Australia Yearbook - 2001

778 Year Book Australia 2001
21.40 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITION INDUSTRY
1993–94 1996–97 Increase
no. no. %
Businesses at 30 June 224 188 –16.1
Cinema screens at 30 June 754 1 050 39.3
Cinema seats at 30 June 227 000 323 000 42.3
Paid admissions 60 047 000 73 262 000 22.0
persons persons %
Employment at 30 June
Full-time 1 205 1 545 28.2
Part-time 4 523 6 194 36.9
Total 5 729 7 739 35.1
$m $m %
Income
Gross box office receipts 447.5 551.8 23.3
Sales of food and beverages 105.0 142.1 35.3
Other income 82.8 138.3 67.0
Total 635.3 832.2 31.0
Expenses
Labour costs 99.0 123.1 24.3
Film hire/rental 168.1 211.2 25.6
Other expenses 293.0 378.9 29.3
Total 560.1 713.2 27.3
Operating profit before tax 75.1 119.9 59.7
% %
Operating profit margin 12.0 14.9 . .
Source: Motion Picture Exhibition, Australia, 1996–97 (8654.0).
Performing arts
The ABS conducted its first survey of the
performing arts industries in respect of 1996–97.
These industries are made up of businesses
mainly engaged in activities including the
provision of music and theatre productions, the
operation of performing arts venues, and the
provision of other services to the arts such as
casting agency operation and costume design.
There were 1,399 employing businesses in the
performing arts industries at 30 June 1997. These
consisted of 881 businesses in the music and
theatre production industry, 150 in the
performing arts venue industry, and 369 in the
services to the arts industry. The industries
combined employed 13,359 persons at 30 June
1997, and generated total income of $1,281m in
1996–97. After expenses, operating profit before
tax for 1996–97 was $34m, representing an
operating profit margin of 3.8% (table 21.41).
There were 68,994 paid performances in the
music and theatre production industry during
1996–97. There were 12.8 million paid
attendances at these performances. In terms of
paid attendance, the most popular types of
productions were musicals (3.3 million
attendances) and popular music productions
(3.1 million).
Sports industries
The sports industries cover businesses and
organisations involved in horse and dog racing,
operations of sports grounds and facilities, other
sports, and services to sports. These industries
were surveyed by the ABS for the first time in
respect of 1994–95.
There were 5,066 businesses and organisations
in the sports industries at 30 June 1995. These
businesses employed 58,414 persons at
30 June 1995 (table 21.42). Employment was
highest in the months March to September,
peaking in April (59,835 persons). The lowest
month for employment was December with
48,455 persons. There were a further 112,877
unpaid volunteers in these industries at 30 June
1995, which represented 66% of persons working
in the sports industries.