What distributors think about Australian films’ box office underperformance

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Going to the movies is one of the most popular activities in Australia, yet Australian movies attract just a small proportion of all cinemagoers. It has been a boom-or-bust ride despite billions of dollars invested in the industry since government support began in the 1970s.

Local films tend to account for just a few percentage points of the total box office each year – as low as 1.3 per cent in 2004 and a…

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