By Joffa - 28 Jul 2013 5:54 PM
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
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By localstar - 25 Feb 2019 6:27 PM
+xHave 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.
Was it "The Long Weekend" (1978), starring John Hargreaves and Briony Behets?
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