JJ-8 5,929 Posted November 8, 2011 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 (Is currenlty out of date...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 Screen Australia - Research / Statistics - Government Department for Film in Australia Moviemarshal - Site is out of date since Avatar but continues to be a good source of historical on the Australian Box Office Box Office Mojo - International - International does cover Australia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. Ninemsn - Movie Fix - Coming Soon Films - yeah ok it is ninemsn but the list is good and kept up to date - goes a lot further out then Urban. 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. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJ-8 5,929 Posted November 8, 2011 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJ-8 5,929 Posted November 8, 2011 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 8 ● Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 $93.81 M 6.05 M 9 Grease * 1978 $18.48 M 5.48 M 10 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 $47.43 M 5.40 M 11 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace * 1999 $42.63 M 5.19 M 12 Babe: The Gallant Pig 1995 $36.78 M 5.13 M 13 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 $49.37 M 5.12 M 14 Shrek 2 2004 $50.39 M 5.08 M 15 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 $45.65 M
