7% 20% 0% 33% 9% 21%

Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA).

Notes:
Figures are based on annual data accessed the following January in the MPDAA multiplexes report and do not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA.
1. ‘City’ refers to cinemas in the CBDs of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
2. ‘Suburban’ refers to cinemas in non-CBD areas of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
3. ‘Country’ refers to cinemas outside Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

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2000–2001

  December 2000 December 2001
City1 Suburban2 Country3 Total City1 Suburban2 Country3 Total
No. of sites
4–6 screens 14 31 48 93 14 29 51 94
7–9 screens 2 34 10 46 2 37 12 51
10+ screens 0 30 5 35 0 31 4 35
Total no. sites 16 95 63 174 16 97 67 180
Share of sites
4–6 screens 88% 33% 76% 53% 87% 30% 76% 52%
7–9 screens 13% 36% 16% 26% 13% 38% 18% 28%
10+ screens 0% 32% 8% 20% 0% 32% 6% 19%

Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA).

Notes:
Figures are based on annual data accessed the following January in the MPDAA multiplexes report and do not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA.
1. ‘City’ refers to cinemas in the CBDs of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
2. ‘Suburban’ refers to cinemas in non-CBD areas of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
3. ‘Country’ refers to cinemas outside Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

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