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Australian Box Office Thread

This is the main Aussie box office Thread - some info will be in the posts below including links to threads related specifically to the Australian Box Office.Can all those that create a thread specifically discussing Australian Box Office, put the following Topic Tag against it also:

• Australia

 

External Links

Here are list of external sites that are helpful with the Australian Box Office:

• Box Office Down Under Blog - My own personal blog (Jajang) devoted to the Australian Box Office. (Is currenlty out of date... )
• Inside Film - Film and Television Industry News and Issues for Australian Content Creaters
• Urban Cinefile - Box Office - Weekend and Weekly Numbers.
• Urban Cinefile - Upcoming Films - Films due for distribution over the next month.
• MPDAA - Organisation representing the Distributors in Australia. Usually first with Weekend Numbers.
• Screen Australia - Research / Statistics - Government Department for Film in Australia
• Moviemarshal - Site is out of date since Avatar but continues to be a good source of historical on the Australian Box Office
• Box Office Mojo - International - International does cover Australia back to 2000. Now includes AUD as an option.
• The Numbers - Welcome to the numbers which now covers the Australian Box Office (showing all films as far out as it can) but only as far back as January 2015.

 

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All Time Top 50 Films

 

Last Updated - 24th March 2016

 

Please note that I have put multiple releases for 1 film together including 3D, Special Edition and re-releases. Hence some of my totals may be different from what has been reported elsewhere.

 

All grosses are in AUD.

 

 

All Time Chart - Australia (AUD)
	Last Update Date:		24-Mar-16
		Australian Releases are highlighted in Green/Gold.
	●	Released in last 12 months (from Last Updated Date)
	*	Total Gross includes all Re-releases including 3D & Special Editions
All Time Chart - Australia (in AUD)
POS		Movie	Rating	Distributor	Open Date	Opening Weekend	Scns	Total Gross
1		Avatar	M	Fox	17-Dec-09	$11.96 M	588	$115.60 M
2	●	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	M	Walt Disney	17-Dec-15	$27.25 M	941	$93.81 M
3		Titanic *	M	Fox	18-Dec-97	$3.18 M	222	$65.01 M
4		The Avengers	M	Walt Disney	26-Apr-12	$13.29 M	621	$53.29 M
5	●	Jurassic World	M	Universal	11-Jun-15	$16.06 M	605	$52.91 M
6		Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2	M	Warner Bros	14-Jul-11	$18.37 M	754	$52.61 M
7		Shrek 2	PG	UIP/Universal	17-Jun-04	$13.16 M	437	$50.39 M
8		The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	M	Roadshow	26-Dec-03	$12.75 M	453	$49.37 M
9		Skyfall	M	Sony	22-Nov-12	$12.30 M	580	$49.01 M
10		Crocodile Dundee	M	Hoyts	30-Apr-86	$1.41 M	-	$47.71 M
11		The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	M	Roadshow	26-Dec-01	$9.76 M	406	$47.43 M
12		The Dark Knight	M	Warner Bros	16-Jun-08	$11.78 M	472	$46.09 M
13		The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	M	Roadshow	26-Dec-02	$14.14 M	424	$45.65 M
14		The Dark Knight Rises	M	Warner Bros	19-Jul-12	$15.10 M	628	$43.38 M
15	●	Fast and Furious 7	M	Universal	2-Apr-15	$14.62 M	507	$43.33 M
16		The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	M	Warner Bros	27-Dec-12	$12.00 M	560	$42.92 M
17		Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace *	PG	Fox	3-Jun-99	$9.14 M	372	$42.63 M
18		Toy Story 3	G	Walt Disney	24-Jun-10	$7.41 M	480	$42.42 M
19		Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone	PG	Warner Bros	29-Nov-01	$9.25 M	476	$42.38 M
20		Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1	M	Warner Bros	18-Nov-10	$15.29 M	610	$42.29 M
21	●	Deadpool	MA15+	Fox	11-Feb-16	$14.94 M	396	$41.51 M
22		Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince	M	Warner Bros	16-Jul-09	$14.33 M	510	$40.63 M
23		Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	M	Paramount	25-Jun-09	$13.65 M	457	$40.34 M
24	●	The Avengers: Age of Ultron	M	Walt Disney	23-Apr-15	$15.70 M	760	$40.10 M
25		The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	M	Roadshow	21-Nov-13	$12.50 M	580	$39.45 M
26		Iron Man 3	M	Walt Disney	24-Apr-13	$14.09 M	631	$39.23 M
27		The Twilight Saga: New Moon	M	Hoyts	19-Nov-09	$16.10 M	530	$38.72 M
28		The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	M	Warner Bros	26-Dec-13	$14.45 M	631	$38.44 M
29		Finding Nemo *	G	Walt Disney	28-Aug-03	$8.04 M	399	$38.38 M
30		Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	M	Walt Disney	6-Jul-06	$11.22 M	489	$38.05 M
31		Alice in Wonderland	PG	Walt Disney	4-Mar-10	$10.38 M	448	$37.56 M
32		Australia	M	Fox	26-Nov-08	$6.37 M	643	$37.56 M
33		Transformers: Dark of the Moon	M	Paramount	30-Jun-11	$12.41 M	595	$37.55 M
34		Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	PG	Warner Bros	28-Nov-02	$10.64 M	488	$37.40 M
35		Babe: The Gallant Pig	PG	UIP	14-Dec-95	$1.86 M	206	$36.78 M
36	●	Spectre	M	Sony	12-Nov-15	$11.32 M	618	$36.15 M
37		Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	M	Warner Bros	1-Dec-05	$12.36 M	552	$35.76 M
38		Despicable Me 2	PG	Universal	20-Jun-13	$5.03 M	489	$35.75 M
39		Inception	M	Warner Bros	22-Jul-10	$7.43 M	413	$35.67 M
40		Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	M	Warner Bros	12-Jul-07	$12.87 M	500	$35.55 M
41		Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	M	Fox	19-May-05	$13.36 M	535	$35.46 M
42		The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe	M	Walt Disney	26-Dec-05	$6.64 M	419	$35.17 M
43		Frozen	PG	Walt Disney	26-Dec-13	$6.05 M	462	$35.16 M
44		Meet the Fockers	M	UIP/Universal	26-Dec-04	$2.62 M	323	$34.98 M
45		Jurassic Park *	M	UIP	2-Sep-93	$4.86 M	-	$34.85 M
46		The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	M	Warner Bros	26-Dec-14	$12.08 M	605	$34.84 M
47		Ted	MA15+	Universal	28-Jun-12	$8.75 M	365	$34.48 M
48		The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1	M	Roadshow	20-Nov-14	$11.89 M	574	$34.12 M
49		Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	PG	Fox	16-May-02	$11.96 M	457	$33.86 M
50		E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial *	PG	UIP	1-Nov-82	-	-	$33.84 M
51		Shrek the Third	PG	Paramount	7-Jun-07	$10.34 M	477	$33.73 M
52		The Matrix Reloaded	M	Warner Bros	16-May-03	$11.18 M	480	$33.63 M
53		Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	PG	Warner Bros	10-Jun-04	$11.94 M	452	$33.13 M
54		Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	M	Walt Disney	24-May-07	$12.07 M	606	$32.99 M
55	●	Minions	PG	Universal	18-Jun-15	$5.87 M	487	$32.88 M
56		The Hangover Part II	MA15+	Warner Bros	26-May-11	$11.29 M	424	$32.67 M
57		The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	M	Hoyts	1-Jul-10	$12.99 M	536	$32.38 M
58		Casino Royale	M	Sony	7-Dec-06	$6.70 M	401	$32.21 M
59		Shrek	PG	UIP	21-Jun-01	$3.55 M	325	$32.10 M
60		The Hunger Games	M	Roadshow	22-Mar-12	$9.05 M	471	$32.02 M
61		The Lion King *	PG	Walt Disney	25-Aug-94	$2.32 M	123	$31.81 M
62		Mamma Mia!	PG	Universal	10-Jul-08	$5.43 M	397	$31.80 M
63		Happy Feet	G	Roadshow	26-Dec-06	$6.60 M	404	$31.79 M
64		The Simpson's Movie	PG	Fox	26-Jul-07	$13.23 M	442	$31.44 M
65	●	Inside Out	PG	Walt Disney	18-Jun-15	$3.58 M	468	$31.14 M
66		Gladiator	M	UIP	4-May-00	$5.93 M	287	$31.12 M
67		Quantum of Solace	M	Sony	19-Nov-08	$9.73 M	476	$31.01 M
68		Spider-man	M	Columbia	6-Jun-02	$10.56 M	470	$30.82 M
69		The King's Speech	M		16-Dec-10	$0.66 M	101	$30.79 M
70		Forrest Gump	M	UIP/Paramount	17-Nov-94	$3.18 M	0	$30.56 M
71	●	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2	M	Roadshow	19-Nov-15	$9.83 M	624	$30.06 M
72		The Lego Movie	PG	Roadshow	3-Apr-14	$5.71 M	537	$29.83 M
73		Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	PG		1-Jul-09	$5.88 M	422	$29.79 M
74		Star Wars *	M	Fox	27-Oct-77	-	-	$29.65 M
75		Independence Day	M	Fox	29-Aug-96	$7.71 M	351	$29.50 M
76		The Sixth Sense	M	BVI	7-Oct-99	$4.67 M	310	$29.30 M
77		Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull	M		22-May-08	$9.73 M	535	$29.30 M
78		The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2	M		15-Nov-12	$12.49 M	655	$28.53 M
79		The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1	M		17-Nov-11	$12.11 M	618	$28.44 M
80		Life of Pi	PG		3-Jan-13	$4.94 M	545	$28.29 M
81		Up	PG		3-Sep-09	$2.11 M	218	$28.21 M
82	●	Pitch Perfect 2	M	Universal	7-May-15	$9.42 M	427	$28.12 M
83		My Big Fat Greek Wedding	M		24-Oct-02	$3.36 M	166	$27.99 M
84		Transformers	M		28-Jun-07	$8.07 M	369	$27.92 M
85		Moulin Rouge	M		24-May-01	$3.66 M	252	$27.71 M
86		Ice Age 4: Continental Drift	PG		28-Jun-12	$4.90 M	490	$27.63 M
87		Shrek Forever After	PG		10-Jun-10	$4.89 M	471	$27.41 M
88		The Great Gatsby	M		30-May-13	$6.79 M	587	$27.38 M
89		Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	M		19-May-11	$9.90 M	620	$27.22 M
90		Bridesmaids	MA15+		9-Jun-11	$4.15 M	369	$27.12 M
91	●	The Martian	M	Fox	1-Oct-15	$6.09 M	582	$27.12 M
92		The Da Vinci Code	M		18-May-06	$8.62 M	561	$27.05 M
93		Sex and the City	MA15+		5-Jun-08	$9.50 M	452	$27.01 M
94		Fast and Furious 6	M		6-Jun-13	$11.09 M	513	$27.00 M
95		Transformers: Age of Extinction	M	Paramount	25-Jun-14	$8.80 M	623	$26.96 M
96		Gone Girl	MA15+	Fox	2-Oct-14	$4.70 M	401	$26.86 M
97		How to Train your Dragon 2	PG	Fox	19-Jun-14	$3.47 M	544	$26.79 M
98		Guardians of the Galaxy	M	Walt Disney	7-Aug-14	$6.55 M	586	$26.75 M
99		The Incredibles	PG		26-Dec-04	$1.92 M	417	$26.73 M
100		Les Miserables	M		27-Dec-12	$5.00 M	338	$26.36 M

 

 

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Following charts detail the Australia Box Office in USD (Top 30) & Admissions (Top 50). 

 

USD Totals are as per BOM International (and other sources) and updated accordingly.

 

All attendance figures are approximated based upon the yearly average ticket price and the total earnings in AUD. Credit to the Australian Film Corporation for the ticket prices used.

 

Last Update Date:	24-Mar-16
Australian Releases are highlighted in Green/Gold.

 

All Time Chart - Australia (in USD)
POS	Movie	Release Year	Total (AUD)	Total (USD)
1	Avatar	2009	$115.60 M	$105.78 M
2	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	2015	$93.81 M	$71.40 M
3	The Avengers	2012	$53.29 M	$54.39 M
4	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2	2011	$52.61 M	$51.33 M
5	Skyfall	2012	$49.01 M	$49.98 M
6	The Dark Knight Rises	2012	$43.38 M	$44.18 M
7	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	2012	$42.92 M	$43.97 M
8	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1	2010	$42.29 M	$41.35 M
9	Fast and Furious 7	2015	$43.33 M	$39.95 M
10	The Dark Knight	2008	$46.09 M	$39.88 M
11	Crocodile Dundee	1986	$47.71 M	$39.76 M
12	Jurassic World	2015	$52.91 M	$38.98 M
13	Titanic	1997	$57.65 M	$38.89 M
14	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	2011	$37.55 M	$38.82 M
15	Toy Story 3	2010	$42.42 M	$37.96 M
16	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	2003	$49.37 M	$36.55 M
17	Inception	2010	$35.67 M	$36.52 M
18	Iron Man 3	2013	$39.23 M	$36.16 M
19	Ted	2012	$34.48 M	$35.53 M
20	Shrek 2	2004	$50.39 M	$35.46 M
21	The Hangover Part II	2011	$32.67 M	$35.37 M
22	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	2009	$38.72 M	$35.16 M
23	Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince	2009	$40.63 M	$34.95 M
24	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	2013	$38.44 M	$34.57 M
25	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	2013	$39.45 M	$34.28 M
26	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	2009	$40.34 M	$33.55 M
27	Alice in Wonderland	2010	$37.56 M	$33.23 M
28	Despicable Me 2	2013	$35.75 M	$32.71 M
29	The Hunger Games	2012	$32.02 M	$32.62 M
30	The King's Speech	2010	$30.79 M	$32.55 M

 

All Time Chart - Admissions
POS		Movie	Release Year	Gross (AUD)	Admissions
1		Gone with the Wind *	1940	$12.22 M	38.86 M
2		Crocodile Dundee	1986	$47.71 M	8.98 M
3		Titanic *	1997	$65.01 M	8.28 M
4		Avatar	2009	$115.60 M	7.46 M
5		Star Wars *	1977	$29.65 M	6.75 M
6		E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial *	1982	$33.84 M	6.66 M
7		The Sound of Music	1965	$13.01 M	6.19 M