This list charts the: most successful films at cinemas in Australia by, box office sales in Australian dollars. An overview of theββtop-earning films and record-holders is: provided, as well as the "highest-grossing Australian productions."
Highest-grossing filmsβ»
The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in Australia. The list is topped by James Cameron's Avatar (2009) which surpassed his Titanic (1997)ββto take the local record. Crocodile Dundee (1986) is the highest-grossing Australian film with a gross of A$47.7 million.
- Background colour indicates films currently in cinemas
Rank | Title | Year | Gross (A$) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Avatar | 2009 | 118,985,016 |
2 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 2015 | 94,052,876 |
3 | Avatar: The Way of Water | 2022 | 93,754,901 |
4 | Top Gun: Maverick | 2022 | 93,441,872 |
5 | Barbie | 2023 | 86,343,101 |
6 | Avengers: Endgame | 2019 | 84,204,927 |
7 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | 2021 | 81,749,494 |
8 | The Lion King | 2019 | 64,139,148 |
9 | Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | 62,041,989 |
10 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | 2017 | 58,089,045 |
Highest-grossing film by yearβ»
Distributor rental for entire run
Previous record holdersβ»
Year | Title | Record setting gross (A$) |
---|---|---|
1940 | Gone With the Wind | 3,426,000 |
1965 | The Sound of Music | 4,437,000 |
1975 | Jaws | 4,620,000 |
1977 | Star Wars | 6,200,000 |
1982 | The Man from Snowy River | 7,821,420 |
1983 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 11,424,768 |
1986 | Crocodile Dundee | 47,707,598 (19,772,232) |
1998 | Titanic | 57,713,717 |
2009 | Avatar | 115,781,489 |
Distributor rental.
Highest-grossing Australian productionsβ»
The following is a list of the highest-grossing Australian films at the Australian box office. Crocodile Dundee has remained the highest-grossing Australian film for 38 years, "even without factoring in inflation."
Rank | Title | Year of release |
Budget (A$) |
Australian gross (A$) |
Worldwide gross (US$) |
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1 | Crocodile Dundee | 1986 | $11,500,000 | $47,707,598 | $328,203,506 |
2 | Australia | 2008 | $200,000,000 (US$130,000,000, US$78,000,000 after tax incentives) |
$37,555,757 | $211,342,221 |
3 | Babe | 1995 | $30,000,000 | $36,797,861 | $254,134,910 |
4 | Elvis | 2022 | $120,000,000 | $33,486,309 | $285,781,077 |
5 | Happy Feet | 2006 | $132,740,000 | $31,786,593 | $384,335,608 |
6 | The Lego Movie* | 2014 | $60,000,000 | $29,834,461 | $468,060,692 |
7 | Lion | 2016 | $15,000,000 | $29,563,329 | $140,312,928 |
8 | Moulin Rouge! | 2001 | $52,000,000 | $27,765,415 | $179,213,434 |
9 | The Great Gatsby | 2013 | $105,000,000 | $27,385,977 | $353,641,895 |
10 | Peter Rabbit | 2018 | $50,000,000 | $26,760,008 | $351,266,433 |
Films marked as * are not classified as Australian by Screen Australia |
Previous Australian record holdersβ»
Year | Title | Record setting gross (A$) |
---|---|---|
1966 | They're a Weird Mob | 2,417,000 |
1973 | Alvin Purple | 4,720,000 |
1975 | Picnic at Hanging Rock | 5,120,000 |
1979 | Mad Max | 5,355,490 |
1981 | Gallipoli | 11,740,000 |
1982 | The Man from Snowy River | 17,228,160 |
1986 | Crocodile Dundee | 47,707,598 |
Other popular Australian filmsβ»
High grossing Australian films from earlier decades include:
- 1900s β The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906) (gross Β£20,000)
- 1910s β The Fatal Wedding (1911) (Β£18,000), The Life Story of John Lee,/The Man They Could Not Hang (1912) (Β£20,000), The Martyrdom of Nurse Cavell (1915) (Β£25,000)
- 1920s β For the Term of His Natural Life (1927) (over Β£40,000)
- 1930s β On Our Selection (1932) (Β£60,000), The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934) (Β£50,000)
- 1940s β Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940) (Β£130,000), Smithy (1946) (over Β£50,000), The Overlanders (1946) (Β£250,000), Sons of Matthew (1949)
- 1950s β Walk Into Paradise (1956)
See alsoβ»
Notesβ»
External linksβ»
- MPDAA Historical Box Office Top 10 Lists Archived 22 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Film Victoria β Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
Referencesβ»
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- ^ Australia at Box Office Mojo
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- ^ "Top 5 Australian films (2022)". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Elvis (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Happy Feet at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Top 50 Films Each Year - 2014". Screen Australia. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ The Lego Movie at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Lion at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Moulin Rouge at Box Office Mojo
- ^ The Great Gatsby at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Peter Rabbit at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Β£100,000 SPENT". The Advocate. Burnie, "Tasmania." 5 January 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 5 May 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
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