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Australian Box Office Record – hit or miss?

$64m in box office for Australian films, 6.8% of the box office. Great news, with a few words of caution.

9 Oct 2015 12:00

David Tiley

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Propelled by CEO Graeme Mason, Screen Australia is determined to pump some pride into the screen sector, both to support the brand for the public and to excise the bitchiness and negativity that floats across the industry.

So, the agency is proud to report that the box office for Australian films so far is $64m dollars, the best since $63.4m in 2001. Of the top one hundred box office results that year in Australia, $27.5m came from Moulin Rouge!, $9.9m came from Lantana, $8.1m from The Man Who Sued God, $7,76m for Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles – and that is it.

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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.