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Screens and theatres: Multiplexes: By exhibitor

Number of multiplex sites of various sizes, and multiplex seating capacity, by exhibitor

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2009 : Multiplex sites as of December 2009

	Multiplex sites								Capacity
	4–6 screens		7–9 screens		10+ screens		All multiplexes		(seats)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
AMC¹	1	1%	2	3%	2	4%	5	2%	10,433	3%
Birch Carroll & Coyle	14	14%	6	10%	5	10%	25	12%	42,909	13%
Dendy¹	2	2%	1	2%	0	0%	3	1%	2,470	1%
Grand¹	5	5%	1	2%	0	0%	6	3%	9,368	3%
Greater Union	6	6%	9	16%	12	25%	27	13%	63,259	19%
Hoyts	8	8%	15	26%	13	27%	36	17%	78,943	23%
Palace	11	11%	1	2%	0	0%	12	6%	10,673	3%
Reading	9	9%	7	12%	4	8%	20	10%	31,332	9%
Village	6	6%	7	12%	10	21%	23	11%	43,311	13%
Wallis Theatres	1	1%	2	3%	0	0%	3	1%	3,711	1%
Independents¹	37	37%	7	12%	2	4%	46	22%	44,766	13%
Total	100	100%	58	100%	48	100%	206	100%	341,175	100%

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

Notes:
Figures may not total exactly due to rounding. They are based on annual data accessed on 1 February 2010 in the MPDAA multiplexes report and do not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA.
1. Before 2008, the screens of AMC, Dendy and Grand were allocated to independents.

2008 : Multiplex sites as of December 2008

	Multiplex sites								Capacity
	4–6 screens		7–9 screens		10+ screens		All multiplexes		(seats)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
AMC¹	1	1%	2	4%	2	4%	5	2%	10,433	3%
Birch Carroll & Coyle	15	15%	6	11%	6	13%	27	13%	47,740	14%
Dendy¹	2	2%	1	2%	0	0%	3	1%	2,470	1%
Grand¹	5	5%	1	2%	0	0%	6	3%	9,368	3%
Greater Union	4	4%	9	16%	10	21%	23	11%	56,010	16%
Hoyts	8	8%	16	28%	13	28%	37	18%	80,903	24%
Palace	11	11%	1	2%	0	0%	12	6%	10,673	3%
Reading	10	10%	7	12%	4	9%	21	10%	32,120	9%
Village	6	6%	7	12%	10	21%	23	11%	43,311	13%
Wallis Theatres	1	1%	2	4%	0	0%	3	1%	3,711	1%
Independents¹	39	38%	5	9%	2	4%	46	22%	43,164	13%
Total	102	100%	57	100%	47	100%	206	100%	339,903	100%

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

Notes:
Figures may not total exactly due to rounding. They are based on annual data accessed on 6 February 2009 in the MPDAA multiplexes report and do not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA. In 2010, the MPDAA reported a revised total capacity for 2008: see Total screens, seating capacity . A revised breakdown of multiplexes is not available.
1. Before 2008, the screens of AMC, Dendy and Grand were allocated to independents.

2007 : Multiplex sites as of December 2007

	Multiplex sites								Capacity
	4–6 screens		7–9 screens		10+ screens		All multiplexes		(seats)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Birch Carroll & Coyle	15	15%	6	11%	6	13%	27	13%	47,740	14%
Greater Union	4	4%	9	16%	10	21%	23	11%	56,010	17%
Hoyts	7	7%	17	30%	13	28%	37	18%	81,471	24%
Palace	9	9%	1	2%	0	0%	10	5%	9,050	3%
Reading	9	9%	6	11%	4	9%	19	9%	29,671	9%
Village	7	7%	6	11%	10	21%	23	11%	42,939	13%
Wallis Theatres	1	1%	2	4%	0	0%	3	1%	4,106	1%
Independents	46	47%	9	16%	4	9%	59	29%	64,294	19%
Total	98	100%	56	100%	47	100%	201	100%	335,281	100%

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

Notes:
Figures may not total exactly due to rounding. They are based on annual data accessed on 14 January 2008 in the MPDAA multiplexes report and do not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA.

2006 : Multiplex sites as of December 2006

	Multiplex sites								Capacity
	4–6 screens		7–9 screens		10+ screens		All multiplexes		(seats)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Birch Carroll & Coyle	15	15%	7	13%	6	13%	28	14%	49,856	15%
Greater Union	4	4%	9	16%	10	21%	23	11%	57,179	17%
Hoyts	8	8%	18	32%	13	27%	39	19%	85,341	25%
Palace	8	8%	1	2%	0	0%	9	4%	8,163	2%
Reading	9	9%	6	11%	4	8%	19	9%	29,671	9%
Village	7	7%	6	11%	11	23%	24	12%	45,113	13%
Wallis Theatres	2	2%	1	2%	0	0%	3	1%	4,885	1%
Independents	44	45%	8	14%	4	8%	56	28%	61,739	18%
Total	97	100%	56	100%	48	100%	201	100%	341,947	100%

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

Notes:
Figures may not total exactly due to rounding. They are based on annual data accessed in January 2007 in the MPDAA multiplexes report and do not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA.

2005 : Multiplex sites as of December 2005

	Multiplex sites								Capacity
	4–6 screens		7–9 screens		10+ screens		All multiplexes		(seats)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Birch Carroll & Coyle	15	15%	7	11%	6	12%	28	13%	n.a.	n.a.
Greater Union	4	4%	10	16%	8	16%	22	10%	n.a.	n.a.
Hoyts	8	8%	19	30%	12	24%	39	18%	n.a.	n.a.
Palace	7	7%	2	3%	1	2%	10	5%	n.a.	n.a.
Reading	9	9%	6	9%	4	8%	19	9%	n.a.	n.a.
Village	7	7%	6	9%	11	22%	24	11%	n.a.	n.a.
Wallis Theatres	3	3%	1	2%	0	0%	4	2%	n.a.	n.a.
Independents	46	46%	13	20%	9	18%	68	32%	n.a.	n.a.
Total	99	100%	64	100%	51	100%	214	100%	n.a.	n.a.

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

Notes:
Figures may not total exactly due to rounding. They are based on annual data accessed in January 2006 in the MPDAA multiplexes report and do not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA. In 2010, the MPDAA reported a revised total capacity for 2005: see Total screens, seating capacity and theatres in Australia, 1980-2009. A revised breakdown of multiplexes is not available.

2004 : Multiplex sites as of December 2004

	Multiplex sites								Capacity
	4–6 screens		7–9 screens		10+ screens		All multiplexes		(seats)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Birch Carroll & Coyle	15	16%	7	12%	6	15%	28	15%	50,113	15%
Greater Union	3	3%	10	17%	7	17%	20	11%	48,974	15%
Hoyts	10	11%	20	34%	11	27%	41	22%	92,480	28%
Palace	6	7%	1	2%	0	0%	7	4%	6,195	2%
Reading	9	10%	5	9%	4	10%	18	9%	27,951	8%
Village	7	8%	7	12%	10	24%	24	12%	44,896	13%
Wallis Theatres	3	3%	1	2%	0	0%	4	2%	5,640	2%
Independents	38	42%	7	12%	3	7%	48	25%	55,489	17%
Total	91	100%	58	100%	41	100%	190	100%	331,738	100%

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

Notes:
Figures may not total exactly due to rounding. They 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 capacity for 2004: see Total screens, seating capacity and theatres in Australia, 1980-2009. A revised breakdown of multiplexes is not available.

2003 : Multiplex sites as of December 2003

	Multiplex sites								Capacity
	4–6 screens		7–9 screens		10+ screens		All multiplexes		(seats)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Birch Carroll & Coyle	16	17%	7	13%	6	16%	29	16%	51,797	16%
Greater Union	7	8%	10	19%	6	16%	23	12%	57,309	18%
Hoyts	11	12%	18	33%	11	29%	40	22%	85,859	26%
Palace	6	6%	1	2%	0	0%	7	4%	5,852	2%
Reading	7	8%	3	6%	3	8%	13	7%	20,901	6%
Village	10	11%	6	11%	10	26%	26	14%	48,810	15%
Wallis Theatres	2	2%	0	2%	0	0%	3	2%	4,885	1%
Independents	34	37%	8	15%	2	5%	44	24%	51,381	16%
Total	93	100%	54	100%	38	100%	185	100%	329,794	100%

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

Notes:
Figures may not total exactly due to rounding. They are based on annual data accessed in Jnauary 2004 in the MPDAA multiplexes report and do not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA. In 2010, the MPDAA reported a revised total capacity for 2003: see Total screens, seating capacity and theatres in Australia, 1980-2009. A revised breakdown of multiplexes is not available.

2002 : Multiplex sites as of December 2002

	Multiplex sites								Capacity
	4–6 screens		7–9 screens		10+ screens		All multiplexes		(seats)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Birch Carroll & Coyle	16	18%	7	13%	6	17%	29	16%	51,797	16%
Greater Union	7	8%	10	19%	6	17%	23	13%	57,309	18%
Hoyts	13	14%	19	35%	9	25%	41	23%	84,872	27%
Palace	6	7%	1	2%	0	0%	7	4%	5,132	2%
Reading	7	8%	3	6%	3	8%	13	7%	20,901	7%
Village	10	11%	6	11%	10	28%	26	14%	48,810	15%
Wallis Theatres	2	2%	0	0%	0	0%	2	1%	3,513	1%
Independents	29	32%	8	15%	2	6%	39	22%	47,204	15%
Total	90	100%	54	100%	36	100%	180	100%	319,538	100%

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

Notes:
Figures may not total exactly due to rounding. They are based on annual data accessed in January 2003 in the MPDAA multiplexes report and do not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA.

2001 : Multiplex sites as of December 2001

	Multiplex sites								Capacity
	4–6 screens		7–9 screens		10+ screens		All multiplexes		(seats)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Birch Carroll & Coyle	17	18%	7	14%	5	14%	29	16%	50,905	16%
Greater Union	7	7%	9	18%	6	17%	22	12%	57,309	18%
Hoyts	14	15%	17	33%	9	26%	40	22%	84,872	26%
Palace	6	6%	1	2%	0	0%	7	4%	5,852	2%
Reading	10	11%	6	12%	4	11%	20	11%	20,901	7%
Village	12	13%	5	10%	10	29%	27	15%	49,899	16%
Wallis Theatres	2	2%	0	0%	0	0%	2	1%	3,513	1%
Independents	26	28%	6	12%	1	3%	33	18%	47,098	15%
Total	94	100%	51	100%	35	100%	180	100%	320,349	100%

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

Notes:
Figures may not total exactly due to rounding. They are based on annual data accessed in January 2002 in the MPDAA multiplexes report and do not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA.

2000 : Multiplex sites as of December 2000

	Multiplex sites								Capacity
	4–6 screens		7–9 screens		10+ screens		All multiplexes		(seats)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Birch Carroll and Coyle	16	17%	7	15%	5	14%	28	16%	51,283	17%
Greater Union	6	6%	7	15%	6	17%	19	11%	48,761	16%
Hoyts	16	17%	16	35%	10	29%	42	24%	86,024	28%
Reading	6	6%	2	4%	3	9%	11	6%	18,046	6%
Village	12	13%	5	11%	9	26%	26	15%	47,538	15%
Wallis Theatres	2	2%	0	0%	0	0%	2	1%	3,513	1%
Independents	35	38%	9	20%	2	6%	46	26%	52,086	17%
Total	93	100%	46	100%	35	100%	174	100%	307, 251	100%

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

Notes:
Figures may not total exactly due to rounding. They are based on annual data accessed in January 2001 in the MPDAA multiplexes report and do not reflect any subsequent updates by the MPDAA.