continue to build<\/a>, with people spending more to support multiple subscriptions in 2025, according to technology analysts Telsyte.<\/p>\nNetflix boasted 6.4 million subscriptions, up 3 per cent from 2024, followed by Amazon Prime with 5.1 million, up 2 per cent, and 3.3 million subscribers for Disney+, up 6 per cent.<\/p>\n
Despite the streaming surge, movie-going remained the nation\u2019s most popular cultural activity, Cinema Association Australasia executive director Cameron Mitchell said.<\/p>\n
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A 2026 season with major exclusive theatrical releases, including instalments in the Toy Story, Super Mario, Hunger Games and Avengers franchises would mark a bumper year for cinema operators, he added.<\/p>\n
More than 50 million movie tickets were expected to be sold in 2025 as families looked to enjoy a shared cinema experience that couldn\u2019t be replicated at home on the couch, Mitchell said.<\/p>\n
Burke said movie studios had relied on \u201ctent pole\u201d releases post-pandemic, such as big-budget action adventure films or family musicals like Wicked.<\/p>\n
In contrast, mid-budget films such as romantic comedies and dramas had been lost to streamers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year, unless you want to see Zootopia or Avatar, there\u2019s not the same wealth of options you would get on a (streaming service),\u201d the expert said.<\/p>\n
Generation Alpha, made up of children aged 14 and under, craved the novelty of the multiplex, Burke noted, pointing to 2025 film successes A Minecraft Movie, Taylor Swift\u2019s concert films and KPop Demon Hunters.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat communal experience, the opportunity to sing, laugh and cry together in this form remains somewhat unmatched, no matter how many streaming services you have at home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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