Just something to ponder!
February 14th 2009 04:15
Here are a few stats I found while browsing the Screen Australia website. Gotta get out more I know!
Australian population
21,180,600 on 31 December 2007
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Entertainment spending
Annual expenditure by Australians on selected types of audiovisual entertainment, 2003/04:
CDs, records, tapes $666m
Cinema admissions $779m
Hire of video tapes
(DVD and VHS) $472m
Subscription TV charges $1,085m
Online charges $379m
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS): Household Expenditure Survey.
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Cinema 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
No. cinema screens 1,907 1,909 1,943 1,964 1,941
Gross box office $865.8m $907.2m $817.5m $866.6m $895.4m
No. cinema admissions (est.) 90m 92m 82m 84m 85m
Average ticket price $9.64 $9.92 $9.94 $10.37 $10.57
Top ticket price $14.50 $15.80 $15.00 $15.50 $20.00
Top film at the box office Finding Nemo Shrek 2 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Top Australian film Ned Kelly
(Aust./UK) Strange Bedfellows Wolf Creek Happy Feet Happy Feet
Australian films’ share of box office $31m (3.5%) $12m (1.3%) $23m (2.8%) $40m (4.6%) $36m (4.0%)
Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA).
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Top films of all time
Rank Title Gross box office
1 Titanic (1997) $57.6m
2 Shrek 2 (2004) $50.4m
3 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004) $49.4m
4 Crocodile Dundee (1986) $47.7m
5 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $47.4m
Australian films in all-time Top 50
4 Crocodile Dundee (1986) $47.7m
12 Babe (1995) $36.8m
27 Happy Feet (2006) $31.8m
37 Moulin Rouge (2001) $27.7m
46 Crocodile Dundee II (1988) $24.9m
Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA), 25 January 2008.
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Television and video 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
% of homes with a TV >99% >99% >99% >99% >99%
One only 35% 33% 32% 31% 32%
Two or more 65% 67% 68% 69% 69%
Top-rating feature film (national) Charlie’s Angels Shrek Two Weeks Notice Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Shrek 2
Top-rating Australian feature film (national) Looking for Alibrandi Rabbit-Proof Fence The Castle Crocodile Dundee Kenny
% of homes with subscription TV 22% 22% 24% 26%
% of homes with a DVD player 43% 62% 81% 85% 89%
Sources: ACNielsen, OzTAM, Digital Broadcast Australia, Video Trader, Australian Visual Software Distributors Association, GfK Marketing, Australian Film Commission
Notes: 1. VHS sales have fallen dramatically over the last few years following the introduction of DVDs. Due to the very low demand for VHS titles (less than 1 per cent of total units sold in 2007), this data will no longer be updated.
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Drama production activity
2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
No. Spend in Aust. No. Spend in Aust. No. Spend in Aust. No. Spend in Aust. No. Spend in Aust.
Feature films 24 $225m 29 $449m 36 $351m 36 $135m 33 $333m
TV drama1 54 $281m 44 $229m 34 $206m 45 $231m 50 $282m
Total 78 $507m 73 $678m 70 $557m 81 $366m 83 $616m
Source: Australian Film Commission (AFC).
Notes:
Includes Australian films, co-productions and foreign films/programs shot in Australia.
Due to rounding, figures may not total exactly.
1. Mini-series, telemovies, series/serials.
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Computers and Internet 2006/07
Household characteristics
Proportion with computer 73%
Proportion with Internet 64%
Proportion with Internet that have broadband 68%
Users regularly watching audiovisual content online 12%
Online advertising expenditure $1,346m
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australian Media and Communications Authority (ACMA), PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Games 2007
Retail value
Software $750.4m
Hardware $577.9m
Highest selling console (ranked by units) Wii Console & Wii Sports (Nintendo)
Highest selling game (ranked by units) Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
Source: GfK Marketing.
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Game development, financial performance 2006/07
Employment 1,431
Operating profit before tax $8.5m
Operating profit margin 6.2%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Selected audiovisual industries, financial performance 1999/00 2002/03
Operating profit before tax (and profit margin):
Production industry $77m (5.4%) $92m (5.9%)
Distribution industry (incl. subscription TV channels) 104m (9.3%) n.a.
Cinema exhibition industry $114m (11.4%) n.a.
Commercial free-to-air TV $803m (24.6%) $659m (18%)
Subscription TV operators -$676m (loss) -$452m (loss)
Video hire industry $42m (7.2%) n.a.
Total employment (incl. public radio) 52,792 n.a.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Audiovisual trade 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
Total export royalties earned $127m $211m $205m $149m $215m
Total import royalties paid $777m $732m $776m $867m $869m
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Australian population
21,180,600 on 31 December 2007
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Annual expenditure by Australians on selected types of audiovisual entertainment, 2003/04:
CDs, records, tapes $666m
Cinema admissions $779m
Hire of video tapes
(DVD and VHS) $472m
Subscription TV charges $1,085m
Online charges $379m
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS): Household Expenditure Survey.
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Cinema 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
No. cinema screens 1,907 1,909 1,943 1,964 1,941
Gross box office $865.8m $907.2m $817.5m $866.6m $895.4m
No. cinema admissions (est.) 90m 92m 82m 84m 85m
Average ticket price $9.64 $9.92 $9.94 $10.37 $10.57
Top ticket price $14.50 $15.80 $15.00 $15.50 $20.00
Top film at the box office Finding Nemo Shrek 2 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Top Australian film Ned Kelly
(Aust./UK) Strange Bedfellows Wolf Creek Happy Feet Happy Feet
Australian films’ share of box office $31m (3.5%) $12m (1.3%) $23m (2.8%) $40m (4.6%) $36m (4.0%)
Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA).
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Top films of all time
Rank Title Gross box office
1 Titanic (1997) $57.6m
2 Shrek 2 (2004) $50.4m
3 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004) $49.4m
4 Crocodile Dundee (1986) $47.7m
5 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $47.4m
Australian films in all-time Top 50
4 Crocodile Dundee (1986) $47.7m
12 Babe (1995) $36.8m
27 Happy Feet (2006) $31.8m
37 Moulin Rouge (2001) $27.7m
46 Crocodile Dundee II (1988) $24.9m
Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA), 25 January 2008.
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Television and video 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
% of homes with a TV >99% >99% >99% >99% >99%
One only 35% 33% 32% 31% 32%
Two or more 65% 67% 68% 69% 69%
Top-rating feature film (national) Charlie’s Angels Shrek Two Weeks Notice Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Shrek 2
Top-rating Australian feature film (national) Looking for Alibrandi Rabbit-Proof Fence The Castle Crocodile Dundee Kenny
% of homes with subscription TV 22% 22% 24% 26%
% of homes with a DVD player 43% 62% 81% 85% 89%
Sources: ACNielsen, OzTAM, Digital Broadcast Australia, Video Trader, Australian Visual Software Distributors Association, GfK Marketing, Australian Film Commission
Notes: 1. VHS sales have fallen dramatically over the last few years following the introduction of DVDs. Due to the very low demand for VHS titles (less than 1 per cent of total units sold in 2007), this data will no longer be updated.
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Drama production activity
2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
No. Spend in Aust. No. Spend in Aust. No. Spend in Aust. No. Spend in Aust. No. Spend in Aust.
Feature films 24 $225m 29 $449m 36 $351m 36 $135m 33 $333m
TV drama1 54 $281m 44 $229m 34 $206m 45 $231m 50 $282m
Total 78 $507m 73 $678m 70 $557m 81 $366m 83 $616m
Source: Australian Film Commission (AFC).
Notes:
Includes Australian films, co-productions and foreign films/programs shot in Australia.
Due to rounding, figures may not total exactly.
1. Mini-series, telemovies, series/serials.
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Computers and Internet 2006/07
Household characteristics
Proportion with computer 73%
Proportion with Internet 64%
Proportion with Internet that have broadband 68%
Users regularly watching audiovisual content online 12%
Online advertising expenditure $1,346m
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australian Media and Communications Authority (ACMA), PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Games 2007
Retail value
Software $750.4m
Hardware $577.9m
Highest selling console (ranked by units) Wii Console & Wii Sports (Nintendo)
Highest selling game (ranked by units) Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
Source: GfK Marketing.
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Game development, financial performance 2006/07
Employment 1,431
Operating profit before tax $8.5m
Operating profit margin 6.2%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Selected audiovisual industries, financial performance 1999/00 2002/03
Operating profit before tax (and profit margin):
Production industry $77m (5.4%) $92m (5.9%)
Distribution industry (incl. subscription TV channels) 104m (9.3%) n.a.
Cinema exhibition industry $114m (11.4%) n.a.
Commercial free-to-air TV $803m (24.6%) $659m (18%)
Subscription TV operators -$676m (loss) -$452m (loss)
Video hire industry $42m (7.2%) n.a.
Total employment (incl. public radio) 52,792 n.a.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Audiovisual trade 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
Total export royalties earned $127m $211m $205m $149m $215m
Total import royalties paid $777m $732m $776m $867m $869m
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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