Cinema industry trends
Screens and theatres by state

1998–2015

The state share of cinema screens is similar to the state share of population, with 32 per cent of screens in NSW/ACT, 26 per cent in Victoria and 22 per cent in Queensland. Average state box office share shows a similar pattern, with NSW/ACT accounting for 34 per cent, Victoria for 28 per cent and Queensland 19 per cent (see Box office: By state). The shares of screens and of theatres have both remained relatively static over the past 18 years.

State share, 2015

Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA); Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australian Demographic Statistics (cat. no. 3101.0), June 2015.

Notes:
Figures may not total exactly due to rounding.
Each year is based on annual data accessed the following January/February in the MPDAA screen count by area report and does not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA.
Includes drive-ins, as well as 'non-commercial' screens not generally open to the public, such as those at army, naval and airforce bases, mining camps, film societies, colleges and universities.
n.a. Not available.
1. Northern Territory screens not available prior to 2006. Previously, these screens were allocated between Queensland and South Australia based on the head office location of the theatre owner.
2. 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 state breakdown is not available.