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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) to 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 running in cinemas.
The mid-1900s had a slow start for Australian film, although the first Academy Award was won for an Australian film, Kokoda Front Line!.The industry picked back up during the 1970s with one of the first internationally released films, Picnic at Hanging Rock, and with the success of the series of Mad Max franchise films.
The early 2000s were generally not successful years for Australian cinema, with several confronting dramas proving unpopular at the box office. In 2008, no Australian movies made $3 million at the box office, but a conscious decision by filmmakers to broaden the types of films being made as well as the range of budgets produced a series of box ...
Three of the four highest-grossing films, including Avatar at the top, were written and directed by James Cameron.. With a worldwide box-office gross of over $2.9 billion, Avatar is proclaimed to be the "highest-grossing" film, but such claims usually refer to theatrical revenues only and do not take into account home video and television income, which can form a significant portion of a film ...
List of highest-grossing films in China. List of highest-grossing films in Hong Kong; List of highest-grossing films in France; List of highest-grossing films in Germany; List of highest-grossing films in India. List of highest domestic net collection of Hindi films; List of highest-grossing South Indian films; List of highest-grossing films in ...
This is a list of films which made the most Australian dollars at the weekend box office during 2009. # ... No new films in the top 20. 17: ... Box Office; See also ...
Highest-grossing films of 1995 [54]; Rank Title Distributor Gross A$ million 1. Batman Forever: Warner Bros. $17,934,344 2. Casper: UIP/Universal: $16,856,655 3. Dumb ...
Highest-grossing films of 1997 [54]; Rank Title Distributor Gross A$ million 1. Men in Black: Columbia TriStar: $22,698,418 2. Liar Liar: UIP/Universal: $21,117,778 3. The Lost World: Jurassic Park