Box Office Results
2024 box office results
1. 2024 Global box office reached $US30 billion ($A46.7 billion) and is forecast by Gower Street Analytics to reach $US34.1 billion ($A53 billion) in 2025, a 13% increase on prior year.
2. Australian box office is forecast to exceed $A1 billion in 2025, with over 60 million guests visiting an Australian cinema. Over 10 million New Zealanders are estimated to attend the cinema in 2025, with New Zealand box office is forecast to exceed $NZ165 million.
3. Australia is a top 10 market globally and is estimated to have the highest box office per capita in the world. Over 700 million tickets have been sold to Australian cinemas in the past decade.
4. Australia is the most affordable country in the world for cinema going, when dividing the average ticket price by the minimum wage in Australia.
5. 6 of Australia’s highest 10 grossing films have released in the last 5 years, highlighting that movies remain Australian’s favourite entertainment alternative.
6.This popularity of cinema is reflected locally with the Australian Bureau of Statistics noting in their 2021/2022 survey research that cinema remains the most popular cultural event or venue in Australia. (Australian Bureau Of Statistics)
7.The Australian screen industry employed approximately 55,000 people (Exhibition 11,213), and contributed over $6 billion in valued-added to the Australian economy in 2021/22, making it the largest creative contributor (Screen Australia)
Australia
55.4 million
Admissions
Box office revenue
$AUD951
million
804
Films released
456
Cinema locations
2244
Cinema screens
nz / fiji / cook islands
10 million
Admissions
Box office revenue
$NZ159
million
530
Films released
157
Cinema locations
539
Cinema screens