Cinema audience attendance patterns by city Percentage of people who had been to the cinema in the last 12 months in each mainland state capital, and average number of visits, 1974–2023 Next update July 2025 After cinema attendance and the frequency of visits dropped to an historical low in all capital cities in 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic, both metrics continued to increase in 2023, but remain below their respective 24-year averages.