Cinema Growth

Cinema is booming - in Australia we enjoy one of the highest per capita cinema attendance rates in the world.

The Australian film industry has recorded the highest grossing year at the box office on record!

An impressive overall total of $946 million in 2008 is a 6% increase on the previous year results and a 4% increase on the prior highest year of 2004.

Year to date, the 2010 box office has grossed $682 million - this is 12% up on the same time last year, which was the record year.

Source: www.mpdaa.org.au

As expected, the films released during 2008 lived up to lofty expectations, with Avatar being the standout performer which took the honour of highest grossing film of the year.   Other great films included The Twilight Saga, Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince, Transformers, Up and the much anticipated Sex & the City movie. The great news is there were films to appeal to all types of cinema-goers, and the box office statistics stand testament to that fact! Following this trend 2009 looks certain to push the record books to even greater heights. Stephen Basil-Jones (Chairman of the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia) had this to say about the year ahead,

“Despite the current economic climate, history has shown that we can look forward to a very positive 2009 and another great year where people choose to escape to the movies for great value-for-money entertainment”. Cinema goers will again be tantalised in 2010 with another year of blockbuster titles to delight young and old. Look out for action-adventure blockbusters Iron Man 2 and The Clash of the Titans, comedies When in Rome and Shrek 4 along with a smattering of animated favourites like Toy Story 3 and Despicable me. Remember me will be sure to captivate cinema goers meanwhile the final chapter  Harry Potter and the  Deathly Hallows will surely cast a spell on audiences throughout Australia. Continue to watch this spot as records look set to be challenged again this year.