Number of
Australian and overseas films released in Australian cinemas, 1984−2009
Next update February 2011
The majority (62 per cent) of films released
in Australian cinemas over the past 26 years have come from the US, but
recently there has been a shift. In 2009, the US proportion was 50 per
cent (173 out of 349). This is the fifth consecutive year it has been
below 60 per cent and the third fall in a row. Nevertheless, those films
earnt 85 per cent of the total box office for all films released in Australia
during 2009 - $847.7 million out of $1 billion.
The number of films from Asia has increased
significantly since 2003, accounting for 17 per cent of releases in 2009,
11 percentage points above the 26-year average.
Local films comprised 13 per cent, slightly
above the 26-year average of 10 per cent.
Origin of films released, 2009
Aust.
NZ
Asia
Europe
North
America
Other
Total
France
UK
Rest
Canada
US
1984
25
1
–
9
22
12
4
146
4
223
1985
17
–
1
4
25
5
4
136
2
194
1986
30
2
6
8
25
10
–
155
3
239
1987
31
1
7
12
18
14
5
168
3
259
1988
36
2
6
10
31
22
3
167
4
281
1989
39
–
13
14
35
19
3
163
5
291
1990
22
3
7
26
20
14
6
153
1
252
1991
22
1
8
16
21
16
3
149
4
240
1992
29
1
5
9
28
15
6
135
1
229
1993
22
3
8
14
13
17
5
172
5
259
1994
26
2
12
17
22
13
6
153
1
252
1995
14
1
6
17
23
13
3
171
5
253
1996
25
1
9
12
25
10
3
190
6
281
1997
30
2
8
17
21
13
8
184
2
285
1998
20
–
5
12
29
5
3
189
10
273
1999
24
3
3
5
28
11
5
174
2
255
2000
22
–
8
14
29
6
1
167
3
250
2001
27
–
13
11
15
9
–
163
7
245
2002
22
1
10
12
24
12
1
170
6
258
2003
23
4
5
11
24
17
1
178
5
268
2004
16
1
27
17
21
19
6
200
11
318
2005
27
1
47
17
29
20
4
175
9
329
2006
29
5
41
17
28
18
7
184
4
333
2007
26
2
40
22
32
13
5
172
5
317
2008
33
0
40
20
24
15
7
158
4
301
2009
46
3
59
18
27
18
3
173
2
349
Proportions
2009
13%
1%
17%
5%
8%
5%
1%
50%
1%
26-year average
10%
1%
6%
5%
9%
5%
2%
62%
2%
Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association
of Australia (MPDAA) and Screen Australia.
Notes:
Australian films include Australian productions and productions with
overseas partners where creative control is shared (i.e. with a mix of
Australians in key creative positions).
Figures may include films tracked by Screen Australia that have not reported
data to the MPDAA. These films meet Screen Australia's definition of
theatrical release by screening for at least seven consecutive days in
a commercial cinema.
MPDAA figures for Australian films released in Australian cinemas include
some shorts and documentaries. Totals are based on annual data released
the following January in the MPDAA country of origin report and do not
reflect subsequent updates by the MPDAA. They may not total exactly due
to rounding.
