1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-2001 2002-2003
Number of Theatres
Regular Theatres 613 614 644 677 588
Drive-Ins 54 68 68 67 54
Total 685 654 712 744 645
Paid Admissions (000s)
Regular Theatres 96,805 109,688 117,352 117,544 124,191
Drive-Ins 2,245 1,945 1,940 1,696 1,516
Total 99,051 111,633 119,291 119,271 125,707
Average Ticket Price
Regular Theatres 5.24 5.45 5.77 6.29 7.24
Drive-Ins 6.06 6.28 6.30 6.55 7.37
Total 5.25 5.46 5.78 6.30 7.24
Number of Screens
Regular Theatres 2,152 2,444 2,540 3,152 2,886
Drive-Ins 117 106 106 106 88
Total 2,269 2,550 2,926 3,258 2,974
Number of Seats/Cars
Regular Theatres (seats) 540,254 595,778 675,802 739,156 540,907
Drive-Ins (cars) 48,596 44,270 44,270 42,819 33,780
Revenue-Theatres (000's)
Admission receipts 486,128 540,531 643,448 695,476 843,121
Concessions & other 207,292 252,770 283,549 307,696 375,231
Total 693,419 543,301 927,027 1,003,154 1,218,352
Revenue - Drive Ins (000's)
Admission Receipts 12,768 11,384 11,425 10,250 10,261
Concessions & other 8,437 8,036 8,211 7,480 7,245
Total 21,205 19,636 19,636 17,730 17,506
Expenses - Total (000's)
Regular Theatres 611,013 751,354 887,804 1,032,069 1,155,432
Drive-Ins 18,423 17,218 17,190 16,058 15,892
Total 629,437 768,584 904,994 1,048,127 1,171,324
Employment - Theatres
Full-Time 1,254 1,586 1,787 2,102 1,922
Part-Time 9,054 10,901 13,591 19,519 15,449
Working Proprietors & family workers 194 213 196 204 302
Employment - Drive-Ins
Full-Time 101 101 104 106 108
Part-Time 731 706 713 658 520
Working Proprietors & family workers 47 70 54 54 64
Salaries & Benefits (000's)
Regular Theatres 105,311 125,529 143,412 155,781 160,588
Drive-Ins 4,300 4,283 4,556 4,249 4,118
Total 109,611 129,812 147,968 160,030 164,706
Profit Margin (% of total revenue)
Regular Theatres 11.9 8.7 4.2 -2.9 5.2
Drive-Ins 13.1 11.3 12.5 9.4 9.2
Total 11.9 8.8 4.4 -2.7 5.2