Cinema industry trends Films screened Number of Australian and overseas films released in Australian cinemas, 1984–2015 Next update March 2017 The majority (56 per cent) of films released in Australian cinemas over the past 32 years have come from the US; however, 2007 marked the beginning of a downward trend. In 2010, the US share fell below 50 per cent for the first time in 27 years, reaching an historical low of 34 per cent in 2014. Despite the decline in US titles released in the domestic market, US films earned 82 per cent of the total box office for all films released in Australia during 2015 – $1,007.3 million out of $1,226.3 million. The number of films from Asia has increased significantly since 2003, accounting for 28 per cent of releases in 2015. Local films comprised 6 per cent, below the 32-year average of 9 per cent. Origin of films released, 2015 Aust. NZ Asia Europe North America Other Total France UK Rest Canada US Proportions 2015 6% 1% 28% 6% 14% 6% 1% 36% 4% 32-year average 9% 1% 11% 5% 10% 5% 1% 56% 2% 1984 25 1 0 9 22 12 4 146 4 223 1985 17 0 1 4 25 5 4 136 2 194 1986 30 2 6 8 25 10 0 155 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 0 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 0 5 12 29 5 3 189 10 273 1999 24 3 3 5 28 11 5 174 2 255 2000 22 0 8 14 29 6 1 167 3 250 2001 27 0 13 11 15 9 0 163 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 44 3 59 18 27 18 3 173 2 347 2010 29 3 75 21 29 18 11 137 3 326 2011 36 1 71 18 28 21 8 153 6 342 2012 27 3 97 27 47 28 7 171 13 420 2013 26 3 99 23 44 27 5 183 11 421 2014 39 5 126 30 59 33 7 174 32 505 2015 33 4 153 30 74 30 3 192 20 539 Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA) and Screen Australia. Notes: Australian films are those under Australian creative control, including domestic productions, official co-productions and other productions involving shared creative control, 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.