Number of
Australian and overseas films released in Australian cinemas, 1984−2008
Next update February 2010
The majority (63 per cent) of films released
in Australian cinemas over the past 25 years have come from the US, but
recently there has been a shift. In 2008, the US proportion was 52 per
cent (158 out of 301). This is the fourth consecutive year it has been
below 60 per cent and the second fall in a row. Nevertheless, those films
earnt 85 per cent of the total box office for all films released in Australia
during 2008 ($751 million out of $887.1 million).
The number of films from Asia has increased
significantly since 2003, accounting for 13 per cent of releases in 2008,
5 percentage points above the 25-year average.
Local films comprised 11 per cent, just over
the 25-year average of 10 per cent.
Origin of films released, 2008
Aust.
NZ
Asia
Europe
North
America
Other
Total
France
UK
Rest
Canada
US
1984
25
1
–
9
22
12
4
146
4
223
1985
17
–
1
4
25
5
4
136
2
194
1986
30
2
6
8
25
10
–
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
–
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
–
5
12
29
5
3
189
10
273
1999
24
3
3
5
28
11
5
174
2
255
2000
22
–
8
14
29
6
1
167
3
250
2001
27
–
13
11
15
9
–
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
Proportions
2008
11%
0%
13%
7%
8%
5%
2%
52%
1%
25-year average
10%
1%
5%
5%
9%
5%
1%
63%
2%
Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association
of Australia (MPDAA), compiled by Screen Australia.
Notes:
MPDAA figures for Australian films released in Australian cinemas include
some shorts and documentaries. Totals are based on annual data released
the following January and do not reflect subsequent updates by the MPDAA.
They may not total exactly due to rounding.
