Items of
expenditure for businesses in the film exhibition industry, 1993/94,
1996/97, 1999/00
Updates not available
The two major areas of expenditure were
film hire/rental and labour costs, accounting for 29 per cent and 16
per cent of total costs respectively.
Film hire costs in 1999/2000 were $268.2 million,
representing film hire per paid admission of $3.40 compared to $2.90
in 1996/97.
Labour costs in 1999/2000 were $148.5 million,
representing an average labour cost per employee of $16,100, unchanged
since 1996/97. As a proportion of total expenses, wages and salaries
fell from 16 per cent in 1996/97 to 14 per cent in 1999/2000.
Amount
($m)
Contribution
(%)
1993/94
1996/97
1999/00
1993/94
1996/97
1999/00
Operating expenses
Labour costs
99.0
123.1
148.5
18%
17%
16%
Wages and salaries
92.1
114.1
129.9
16%
16%
14%
Other labour costs1
6.9
9.0
18.6
1%
1%
2%
Film hire/rental
168.1
211.2
268.2
30%
30%
29%
Other operating expenses2
180.4
264.6
358.4
32%
37%
38%
Total operating expenses
447.5
598.9
775.1
80%
84%
83%
Non-operating expenses
Goods for resale3
28.8
40.1
49.1
5%
6%
5%
Other non-operating costs4
83.7
74.2
110.2
15%
10%
12%
Total non-operating expenses
112.5
114.3
159.3
20%
16%
17%
Total expenses
560.1
713.2
934.3
100%
100%
100%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Motion
Picture Exhibition Australia 1999–2000 (cat. no. 8654.0).
Notes:
1. Employer contributions to superannuation funds; workers’ compensation
costs, payroll tax and fringe benefits tax.
2. Includes other rent (land, buildings etc.), leasing and hiring expenses;
repair and maintenance expenses; motor vehicle running expenses; advertising;
cleaning services; marketing; telephones. Also includes electricity,
gas and water charges (in 1993/94 and 1996/97 these costs were included
under non-operating costs).
3. At owner-operated refreshment bars.
4. Includes interest expenses; insurance premiums; depreciation and
amortisation.
