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All-time top-rating Australian feature films on television

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Five-city metro average (rating 10 and over): 2001–2008
Sydney and Melbourne (rating 20 and over): 1980–2000

2001–2008

Rank	Title	Year	Network	Rating¹
1	Paperback Hero	2001	7	13.8
2	The Wog Boy	2002	7	11.5
3	Looking for Alibrandi	2003	9	11.4
4	The Castle	2001	9	11.2
5	The Dish	2003	10	10.5
6	Crocodile Dundee	2003	9	10.5

Source: OzTAM 2001–2008; compiled by Screen Australia.

Notes:
All people, five-city metro average, 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2008.
Although not identified as such, the screening listed may be a repeat screening of the program. Repeats are indicated when known.
Any comparison of ratings data should take into account that different methodology was used to compile top-program lists before January 2005 and that a different audience measurement system applied before January 2001. See About the data for more information, including definitions of terms.
1. Rating is equal to TARP (Target Audience Rating Point).

1980–2000

Sydney television | Melbourne television

Sydney television
Rank	Title	Date screened	Network	Rating¹
1	Strictly Ballroom	23 Oct 94	7	43
2	The Man from Snowy River	17 Mar 85	9	39
2=	Picnic at Hanging Rock	1 Jun 80	7	39
4	The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith	8 Jun 80	10	37
4=	Crocodile Dundee	20 Mar 94	9	37
6	Muriel's Wedding	21 Sep 97	9	36
7	The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert	15 Jun 97	7	34
7=	Caddie	19 Oct 80	9	34
7=	Crocodile Dundee II	30 Oct 94	9	34
10	Babe	22 Nov 98	7	32
10=	Dead Calm	4 Aug 91	9	32
10=	The Year My Voice Broke	4 Sep 88	10	32
13	Break of Day	13 Jul 80	9	30
14	Mad Max	3 Jun 84	10	29
14=	The Picture Show Man	7 Sep 80	10	29
14=	Storm Boy (1)	19 Oct 80	7	29
17	Gallipoli	1 Jul 84	10	28
17=	Puberty Blues	4 Nov 84	7	28
17=	The Sum of Us	10 Mar 96	7	28
20	The Castle	14 Nov 99	9	27
20=	Phar Lap	3 Nov 85	7	27
22	The Big Steal	19 Jul 92	7	26
22=	Breaker Morant	17 Feb 85	7	26
22=	Lightning Jack	29 Sep 96	9	26
22=	The Piano	8 Sep 96	7	26
22=	The Pirate Movie	20 May 84	10	26
22=	We of the Never Never	21 Apr 85	9	26
22=	Young Einstein	10 Feb 91	7	26
29	Dating the Enemy	23 May 99	7	25
29=	The Getting of Wisdom	21 Sep 80	9	25
29=	Inn of the Damned	20 Jul 80	7	25
29=	Sirens (Australia/UK)	16 Mar 97	7	25
33	Fortress	18 Nov 87	10	24
33=	Green Card (Australia/France)	14 Feb 93	7	24
35	The Man From Hong Kong	30 Jan 89	10	23
35=	Shine	28 Jun 98	7	23
35=	Travelling North	5 Mar 89	7	23
38	Bony	5 Sep 90	7	22
38=	Proof	18 Jul 93	10	22
38=	Shame	26 Mar 90	7	22
41	All Men Are Liars	24 Nov 97	9	21
41=	Emerald City	29 Jul 90	10	21
41=	Gross Misconduct	20 May 95	9	21
41=	Looking for Alibrandi	9 Feb 03	9	21
41=	The Highest Honour	9 Aug 89	7	21
41=	The Man From Snowy River II	18 Feb 90	10	21
41=	Minnamurra	17 Mar 91	9	21
41=	Snapshot	15 Jun 80	10	21
41=	Sunday Too Far Away	28 Feb 80	7	21
50	Careful, He Might Hear You	13 Oct 85	7	20
50=	Razorback	30 Oct 85	7	20
50=	Tim	29 May 85	7	20
50=	The Umbrella Woman	14 May 89	10	20
50=	The Year of Living Dangerously	19 Jul 87	7	20

Melbourne television
Rank	Title	Date screened	Network	Rating¹
1	Picnic at Hanging Rock	1 Jun 80	7	46
2	The Man from Snowy River	17 Mar 85	9	42
3	Muriel’s Wedding	21 Sep 97	9	41
3=	Strictly Ballroom	23 Oct 94	7	41
5	The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert	15 Jun 97	7	40
5=	The Castle	14 Nov 99	9	40
5=	The Getting of Wisdom	21 Sep 80	9	40
8	Crocodile Dundee II	30 Oct 94	9	36
9	Crocodile Dundee	20 Aug 94	9	35
10	Gallipoli	1 Jul 84	10	33
11	Dating the Enemy	23 May 99	7	32
11=	Phar Lap	3 Nov 85	7	32
11=	We of the Never Never	21 Apr 85	9	32
14	The Big Steal	19 Jul 92	7	30
14=	Bony	5 Sep 90	7	30
14=	Caddie	19 Oct 80	9	30
14=	Shine	28 Jun 98	7	30
18	Babe	22 Nov 98	7	29
18=	The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith	8 Jun 80	10	29
18=	Mad Max	14 Oct 84	10	29
21	Break of Day	13 Jul 80	9	28
22	Death in Brunswick	1 Aug 93	10	27
22=	Green Card (Australia/France)	14 Feb 93	7	27
24	Struck by Lightning	20 Jul 92	7	26
24=	The Year My Voice Broke	4 Sep 88	10	26
26	The Piano	8 Sep 96	7	25
26=	Shame	26 Mar 90	7	25
28	Squizzy Taylor	27 May 84	7	24
28=	Tim	25 May 85	7	24
28=	Winter of Our Dreams	16 Sep 84	7	24
31	Careful, He Might Hear You	13 Oct 85	7	23
31=	Fortress	18 Nov 87	10	23
31=	Heatwave	12 Mar 84	10	23
31=	Lightning Jack	29 Sep 96	9	23
31=	Malcolm	25 Sep 88	7	23
31=	Proof	18 Jul 93	10	23
31=	Raw Deal	27 Jul 80	7	23
31=	Sirens (Australia/UK)	16 Mar 97	7	23
31=	The Sum of Us	10 Mar 96	7	23
40	Black Robe (Australia/Canada)	10 Apr 94	7	22
40=	Buddies	28 Jul 85	10	22
40=	The Club	23 Sep 84	7	22
40=	Don’s Party (2)	5 Nov 80	10	22
40=	The Empty Beach	24 Jan 91	10	22
40=	Father	11 May 92	7	22
40=	The Man from Snowy River II	18 Feb 90	10	22
40=	Razorback	22 Sep 85	7	22
48	An Indecent Obsession	15 Mar 87	9	21
48=	The Pirate Movie	22 Jul 84	10	21
48=	Romper Stomper (2)	3 Dec 95	10	21
48=	Spotswood	20 Mar 94	7	21
48=	The Wog Boy	18 Aug 02	7	21
48=	Young Einstein	10 Feb 91	7	21
54	All Men Are Liars	30 Nov 97	9	20
54=	Archer (1)	3 Nov 85	10	20
54=	Breaker Morant	17 Feb 85	7	20
54=	Evil Angels	5 Apr 92	9	20
54=	Looking for Alibrandi	9 Feb 03	9	20
54=	The Lighthorsemen	1 Oct 89	7	20
54=	Mr Reliable	1 Aug 99	7	20
54=	The Dish	18 May 03	10	20
54=	The Naked Country	11 Sep 89	7	20
54=	The Picture Show Man	7 Sep 80	10	20
54=	Snapshot	15 Jun 80	10	20

Source: AGB McNair ratings 1980–1990; ACNielsen ratings 1991–2000.

Notes:
Household viewing, 1 January to 31 December 1991–2000, survey periods only 1980–1990.
Includes only the highest-rating screening per title.
All films screened at 8.30 pm except where indicated:
(1) 6.30 pm
(2) 9.30 pm
Films not surveyed in Sydney but on the Melbourne top list are The Empty Beach, Heatwave and Don's Party.
Films not surveyed in Melbourne but on the Sydney top list are The Man from Hong Kong, Inn of the Damned and Sunday Too Far Away.
Ratings figures have been rounded; titles have been ranked based on this rounded figure, with those of equal ranking listed alphabetically.
Any comparison of ratings data should take into account that different methodology was used to compile top-program lists before January 2005 and that a different audience measurement system applied before January 2001. See About the data for more information, including definitions of terms.
1. Rating is equal to TARP (Target Audience Rating Point).