List of highest-grossing films in Australia
This list charts the most successful films at cinemas in Australia by box office sales in Australian dollars . An overview of the top-earning films and record-holders is provided, as well as the highest-grossing Australian productions.
Highest-grossing films
The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in Australia . The list is topped by James Cameron 's Avatar (2009) which surpassed his Titanic (1997) to take the local record. Crocodile Dundee (1986) is the highest-grossing Australian film with a gross of A$47.7 million.
Background colour indicates films currently running in cinemas.
Rank
Title
Year
Gross (A$ )[ 1]
1
Avatar
2009
118,985,016
2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
94,052,876
3
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022
93,754,901
4
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
93,441,872
5
Barbie
2023
86,343,101
6
Avengers: Endgame
2019
84,204,927
7
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
81,749,494
8
Deadpool & Wolverine *
2024
65,940,000
9
The Lion King
2019
64,139,148
10
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
62,041,989
11
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
58,089,045
12
Titanic
1997
57,713,717
13
Bohemian Rhapsody
2018
55,384,718
14
Inside Out 2
2024
55,430,000
15
The Avengers
2012
53,489,620
16
Jurassic World
2015
52,966,857
17
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
52,669,292
18
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023
51,762,461
19
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
51,482,728
20
Shrek 2
2004
50,395,866
21
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
49,370,354
22
Skyfall
2012
49,024,884
23
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
48,846,328
24
Finding Dory
2016
48,622,819
25
Beauty and the Beast
2017
48,012,875
26 *
Crocodile Dundee
1986
47,707,598
27
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
47,429,619
28
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
47,336,904
29
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
46,751,984
30
The Dark Knight
2008
46,177,093
Films marked as * are classified as Australian Films by Screen Australia .
Highest-grossing film by year
R Distributor rental for entire run
Previous record holders
R Distributor rental.
Highest-grossing Australian productions
The following is a list of the highest-grossing Australian films at the Australian box office. Crocodile Dundee has remained the highest-grossing Australian film for 38 years, even without factoring in inflation.
Rank
Title
Year of release
Budget (A$)
Australian gross (A$)[ 7]
Worldwide gross (US$)
1
Crocodile Dundee
1986
$11,500,000
$47,707,598
$328,203,506[ 8]
2
Australia
2008
$200,000,000 (US$130,000,000, US$78,000,000 after tax incentives)[ 9]
$37,555,757
$211,342,221[ 10]
3
Babe
1995
$30,000,000
$36,797,861
$254,134,910[ 11]
4
Elvis
2022
$120,000,000
$33,486,309[ 12]
$285,781,077[ 13]
5
Happy Feet
2006
$132,740,000
$31,786,593
$384,335,608[ 14]
6
The Lego Movie *
2014
$60,000,000
$29,834,461[ 15]
$468,060,692[ 16]
7
Lion
2016
$15,000,000
$29,563,329
$140,312,928[ 17]
8
Moulin Rouge!
2001
$52,000,000
$27,765,415
$179,213,434[ 18]
9
The Great Gatsby
2013
$105,000,000
$27,385,977
$353,641,895[ 19]
10
Peter Rabbit
2018
$50,000,000
$26,760,008
$351,266,433[ 20]
Films marked as * are not classified as Australian by Screen Australia
Previous Australian record holders
Other popular Australian films
High grossing Australian films from earlier decades include:
1900s – The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906) (gross £20,000)[ 21]
1910s – The Fatal Wedding (1911) (£18,000),[ 22] The Life Story of John Lee, or The Man They Could Not Hang (1912) (£20,000),[ 21] The Martyrdom of Nurse Cavell (1915) (£25,000)[ 21]
1920s – For the Term of His Natural Life (1927) (over £40,000)[ 23]
1930s – On Our Selection (1932) (£60,000),[ 24] The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934) (£50,000)[ 24]
1940s – Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940) (£130,000),[ 25] Smithy (1946) (over £50,000),[ 24] The Overlanders (1946) (£250,000),[ 24] Sons of Matthew (1949)
1950s – Walk Into Paradise (1956)
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