Top 50 films
in Australia in 2007, ranked by reported gross Australian box office
as at 31 December 2007; Australian films listed in bold
Next update March 2009
Rank
Title
Distributor
Release date
Box office ($)1
1
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Warner Bros
11 Jul 2007
35,527,464
2
Shrek The Third
Paramount
7 Jun 2007
33,726,100
3
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
BVI
24 May 2007
33,098,069
4
The Simpsons Movie
Fox
26 Jul 2007
31,435,610
5
Transformers
Paramount
28 Jun 2007
27,915,848
6
Spider-Man 3
Sony
3 May 2007
24,023,793
7
The Bourne Ultimatum
Universal
30 Aug 2007
21,964,574
8
Happy Feet
Roadshow
26 Dec 2006
20,700,559
9
Night at the Museum
Fox
26 Dec 2006
17,586,158
10
Wild Hogs
BVI
8 Mar 2007
17,242,315
11
Mr Bean's Holiday
Paramount/Universal
29 Mar 2007
16,996,424
12
Hairspray
Roadshow
13 Sep 2007
16,456,470
13
Knocked Up
Universal
5 Jul 2007
14,479,314
14
Ratatouille
Walt Disney
6 Sep 2007
14,419,689
15
300
Warner Bros
5 Apr 2007
14,396,129
16
Death at a Funeral
Icon
11 Oct 2007
14,352,588
17
The Pursuit of Happyness
Sony
11 Jan 2007
13,777,911
18
Ocean's Thirteen
Roadshow
14 Jun 2007
12,282,074
19
Bee Movie
Paramount
6 Dec 2007
11,971,469
20
Die Hard 4.0
Fox
9 Aug 2007
11,308,906
21
Casino Royale
Sony
7 Dec 2006
10,440,367
22
Rush Hour 3
Roadshow
27 Sep 2007
10,415,060
23
Music and Lyrics
Roadshow
14 Feb 2007
9,842,893
24
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fox
21 Jun 2007
9,681,693
25
Deja Vu
BVI
18 Jan 2007
9,004,818
26
The Holiday
UIP/Universal
26 Dec 2006
8,445,760
27
Meet the Robinsons
BVI
29 Mar 2007
8,444,685
28
Blood Diamond
Warner Bros
4 Jan 2007
8,385,130
29
The Queen
Icon
26 Dec 2006
7,981,439
30
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Walt Disney
20 Dec 2007
7,900,520
31
Blades of Glory
Paramount
21 Jun 2007
7,877,326
32
Evan Almighty
Universal
20 Sep 2007
7,642,336
33
Ghost Rider
Sony
15 Feb 2007
7,448,034
34
Superbad
Sony
20 Sep 2007
7,397,931
35
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
Universal
16 Aug 2007
7,366,077
36
Miss Potter
Icon
25 Jan 2007
7,354,546
37
Beowulf
Warner Bros
29 Nov 2007
6,954,879
38
TMNT
Roadshow
22 Mar 2007
6,916,479
39
The Heartbreak Kid
Paramount
22 Nov 2007
6,760,509
40
Epic Movie
Fox
25 Jan 2007
6,559,662
41
Flushed Away
UIP/Paramount
21 Dec 2006
6,470,486
42
The Golden Compass
Roadshow
26 Dec 2007
6,282,068
43
Notes on a Scandal
Fox
15 Feb 2007
6,252,715
44
Surf's Up
Sony
13 Sep 2007
6,216,922
45
Hot Fuzz
Paramount/Universal
15 Mar 2007
6,016,003
46
Bridge to Terabithia
BVI
14 Jun 2007
5,975,367
47
Babel
UIP/Paramount
26 Dec 2006
5,769,438
48
No Reservations
Roadshow
23 Aug 2007
5,569,952
49
Shooter
Paramount
19 Apr 2007
5,422,850
50
Norbit
Paramount
22 Feb 2007
5,221,226
Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association
of Australia (MPDAA).
Notes:
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. Box office data from 1 January to 31 December 2007, as reported
in January 2008.