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Box Office 15 Feb 2016 – Here come the Oscar littlies

Image: Deadpool. Star Wars: the Force Awakens, has just become the highest grossing film ever, with over US$2b at the box office. Almost $93m of that comes from Australia, which means we are currently worth round 3% of the total world market. The North American total is US$917m, so we are around 8% of that....

15 Feb 2016 12:00

David Tiley

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Image: Deadpool.

Star Wars: the Force Awakens, has just become the highest grossing film ever, with over US$2b at the box office. Almost $93m of that comes from Australia, which means we are currently worth round 3% of the total world market. The North American total is US$917m, so we are around 8% of that.

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David Tiley

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.