Top 100 Australian feature films of all time, ranked by total reported gross Australian box office as at January 2013

Next update February 2014

The no. 1 Australian film at the Australian box office is Crocodile Dundee (1986), with earnings of $47,707,045. Crocodile Dundee is also no. 8 on the list of top films from any country, not just Australia; no. 1 on that list is Avatar, which has taken over $115 million at the Australian box office since its release in December 2009 (see Cinema: Top-grossing films: Top all time).

Four new titles entered the top 100 all-time Australian films: The Sapphires (14), Kath & Kimderalla (39), A Few Best Men (46) and Mental (59).

New titles highlighted and in bold.

Rank   Title   Distributor   Release date   Box office ($)1
1   Crocodile Dundee   Hoyts   1986   47,707,045
2   Australia   Fox   2008   37,555,757
3   Babe   UIP/Universal   1995   36,776,544
4   Happy Feet   Roadshow   2006   31,786,164
5   Moulin Rouge   Fox   2001   27,734,406
6   Crocodile Dundee II   Hoyts   1988   24,916,805
7   Strictly Ballroom   Ronin   1992   21,760,400
8   Red Dog   Roadshow   2011   21,467,993
9   The Dish   Roadshow   2000   17,999,473
10   The Man from Snowy River   Hoyts   1982   17,228,160
11   The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert   Roadshow   1994   16,459,245
12   Muriel’s Wedding   Roadshow   1994   15,765,571
13   Mao’s Last Dancer   Hopscotch/Roadshow   2009   15,440,315
14   The Sapphires   eOne/Hopscotch   2012   14,465,831
15   Tomorrow, When the War Began   Paramount   2010   13,508,599
16   Young Einstein   Warner Bros   1988   13,383,377
17   Lantana   Palace   2001   12,286,683
18   Gallipoli   Roadshow   1981   11,740,000
19   The Wog Boy   Fox   2000   11,449,799
20   The Piano   Miramax   1993   11,240,484
21   Mad Max 2   Warner Bos   1981   10,847,491
22   Happy Feet Two   Roadshow   2011   10,694,917
23   Green Card (Australia/France)   Roadshow   1991   10,585,960
24   The Castle   Roadshow   1997   10,326,428
25   Shine   Ronin   1996   10,167,416
26   Phar Lap   Hoyts   1983   9,258,884
27   Crackerjack   Roadshow   2002   8,618,107
28   The Man Who Sued God   BVI   2001   8,546,867
29   Ned Kelly (Australia/UK)   UIP/Universal   2003   8,365,984
30   Looking for Alibrandi   Roadshow   2000   8,280,335
31   Kenny   Madman   2006   7,778,177
32   Babe: Pig in the City   UIP/Universal   1998   7,771,751
33   Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (Australia/US)   UIP/Universal   2001   7,759,103
34   Bran Nue Dae   Roadshow   2010   7,680,192
35   Knowing (Australia/US)   Icon   2009   7,588,162
36   Rabbit-Proof Fence   Becker/Ocean   2002   7,562,439
37   The Man from Snowy River II   Hoyts   1988   7,415,000
38   Lightning Jack   Roadshow   1994   6,439,819
39   Kath & Kimderella   Roadshow   2012   6,081,439
40   Wolf Creek   Roadshow   2005   6,080,571
41   Chopper   Palace   2000   5,912,119
42   Two Hands   REP   1999   5,478,485
43   Reckless Kelly   Roadshow   1993   5,444,534
44   Mad Max   Roadshow   1979   5,355,490
45   Jindabyne   Roadshow   2006   5,302,912
46   A Few Best Men   Icon   2012   5,296,692
47   The Craic   Roadshow   1999   5,265,935
48   Picnic at Hanging Rock2   BEF   1975   5,120,000
49   Dirty Deeds   Hoyts   2002   5,083,187
50   Animal Kingdom   Madman   2010   5,000,018
51   Kings of Mykonos: The Wog Boy 2   Paramount   2010   4,896,315
52   Strange Bedfellows   Becker   2004   4,816,495
53   Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole   Roadshow   2010   4,783,037
54   Breaker Morant   Roadshow   1980   4,735,000
55   Alvin Purple   Roadshow   1973   4,720,000
56   Japanese Story   Palace   2003   4,520,000
57   Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome   Warner Bros   1985   4,272,802
58   Charlotte Gray (Australia/UK)   UIP/Universal   2002   4,188,497
59   Mental   Universal   2012   4,078,168
60   Puberty Blues   Roadshow   1981   3,918,000
61   The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course   Fox/MGM   2002   3,892,095
62   Sanctum   Universal   2011   3,871,962
63   Charlie & Boots   Paramount   2009   3,866,823
64   Oranges and Sunshine   Icon   2011   3,848,486
65   Little Fish   Icon   2005   3,829,869
66   Fat Pizza   Roadshow   2003   3,651,320
67   Ten Canoes   Palace   2006   3,511,649
68   Malcolm   Hoyts   1986   3,483,139
69   The Delinquents   Greater Union   1989   3,370,650
70   Dark City   Roadshow   1998   3,355,671
71   The Sum of Us   UIP   1994   3,327,456
72   Beneath Hill 60   Paramount   2010   3,220,187
73   Samson & Delilah   Paramount   2009   3,188,931
74   Romper Stomper   Roadshow   1992   3,165,034
75   Kokoda   Palace   2006   3,138,501
76   Boytown   Roadshow   2006   3,135,972
77   We of the Never Never   Hoyts   1982   3,112,000
78   Bright Star (Australia/UK)   Roadshow   2009   3,110,560
79   My Brilliant Career   Greater Union   1979   3,052,000
80   Evil Angels   Warner Bros   1988   3,006,964
81   Paradise Road   Roadshow   1997   2,970,653
82   Look Both Ways   Dendy/Footprint   2005   2,969,712
83   The Hard Word   Roadshow   2002   2,957,456
84   Cosi   Roadshow   1996   2,896,980
85   Caddie   Roadshow   1976   2,847,000
86   Sirens (Australia/UK)   Buena Vista   1994   2,780,639
87   The Cup   Roadshow   2011   2,740,661
88   Death in Brunswick   Roadshow   1991   2,725,169
89   Bootmen   Fox   2000   2,720,302
90   Me Myself I   BVI   2000   2,698,330
91   The Wiggles Movie   Fox   1997   2,678,686
92   The Heartbreak Kid   Roadshow   1993   2,658,819
93   Storm Boy   Roadshow   1976   2,645,000
94   Dating the Enemy   UIP/Total   1996   2,620,325
95   Romulus, My Father   Dendy/Footprint   2007   2,589,674
96   The Bank   Footprint   2001   2,515,917
97   Hostage   Roadshow   1983   2,455,000
98   Daybreakers   Hoyts   2010   2,448,050
99   Dead Calm   Warner Bros   1989   2,444,407
100   Careful, He Might Hear You   Hoyts   1983   2,431,126


Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA) with the assistance of the Australian Film Commission. Compiled by Screen Australia.

Notes:
Includes Australian productions and productions with overseas partners where creative control is shared (i.e. with a mix of Australians in key creative positions).
1. Earnings are in current dollars (i.e. not adjusted for inflation). Cumulative box office, as reported on 22 January 2013 in the MPDAA master report. These figures are updated on an ongoing basis therefore there may be discrepancies with previously published data. Estimates have been used for films released before 1988 where gross box office is unknown.
2. Including re-release through Ronin.


https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/research/statistics/mrboxaust.aspx

Movies ive seen

1   Crocodile Dundee   Hoyts   1986   47,707,045
2   Australia   Fox   2008   37,555,757
3   Babe   UIP/Universal   1995   36,776,544
4   Happy Feet   Roadshow   2006   31,786,164
6   Crocodile Dundee II   Hoyts   1988   24,916,805
8   Red Dog   Roadshow   2011   21,467,993
9   The Dish   Roadshow   2000   17,999,473
10   The Man from Snowy River   Hoyts   1982   17,228,160
11   The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert   Roadshow   1994   16,459,245
12   Muriel’s Wedding   Roadshow   1994   15,765,571
15   Tomorrow, When the War Began   Paramount   2010   13,508,599
16   Young Einstein   Warner Bros   1988   13,383,377
17   Lantana   Palace   2001   12,286,683
18   Gallipoli   Roadshow   1981   11,740,000
19   The Wog Boy   Fox   2000   11,449,799
20   The Piano   Miramax   1993   11,240,484
21   Mad Max 2   Warner Bos   1981   10,847,491
22   Happy Feet Two   Roadshow   2011   10,694,917
24   The Castle   Roadshow   1997   10,326,428
26   Phar Lap   Hoyts   1983   9,258,884
27   Crackerjack   Roadshow   2002   8,618,107
28   The Man Who Sued God   BVI   2001   8,546,867
29   Ned Kelly (Australia/UK)   UIP/Universal   2003   8,365,984
30   Looking for Alibrandi   Roadshow   2000   8,280,335
31   Kenny   Madman   2006   7,778,177
32   Babe: Pig in the City   UIP/Universal   1998   7,771,751
33   Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (Australia/US)   UIP/Universal   2001   7,759,103
37   The Man from Snowy River II   Hoyts   1988   7,415,000
38   Lightning Jack   Roadshow   1994   6,439,819
40   Wolf Creek   Roadshow   2005   6,080,571
41   Chopper   Palace   2000   5,912,119
42   Two Hands   REP   1999   5,478,485
43   Reckless Kelly   Roadshow   1993   5,444,534
44   Mad Max   Roadshow   1979   5,355,490
45   Jindabyne   Roadshow   2006   5,302,912
46   A Few Best Men   Icon   2012   5,296,692
47   The Craic   Roadshow   1999   5,265,935
48   Picnic at Hanging Rock2   BEF   1975   5,120,000
49   Dirty Deeds   Hoyts   2002   5,083,187
50   Animal Kingdom   Madman   2010   5,000,018
51   Kings of Mykonos: The Wog Boy 2   Paramount   2010   4,896,315
54   Breaker Morant   Roadshow   1980   4,735,000
55   Alvin Purple   Roadshow   1973   4,720,000
57   Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome   Warner Bros   1985   4,272,802
60   Puberty Blues   Roadshow   1981   3,918,000
62   Sanctum   Universal   2011   3,871,962
63   Charlie & Boots   Paramount   2009   3,866,823
68   Malcolm   Hoyts   1986   3,483,139
69   The Delinquents   Greater Union   1989   3,370,650
70   Dark City   Roadshow   1998   3,355,671
71   The Sum of Us   UIP   1994   3,327,456
72   Beneath Hill 60   Paramount   2010   3,220,187
73   Samson & Delilah   Paramount   2009   3,188,931
74   Romper Stomper   Roadshow   1992   3,165,034
75   Kokoda   Palace   2006   3,138,501
77   We of the Never Never   Hoyts   1982   3,112,000
79   My Brilliant Career   Greater Union   1979   3,052,000
80   Evil Angels   Warner Bros   1988   3,006,964
81   Paradise Road   Roadshow   1997   2,970,653
84   Cosi   Roadshow   1996   2,896,980
86   Sirens (Australia/UK)   Buena Vista   1994   2,780,639
87   The Cup   Roadshow   2011   2,740,661
88   Death in Brunswick   Roadshow   1991   2,725,169
92   The Heartbreak Kid   Roadshow   1993   2,658,819
93   Storm Boy   Roadshow   1976   2,645,000
98   Daybreakers   Hoyts   2010   2,448,050
99   Dead Calm   Warner Bros   1989   2,444,407
100   Careful, He Might Hear You   Hoyts   1983   2,431,126

My top ten Australian movies, not in order

Red Dog   Roadshow   2011   
The Dish   Roadshow   2000   
The Man from Snowy River   Hoyts   1982   
Crocodile Dundee. 1986
Gallipoli   Roadshow   1981
The Castle   Roadshow   1997   
Wolf Creek Roadshow. 2005
Breaker Morant   Roadshow   1980
Charlie & Boots   Paramount   2009   
Mad Max   Roadshow   1979

Wolf creek was gold.
Paintball, bait, rogue, black water, dying breed and storage were all great :D

My favourite 10 Australian movies

September
The Nugget
Thunderstruck
The Castle
Wolf Creek
Red Dog
Ten Canoes
Malcolm
Danny Deckchair
Legends of the Guardians

"Australia" was the worst film I've ever seen, from any country. A steaming, vile pile of dog turd where not a cliche was left unmined.

It'd be interested to compare the top five to the Kiwi top five. The CGI stuff they are doing out if Wellington is pulling in the coin

Wasn't that the point of it though?

Anything with Hugh Jackman is great IMO. Except for Movie 43

How does the dish beat the castle?

wow, I have seen like 10 of them

I'm surprised romper stomper was so down the list, fantastic movie and kinda launched russell crowes career.

Edited by shallow hal wants a gal: 30/7/2013 12:00:20 PM

wrong! movie 43 was the most original film I've seen in ages! great jokes and balanced the line between crude and humour effortlessly!

But my top 10 Aussie films

the Rage in Placid Lake
Wog Boy
Mad Max
two Hands
Bad Eggs
Cracker Jack
Candy
Dirty Deeds
Thunderstruck
Wolf Creek (most fucked up horror film I've seen! can't wait for the sequel)

Really? I genuinely hated that movie. There were only about 3 scenes I actually found funny - most of which were straight from the trailer. From memory I enjoyed the Halle Berry scene (until the ending of it), the girl getting her period, and the Hugh Jackman scene - as well as the overall idea of the dude pitching a movie I thought was pretty funny. Potentially one or two more scenes I enjoyed but I really can't remember. The cartoon cat scene was legitimately the worst thing I've ever seen at a cinema.

I saw Kate and Leopold at the Cinema so I have pretty fair line to judge from.

Even my wife who has a low threshold for crude humour enjoyed it and the Cartoon Cat was fantastic, it was just so wrong on every level that it became right! I mean, the cat [spoiler]face fucks the guy in its fantasies and the iBabe (don't fuck it),[/spoiler] the period piece was my overall favourite though! great overreaction by all involved!

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My Top 10 Aussie Films:
Picnic At Hanging Rock
Paradise Road
Mad Max
Jedda
Mad Max 2
Shine
Babe
Animal Kingdom
Wolf Creek
Tomorrow When the War Began.

Here is a small quiz. Name the film which launched the Hollywood careers of Judy Davis and Sam Neil?

List of Australia s finest actors/actresses:
Actors

Simon Baker Eric Bana Bryan Brown Jai Courtney Brendan Cowell Russell Crowe Joel Edgerton Peter Finch Errol Flynn Mel Gibson David Gulpilil Chris Hemsworth Liam Hemsworth Luke Hemsworth

Barry Humphries Hugh Jackman John Jarratt Ryan Kwanten Anthony LaPaglia Heath Ledger Leo McKern John Meillon Ben Mendelsohn Barry Otto Guy Pearce Chips Rafferty Richard Roxburgh Geoffrey Rush

Kodi Smit-McPhee Jesse Spencer Sullivan Stapleton Nick Tate Noah Taylor Rod Taylor Jack Thompson Charles Tingwell Hugo Weaving David Wenham Sam Worthington

Actresses

Dame Judith Anderson Lorraine Bayly Cate Blanchett Emily Browning Rose Byrne Toni Collette Abbie Cornish Ruth Cracknell Linda Cropper Essie Davis Judy Davis Elizabeth Debicki Isla Fisher Melissa George Rachel Griffiths Noni Hazlehurst

Nicole Kidman Isabel Lucas Lottie Lyell Deborah Mailman Jessica Marais Miranda Otto Teresa Palmer Susie Porter Emilie de Ravin Rebecca Riggs Margot Robbie Ruby Rose Portia de Rossi Greta Scacchi

This is a list of Australia's finest directors:

Gillian Armstrong Stuart Beattie Bruce Beresford Charles Chauvel Paul Cox Kieran Darcy-Smith Kevin James Dobson Andrew Dominik Matt Drummond Peter Duncan Stephan Elliott Rolf de Heer Scott Hicks P. J. Hogan Gregor Jordan Ray Lawrence Raymond Longford

Baz Luhrmann James McTeigue George Miller George T. Miller Russell Mulcahy Chris Noonan Phillip Noyce Alex Proyas Fred Schepisi Rob Sitch Prema Smith Kriv Stenders Brian Trenchard-Smith James Wan Rachel Ward Peter Weir

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Have to dig deep to find it but I came across some full length Aussie horror film on YouTube that people said trumped Hollywood. Low budget. I'll try and find it. 

https://youtu.be/YGQSx-xt8fY

Oyster farmer. Watched the first half hour and seemed interesting. Will finish it at some point. Now, that horror film... 

Dann I'm just not finding it with a search. Was in my suggestions about 8 weeks ago. Not my genre. 

That was the new Hawaii Five 5O  lead's last film before he left for Hollywood. Is it Alex Laughlin.. something like that. I enjoyed Oyster Farmer.. good thriller.

Was it "The Long Weekend" (1978), starring John Hargreaves and Briony Behets?