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Motion picture exhibition industry

According to the Census of Motion Picture Exhibition Industry, there were 79.4 million paid admissions to cinemas in 1999-2000 which generated gross box office receipts of $678.9m (or 65% of the total income of motion picture exhibitors). Sales of food and beverages contributed a further 17% to business income, while their major expenses were Film hire and Wages and salaries (29% and 14% of total expenses respectively).

16.10 INCOME AND EXPENSES OF BUSINESSES IN THE MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITION INDUSTRY - 1999-2000
			Value	Percentage contribution
			$m	%
Income
	Gross box office receipts		678.9	64.9
	Sales of food and beverages		175.9	16.8
	Screen advertising income		32.5	3.1
	Other income		158.8	15.2
Total income			1 046.1	100.0
Expenses
	Wages and salaries		129.9	13.9
	Other Labour costs		18.6	2.0
	Rent, leasing and hiring expenses
		Film hire	268.2	28.7
		Other	118.8	12.7
		Total	387.0	41.4
	Advertising, marketing and promotion expenses		43.3	4.6
	Other operating expenses		196.3	21.0
	Purchases of goods for resale		49.1	5.3
	Other		110.2	11.8
Total expenses			934.3	100.0
ABS, Motion Picture Exhibition, 1999-2000 (cat. no. 8654.0).

Video hire

In 1999-2000, video hire outlets earned about three-quarters (76%) of their income through rental of videos and DVDs. Wages and salaries accounted for about one-fifth (21%) of total expenses, with the other main expense items being purchases of videos and related goods (18%) and rent, leasing and hiring expenses (17%).

16.11 INCOME AND EXPENSES OF BUSINESSES IN THE VIDEO HIRE OUTLET INDUSTRY - 1999-2000
			Value	Percentage contribution
			$m	%
Income
	Income from the rental of videos and DVDs		449.7	75.6
	Income from the rental of video games		38.3	6.4
	Income from the sale of videos and video related goods		36.3	6.1
	Income from the sales of food and beverages		40.0	6.7
	Other		30.9	5.2
	Total income		595.2	100.0
Expenses
	Labour costs		128.9	23.1
	Rent, leasing and hiring expenses		93.5	16.7
	Other selected expenses		87.7	15.7
	Purchases
		Videos and related goods	99.9	17.9
		Food and beverages	27.9	5.0
	Other costs		120.8	21.6
	Total expenses		558.7	100.0
ABS, Video Hire Industry, 1999-2000 (cat. no. 8562.0).