The Australian B.O. dropped by 2.28% to a still healthy $1.074 billion in 2014 but the stats mask a worrying trend: the shrinking cinema audience.
The Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia have confirmed today that local films enjoyed their best year ever at the BO in 2015.
The Australian International Movie Convention has been delayed further, moving from February to May.
“If as an industry we think we can rest on our laurels and young people will continue to go to the cinema without offering them a great experience we are sadly mistaken.”
Admissions at Australian cinemas have been flat or falling for 15 years, interspersed with a few upticks -- despite hikes in ticket prices, the addition of new screens and an annual net population gain of 300,000.