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2015 has been a record breaking year at the Australian box office.
With George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” leading the way, Australian films have made more at the Aussie box office so far this year than ever before, with the total earnings currently sitting at $64 million.
“The Water Diviner” and “Paper Planes” join “Fury Road” to round out the top three highest grossing films at the Australian box office this year…
Australian film has passed a significant box office milestone, surpassing the all-time box office record of $63.4 million set in 2001 and is currently at $64 million. The Australian film share of the local box office is currently sitting at 6.8%, which is the best since 2001.
Graeme Mason, CEO of Screen Australia says: “It’s so wonderful to see Australian films connecting so strongly this year. The film industry is somewhat cyclical, so it is difficult to make claims based on one year’s results alone. However, it is also important to celebrate success when it comes along, and given that the theatrical landscape is more challenging than ever before, Australian films have well and truly over-performed. I think we’re on track for a particularly outstanding year – my prediction is that we’ll reach over $70 million by the end of 2015, setting a new benchmark.”
Several major Australian releases are still to come this year including The Dressmaker starring Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth and Kate Winslet.
The ten highest performing Australian films at the domestic box office for 2015 to date:
- Mad Max Fury Road: $21.65 million
- The Water Diviner: $10.18 million
- Paper Planes: $9.65 million
- Oddball: $8.12 million
- Last Cab to Darwin: $7.15 million
- Blinky Bill The Movie: $2.32 million
- That Sugar Film: $1.71 million
- Holding the Man: $1.14 million
- Ruben Guthrie: $0.42 million
- Manny Lewis: $0.41 million
For the full press release, visit Screen Australia.
