The Robocop remake ended The Wolf of Wall Street‘s reign atop the Australian box office over the weekend. According to IF, José Padilha’s Robocop grossed $2.28 million, besting Wolf‘s $2.24 million tally. For what it’s worth, Wolf has been in cinemas for three weeks, and has an impressive cume of $15.53 million. That’s the most ever for an R-rated movie in Australia, and a career […]
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The Great Gatsby breaks Australian box office record; lands in Top 5 of all time
October 25, 2013 
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Five months after its cinematic release, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby has broken into the MPDAA’s Top 5 Australian Films of All Time, based on box office receipts. According to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia, Gatsby has grossed $28.27 million at the Australian box office, trumping Moulin Rouge‘s tally of $27.73 million. This puts […]
Continue readingThe Great Gatsby breaks Aussie box office record
June 4, 2013 0 Comments
Baz Luhrmann may be one of Australia’s most divisive filmmakers, but local cinemagoers still flocked to his latest effort. The Great Gatsby – set in New York but filmed in Sydney – grossed $6.79 million over the weekend, breaking the record for the biggest opening weekend for an Australian film at the box office. The […]
Continue readingTed becomes highest grossing MA15+ film in Australian history
August 6, 2012 0 Comments
Aussies love teddy bears with filthy mouths. Seth MacFarlane‘s Ted has become the highest grossing MA15+ release in Australian history. With $32.7 million in the bank, it has toppled former record holder The Hangover Part 2 ($32.6 million). Even more astoundingly, it now ranks as our nation’s third highest grossing comedy ever, just below Crocodile Dundee ($47.7 million) and Meet the Fockers ($34.9 […]
Continue readingThe Avengers breaks opening weekend record at Australian box office
April 30, 2012 0 Comments
It’s not all bad news for Joss Whedon. His Marvel team-up flick The Avengers claimed the biggest opening weekend in Australian box office history. According to Mumbrella, the film grossed $19.7 million on 621 screens, beating the $18.4 million record (briefly) held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. It’s worth noting, however, […]
Continue readingRed Dog cracks top 10 Aussie films of all time
September 27, 2011 0 Comments
Proving that you can’t keep a good dog down, Film Ink reports that Aussie family flick Red Dog has become the 10th highest grossing Australian film of all time. Directed by Kriv Stenders and starring the ultra talented Koko as Red Dog, the film sits comfortably next to the likes of Crocodile Dundee and Babe. Red […]
Continue reading>Australian Box Office – Prima ballerina
February 1, 2011 1 Comment
>We hope you don’t mind if we say it, but your Box Office is looking very pretty this week. Sure there’s the occasional blemish – Yogi Bear taking number five, The Dilemma holding on at 10 – but on the whole we think your taste this week is as “perfect” as Nina’s Black Swan. Well, […]
Continue reading>Australian Box Office – Yogi money
January 19, 2011 0 Comments
>There’ll be no Boo-Boo jokes here about Yogi Bear taking the prime position in this week’s Box Office … we’ll just say we can’t bear to see it at number one. Here are the results of the Australian Box Office for the period January 13-16, 2011. 1. Yogi Bear [381 screens / $10,199]WKND = $3,885,745 […]
Continue readingInterview: Caitlin Stasey; star of Tomorrow When The War Began.
December 21, 2010 0 Comments
Interview: Caitlin Stasey; star of Tomorrow When The War Began. By Simon Miraudo. Although many Australian films fall by the wayside, Tomorrow When The War Began – Stuart Beattie’s film adaptation of the first novel in John Marsden’s beloved Young Adult saga – reignited teenagers’ interest in local cinema. The film grossed almost AUD$14 million […]
Continue reading>Australian Box Office: Is Tron. Is Good.
December 21, 2010 0 Comments
>Tron: Legacy has topped the Australian box office for the weekend December 16-19, beating out Megamind and helping push Harry Potter down to number five. 1. Tron: Legacy [434 screens / $7,737]WKND = $3,357,645 / TOTAL = $3,357,645 2. Megamind [418 screens / $4,860]WKND = $2,031,675 / TOTAL = $7,162,882 3. Love & Other Drugs […]
Continue reading>Australian Box Office: Potty for Potter
December 7, 2010 0 Comments
>How about that? Who would have thought Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One would top the box office for the third week in a row? Oh, you did … well done. For the weekend December 2 – 5 your top 10 movies are *drum roll*… 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part […]
Continue reading>Australian Box Office: Potter reigns!
November 30, 2010 2 Comments
>Everyone’s favourite boy wizard dominates the Australian box office again for the weekend November 25 – 28. There seems to be no stopping Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 which has now taken in a total of close to $26 million. 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 [610 screens / […]
Continue readingAustralian Box Office: Do you believe in magic?
November 23, 2010 0 Comments
Cue the puns about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One. For the period November 18-21 Potter and his friends created box office magic. Though we predicted it last week, it wouldn’t take a boy wizard to foresee this record breaking opening weekend. While taking in more than $330 million globally, Part One of […]
Continue readingTomorrow, When The War Began invades box office
September 7, 2010 0 Comments
Stuart Beattie‘s Tomorrow, When The War Began has demolished the record books, taking AUD$3.8 million at the local box office in its opening weekend. It marks the third biggest ever opening for an Australian film, and the biggest bow for a solely Australian-funded feature. Happy Feet and Australia still sit ahead of Tomorrow on the […]
Continue readingAustralian box office – Mindcrimes rule
July 29, 2010 0 Comments
People love their mind-benders. Christopher Nolan’s Inception rocketed to the top of the pops, while Toy Story 3 became the highest grossing film in Disney’s history at the Australian box office. Here are the b/o figures for the weekend period July 22-25, 2010. 1. Inception [413 screens/ $17,986]WKND = $7,428,415 / TOTAL = $7,428,4152. Knight […]
Continue readingAustralian box office – Total eclipse
July 8, 2010 0 Comments
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse opened across Australia, and fans proved they were in no way tired of Bella’s romantic exploits by heading to cinemas in force. Here are the box office results for the period July 1 -4. 1. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse [536 screens/ $24,236]WKND = $12,990,707 / TOTAL = $13,006,4122. Toy Story 3 […]
Continue readingAustralian box office – The toys have it
June 30, 2010 0 Comments
Much like the recently demoted Kevin Rudd, Shrek Forever After has been knocked out of the top spot at the local box office by the spunky Toy Story 3 (which, somewhat prophetically, features a redheaded lass). Here are the box office results for the period June 24-27. 1. Toy Story 3 [480 screens/ $15,434] WKND […]
Continue readingThe Rundown: June 21-25
June 25, 2010 0 Comments
Which hit Australian TV show is being remade in the U.S? Why do we defend the world’s most controversial film critic? And why did Simon give so many films 4.5/5 stars this week? Scroll past the picture of the box office busting Toy Story 3 to discover the answers to all these questions and more […]
Continue readingAustralian box office – Green vs. Greek
June 23, 2010 0 Comments
The amount of green generated by Shrek Forever After was just enough to make it the most popular film in the country this past weekend. The real rock star however turned out to be Get Him to the Greek. Here are the box office results for the period June 17-20. 1. Shrek Forever After [471 […]
Continue readingAustralian B.O. – Animal Kingdom rising
June 16, 2010 0 Comments
A certain foursome of ladies may have trumped their masculine counterparts, but the big winner at the local box office this week was Aussie crime drama Animal Kingdom. Here are the box office results for the period June 10-June 14. 1. Sex and the City 2 [562 screens/$8,357] WKND = $4,696,699 / TOTAL = $16,413,3042. […]
Continue readingThe Rundown: April 22-28
April 28, 2010 0 Comments
Hey Quickflixers! Welcome to the latest installment of The Rundown, a new feature that will appear on the blog every Wednesday, highlighting our favourite news items from the past 7 days, as well as notable box office and weekly rental figures. So, what did we learn this week? First up, Avatar broke (even more) records […]
Continue readingThe Rundown: April 1-7
April 7, 2010 2 Comments
Hey Quickflixers! Welcome to a new feature that will appear on the blog every Wednesday, highlighting our favourite news items from the past 7 days, as well as notable box office and weekly rental figures. So, what did we learn this past week? On April 1st, there were three surprise announcements: 1) there would be […]
Continue readingAvatar fun facts! Just how much beer CAN you buy with its box office gross?
January 29, 2010 2 Comments
The team at 20th Century Fox have put together a lovely little press release full of Avatar fun facts. It couldn’t have come sooner, because frankly, it’s about time that film got some attention. Despite the Avatar-over-saturation that I’m sure we’re all experiencing, there are some nifty little tidbits about the film’s Australian box office […]
Continue readingAvatar crosses $1 billion mark
January 4, 2010 2 Comments
source: boxofficemojo.com James Cameron‘s Avatar has grossed more than $US1 billion worldwide in just seventeen days to become the fourth highest grossing film of all time. Avatar has grossed $US352 million at the United States box office and a further $US666 million in the rest of the world. These combine for an impressive $US1.018 billion […]
Continue readingAvatar destroys Aussie box office
December 21, 2009 1 Comment
UPDATE (22/12/09): The final weekend tally has been revised. Avatar actually grossed $242 million worldwide. Avatar grossed a massive $12.895 million at the Australian box office over the weekend. All that Aussie coin contributed to its hefty worldwide tally of $232.2 million. Avatar now holds the record for the largest non-franchise non-sequel opening at the […]
Continue readingParanormal Activity tops Australian box office
December 8, 2009 1 Comment
source: urbancinefile.com.au The ultra low-budget spookfest Paranormal Activity has debuted at the top of the Australian box office, beating heavy competition from Where the Wild Things Are and reigning champ The Twilight Saga’s New Moon. Paranormal Activity grossed a solid $2.8 million in its first weekend, complementing its impressive $107 million worldwide grosses. The Twilight […]
Continue readingNew Moon scores biggest opening in Australian history
November 23, 2009 0 Comments
Yep, another article about the Earth-shattering box office grosses of The Twilight Saga’s New Moon. The Chris Weitz-directed vampire/werewolf/love story has claimed the biggest ever opening weekend in Australia. The sequel to 2008’s hit film Twilight took in a massive $16.01 million on 530 screens, beating the record previously held by Harry Potter and the […]
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