Top five Australian feature films each
year, and gross Australian box office earned that year, 1988–2007
Next update March 2009
Rank
Title
Distributor
Box office ($)1
1988
1
Crocodile Dundee II
Hoyts
24,917,000
2
The Man from Snowy River II2
Hoyts
6,641,000
3
Young Einstein2
Roadshow
2,901,000
4
Evil Angels2
Warner Bros
2,416,000
5
Rikky and Pete
UIP
1,071,000
1989
1
Young Einstein2
Roadshow
10,166,000
2
Dead Calm
Roadshow
2,261,000
3
The Man from Snowy River II2
Hoyts
774,000
4
The Delinquents2
Roadshow
752,000
5
Evil Angels2
Warner Bros
591,000
1990
1
The Delinquents2
Roadshow
2,618,000
2
The Big Steal
Hoyts
2,400,000
3
Blood Oath
Roadshow
633,000
4
Bloodmoon
Roadshow
400,000
5
Struck by Lightning
Capricorn
253,000
1991
1
Green Card (Australia/France)
Roadshow
10,611,000
2
Death in Brunswick
Roadshow
2,600,000
3
Proof
Roadshow
1,900,000
4
Flirting
Warner Bros
1,550,000
5
The Magic Riddle
Roadshow
1,400,000
1992
1
Strictly Ballroom2
Ronin
18,849,000
2
Romper Stomper
Roadshow
2,856,000
3
Black Robe (Australia/Canada)
Hoyts
1,931,000
4
Blinky Bill
Roadshow
1,665,000
5
Spotswood
Hoyts
1,418,000
1993
1
The Piano2
Miramax
9,200,000
2
Reckless Kelly
Roadshow
5,860,000
3
Strictly Ballroom2
Ronin
2,911,000
4
The Heartbreak Kid
Roadshow
2,786,000
5
The Silver Brumby
Roadshow
1,300,000
1994
1
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert2
Roadshow
14,845,895
2
Muriel’s Wedding2
Roadshow
14,070,963
3
Lightning Jack
Roadshow
6,440,000
4
The Sum of Us
UIP
3,285,000
5
Sirens (Australia/UK)
Buena Vista
2,781,000
1995
1
Babe2
UIP/Universal
10,972,358
2
Muriel’s Wedding2
Roadshow
1,696,341
3
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert2
Roadshow
1,601,393
4
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection
Roadshow
1,219,247
5
Hotel Sorrento
Roadshow
1,213,153
1996
1
Babe2
UIP/Universal
25,804,554
2
Shine2
Ronin
6,764,493
3
Cosi
Roadshow
2,896,980
4
Dating the Enemy
Total/UIP
2,620,325
5
Love and Other Catastophes
Newvision
1,647,929
1997
1
The Castle
Roadshow
10,325,587
2
Shine2
Ronin
3,402,923
3
Paradise Road
Roadshow
2,970,653
4
Napoleon
Columbia
1,790,628
5
Blackrock
PolyGram
1,136,983
1998
1
Babe: Pig in the City2
UIP/Universal
4,328,511
2
Dark City
Roadshow
3,348,994
3
Head On
Palace
1,788,613
4
Oscar and Lucinda
Fox
1,766,731
5
The Wiggles Movie2
Fox
1,549,845
1999
1
Two Hands
REP
5,441,578
2
The Craic
Roadshow
5,265,935
3
Babe: Pig in the City2
UIP/Universal
3,443,240
4
Paperback Hero
PolyGram
1,369,280
5
Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien (Australia/Canada)
UIP
1,291,802
2000
1
The Dish2
Roadshow
16,880,862
2
The Wog Boy
Fox
11,448,547
3
Looking for Alibrandi
Roadshow
8,300,454
4
Chopper
Palace
5,718,014
5
Me Myself I
BVI
2,698,330
2001
1
Moulin Rouge
Fox
27,431,931
2
Lantana2
Palace
9,883,101
3
The Man Who Sued God
BVI
8,108,300
4
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (Australia/US)
UIP/Universal
7,759,103
5
The Bank
Footprint
2,451,648
2002
1
Crackerjack2
Roadshow
7,703,151
2
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Becker/Ocean
7,510,545
3
Dirty Deeds
Hoyts
5,034,142
4
Charlotte Gray (Australia/UK)
UIP/Universal
4,187,336
5
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
Fox/MGM
3,872,222
2003
1
Ned Kelly (Australia/UK)
UIP/Universal
8,364,811
2
Japanese Story
Palace
3,964,062
3
Fat Pizza
Roadshow
3,651,225
4
Bad Eggs
Roadshow
2,312,939
5
Gettin’ Square
Hoyts
2,137,749
2004
1
Strange Bedfellows
Becker
4,816,495
2
Somersault
Hopscotch
2,089,241
3
One Perfect Day
Roadshow
1,152,011
4
Love’s Brother
Palace
977,106
5
Thunderstruck
Icon
908,294
2005
1
Wolf Creek2
Roadshow
5,800,416
2
Little Fish
Icon
3,744,921
3
Look Both Ways2
Dendy/Footprint
2,761,337
4
Oyster Farmer (Australia/UK)
Becker/Sherman
2,365,497
5
The Proposition (Australia/UK)
Sony
2,152,041
2006
1
Happy Feet2
Roadshow
11,085,606
2
Kenny2
Madman
7,647,447
3
Jindabyne
Roadshow
5,284,884
4
Ten Canoes
Palace
3,271,928
5
Kokoda
Palace
3,138,501
2007
1
Happy Feet2
Roadshow
20,700,559
2
Romulus, My Father
Dendy
2,589,674
3
Rogue
Roadshow
1,786,767
4
Bra Boys
Hopscotch
1,698,976
5
Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance
Palace
1,640,644
Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association
of Australia (MPDAA). Compiled by the Australian Film Commission (AFC).
Notes:
Includes Australian productions and co-productions with overseas partners.
1. Earnings are in current dollars (i.e. not adjusted for inflation)
and per calendar year so totals do not necessarily represent total earnings
for a film. Totals are based on annual data released the following January;
they do not reflect subsequent updates by the MPDAA.
2. Screened in cinemas over two consecutive years.