Aussie box-office gets the staggers

Ticket sales at Australian cinemas this year are running at about 7 per cent below the same period in 2012 despite strong trading in January and April, weighed down by relatively soft results in February and March. more...

[Tue 21/05/2013 12:00:00]

Gatsby posts impressive US box office opening weekend, Iron Man 3 still ahead

Despite mixed reviews, Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby has posted an impressive box office opening weekend in the US, raking in $US51.1 million. more...

[Mon 13/05/2013 12:00:00]

Iron Man 3 smashes box office over opening weekend, breaks Aus record

Iron Man 3 has broken an Australian box office record with an opening weekend box office taking of $14,090,713. more...

[Tue 30/04/2013 12:00:00]

Blinder posts dismal box office opening weekend

The $5 million football drama Blinder has posted a dismal box office opening weekend of just $47,394. more...

[Mon 11/03/2013 12:00:00]

Zero Dark Thirty trumps US box office

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[Wed 16/01/2013 12:00:00]

The Hobbit breaks box office records on Boxing Day

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has stormed the Australian box office with a record-breaking opening of $5.913 million. more...

[Fri 04/01/2013 12:00:00]

Pitch Perfect sings at box office but Skyfall still dominates

Skyfall continues to dominate at the box office, raking in $4 656 712 over the weekend, with a total box office taking of $32 229 512 since its release three weeks ago. more...

[Mon 10/12/2012 12:00:00]

Skyfall romps it in at Australian box office

The latest Bond instalment, Skyfall, dominated the box office over the weekend, raking in a massive $ 12,304,513. more...

[Mon 26/11/2012 12:00:00]

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 takes $12.49m at cinemas

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 has posted the third biggest opening at cinemas this year more...

[Mon 19/11/2012 12:00:00]

Paul Kelly: Stories of Me reaches $221,000 at the box office

Paul Kelly: Stories of Me has continued its strong box office performance, topping the limited release chart in its second weekend more...

[Tue 30/10/2012 12:00:00]

The Sapphires reaches $9.56m at the box office

The feel-good comedy added another $1.14m over the weekend more...

[Mon 03/09/2012 12:00:00]

The Avengers wins AIMC box office awards, A Few Best Men wins marketing award

The annual highest grossing box office awards have been handed out at the Australian International Movie Convention on the Gold Coast more...

[Wed 22/08/2012 12:00:00]

The Dark Knight Rises passes $33m at local box office

Christopher Nolan's final Batman film continues to perform strongly at the box office in its third weekend more...

[Mon 06/08/2012 12:00:00]

The Dark Knight Rises grosses $7.41m in second weekend at box office

Record-setting The Dark Knight Rises posted a hefty fall in its second weekend at the box office, grossing $7.41 million at local cinemas more...

[Mon 30/07/2012 12:00:00]

The Dark Knight Rises posts $15.1m opening weekend at the box office

The Dark Knight Rises has posted the fourth biggest opening weekend in local box office history more...

[Mon 23/07/2012 12:00:00]

Aus box office posts fifth biggest week in history

The Australian box office has posted the fifth highest week on record more...

[Fri 13/07/2012 12:00:00]

The Avengers takes $13.3m on record opening weekend

The Marvel Studios film had the eighth biggest opening weekend in Australian history more...

[Mon 30/04/2012 12:00:00]

The Avengers posts record opening day at box office

Disney's The Avengers has posted the second biggest opening day at the Australian box office in history more...

[Thu 26/04/2012 12:00:00]

Box Office boom

Cinema Box Office is already up a booming 13% on 2012 more...

[Tue 17/04/2012 12:00:00]

John Carter takes $3m on opening weekend

The sci-fi blockbuster studio executives feared would flop posted a strong Australian opening more...

[Mon 12/03/2012 12:00:00]

Any Questions For Ben? posts modest opening while Shame nets $170K

Roadshow-distributed film Any Questions For Ben? had a disappointing opening weekend more...

[Mon 13/02/2012 12:00:00]

A Few Best Men opens strong with almost $1.9 million

The Stephan Elliott comedy had a strong opening weekend at the local box office more...

[Mon 30/01/2012 12:00:00]

Geoffrey Rush, Australian of the Year 2012, plans to promote local industry

Academy Award-winning actor Geoffrey Rush plans to use his Australian of the Year award to encourage more people to watch local theatre productions and films more...

[Fri 27/01/2012 12:00:00]

The Descendants number 1 at local box office after netting Golden Globes

The film starring George Clooney has risen to the top of the local box office in its second weekend more...

[Mon 23/01/2012 12:00:00]

Australian films gross 3.9 per cent of total box office in 2011

Australian films grossed just 3.9 per cent of the total takings at the 2011 box office, new statistics reveal more...

[Mon 23/01/2012 12:00:00]

Australian films post lowest percentage of annual box office in years

Australian films have accounted for the lowest proportion of the total annual box office in almost a decade more...

[Mon 09/01/2012 12:00:00]

Happy Feet Two marches to $7 million at the Australian box office

The 3D animated film has been less-successful than its predecessor more...

[Mon 09/01/2012 12:00:00]

Toomelah, X open as Twilight and The Inbetweeners dominate the box office

The Indigenous film Toomelah and erotic flick X have opened in Australia more...

[Mon 28/11/2011 12:00:00]

Happy Feet Two opens in the US; Burning Man opens in Aus

Vampires outshine the penguins from the Antarctic more...

[Mon 21/11/2011 12:00:00]

Aussie Rules: a table ranking distributors' local film performance 2008-11

IF analyses the track record of distributors over the past three years more...

[Wed 19/10/2011 12:00:00]

The Hunter takes $260k in opening weekend

Starring Willem Dafoe, the film grossed more than $260,000 in its opening weekend more...

[Mon 10/10/2011 12:00:00]

Red Dog passes $18.7m, Eye of the Storm almost $1m

Red Dog continues its bite at the box office, while Fred Schepisi's latest film closes in on $1 million more...

[Tue 04/10/2011 12:00:00]

Red Dog set to pass Tomorrow, When The War Began's box office takings

The family film continues to go well at the local box office more...

[Mon 05/09/2011 12:00:00]

Red Dog passes $7.6m at the box office

The feel-good feature has taken more than $2.2m in its third weekend at the box office more...

[Mon 22/08/2011 12:00:00]

Red Dog: highest grossing Australian film of 2011

Red Dog has overtaken Sanctum at the local box office more...

[Mon 15/08/2011 12:00:00]

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 fifth biggest film in Oz

The fantasy flick is now the fifth biggest film ever at the local box office more...

[Fri 12/08/2011 12:00:00]

London riots hit as The Tree opens in the UK

The UK box office has fallen sharply due to the London riots more...

[Thu 11/08/2011 12:00:00]

Red Dog posts biggest opening weekend for a local film this year

The Roadshow film had a strong response from cinema-goers in its opening weekend more...

[Mon 08/08/2011 12:00:00]

Big Mamma's Boy posts decent opening at the Box Office

Big Mamma's Boy has opened well, while Needle posted a modest total from just six screens more...

[Mon 01/08/2011 12:00:00]

Harry Potter and Bad Teacher top the local Box Office

Harry Potter and Bad Teacher dominate the weekend's box office more...

[Mon 25/07/2011 12:00:00]

Box Office: Harry Potter casts opening weekend spell

The final Harry Potter film continues to break records more...

[Mon 18/07/2011 12:00:00]

Final Harry Potter smashes opening day box office record

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has posted the biggest box office opening day in history after grossing more than $7m more...

[Thu 14/07/2011 12:00:00]

Box Office: Snowtown and Mrs Carey's Concert pass $1 million

The two local films have cleared the $1m mark more...

[Mon 11/07/2011 12:00:00]

Transformers: Dark of the Moon posts tenth biggest opening box office week

Transformers: Dark of the Moon has posted the tenth biggest opening week of all time at the Australian box office more...

[Fri 08/07/2011 12:00:00]

Box Office: Transformers provides biggest opening weekend so far in 2011

The Michael Bay blockbuster grossed more than $15 million over five days more...

[Mon 04/07/2011 12:00:00]

Aus share of box office falls to 1.3 per cent in opening months of 2011

The Australian share of the box office has fallen to 1.3 per cent over the first five months of the year more...

[Wed 29/06/2011 12:00:00]

Box Office: Sleeping Beauty opens with $70,204

Controversial Australian feature Sleeping Beauty has grossed $70,204 in its opening weekend at the local box office more...

[Mon 27/06/2011 12:00:00]

Box Office: Cane Toads and Here I Am post disappointing openings

The local features had lacklustre results in their first weekend of release more...

[Mon 06/06/2011 12:00:00]

Aus films fail to keep pace with inflation-adjusted total box office

New research shows the performance of Aus films has failed to keep pace with the spectacular rise in inflation-adjusted box office returns more...

[Fri 03/06/2011 12:00:00]

Screen Aus reveals return on Mao's Last Dancer and Tomorrow When the War Began

Screen Australia has recouped less than 5 per cent of its initial $7.5 million investment in Mao's Last Dancer and Tomorrow, When the War Began more...

[Mon 18/04/2011 12:00:00]

Aus-UK film Oranges and Sunshine has good opening in the UK

The Sixteen Films/See-Saw Films co-production had a good opening in its first weekend more...

[Wed 06/04/2011 12:00:00]

Red Riding Hood delivers big numbers while Aussie films slip

Local films Griff, The Reef and A Heartbeat Away have slipped in their second weekend at cinemas more...

[Mon 28/03/2011 12:00:00]

Box Office: Australian features wrap 2010

IF's annual table of 2010 Australian feature films' box office performance ranked against budgets more...

[Mon 24/01/2011 12:00:00]

Aussie movies down in revenue at 2010 box office

Australian films at last year's local box office generated less money than in 2009 more...

[Thu 20/01/2011 12:00:00]

Another record breaking year for films at the local box office

MPDAA data today confirmed that Aussies love their movies - more so than ever more...

[Thu 20/01/2011 12:00:00]

Box Office: Yogi Bear debuts on top, King's Speech continues strong

Yogi Bear has debuted in the number one slot at the box office after taking more than $3.88 million in its opening weekend at Australian cinemas more...

[Mon 17/01/2011 12:00:00]

Summer Coda posts similar opening to The Tree

Summer Coda and Road Train have opened in Australia more...

[Mon 25/10/2010 12:00:00]

Legend of the Guardians passes $4m in Oz

The animated Animal Logic movie has now taken just over $4 million Down Under more...

[Wed 20/10/2010 12:00:00]

Boy posts solid opening weekend

New Zealand comedy Boy has posted a positive opening weekend at the Australian box office more...

[Mon 30/08/2010 12:00:00]

Animal Kingdom opens in US

Crime thriller Animal Kingdom has posted a strong US opening weekend at the box office among limited releases. more...

[Mon 16/08/2010 12:00:00]

Toy Story 3 cracks $30m

Toy Story 3 has passed $30m at the box office in just its third weekend more...

[Mon 12/07/2010 12:00:00]

Girl With the Dragon Tattoo breaks $100m

The film has grossed $103m at the box office worldwide more...

[Wed 30/06/2010 12:00:00]

Animal Kingdom breaks $2.5m

The crime drama has now broken the $2.5m mark in its third week at the box office more...

[Mon 21/06/2010 12:00:00]

Beneath Hill 60 surpasses Kokoda

Critically acclaimed Australian film Beneath Hill 60 has grossed almost $3.2 million and passed the box office of Kokoda. more...

[Fri 18/06/2010 12:00:00]

SFF a hit with audiences

Attendance and box office income increase significantly for the 2010 edition of the Sydney Film Festival more...

[Fri 18/06/2010 12:00:00]

The box office Kings, of Mykonos

Wog Boy 2 opens with a bang in Greece more...

[Fri 11/06/2010 12:00:00]

Opinion: Mark Sarfaty

Mark Sarfaty, the CEO of ICAA and co-chair of ACEC, takes a look at the performance of films at the box office more...

[Mon 31/05/2010 12:00:00]

Box Office: Beneath Hill 60 builds

War film Beneath Hill 60 has posted an improved performance at the box office over the Anzac Day long weekend more...

[Tue 27/04/2010 12:00:00]

Aus share of box office falls

The Australian share of the local box office has fallen compared to last year as blockbuster 3D films continue to draw audiences more...

[Mon 29/03/2010 12:00:00]

Girl Clock! continues theatrical run

Local comedy Girl Clock! has continued its limited run across three Brisbane screens amid a dearth of new local fare at cinemas more...

[Mon 15/03/2010 12:00:00]

Box Office: Bran Nue Dae breaks $7m

Bran Nue dae has now taken $7.06 million after seven weeks at the box office more...

[Mon 01/03/2010 12:00:00]

Box Office: Daybreakers adds $468,319

Aussie vampire flick, Daybreakers has taken $468,319 on its second weekend at the box office more...

[Mon 15/02/2010 12:00:00]

Daybreakers' $1 million dawn

Aussie vampire film Daybreakers has taken more than $1 milllion on its opening weekend more...

[Mon 08/02/2010 12:00:00]

Bran Nue Dae cracks the top 50

Indigenous musical Bran Nue Dae has cracked the top 50 Australian films of all time at the local box office more...

[Mon 01/02/2010 12:00:00]

Aus films grab 5 per cent of box office

Australian films accounted for $54.8 million or 5 per cent of last year's record box office more...

[Thu 21/01/2010 12:00:00]

New box office record set last year

For the second consecutive year, a new record has been set for the highest grossing box office year in Australian film industry history more...

[Thu 21/01/2010 12:00:00]

Daybreakers opens with $US15m

Aussie vampire film Daybreakers has grossed $US15 million at the US box office in its opening weekend more...

[Mon 11/01/2010 12:00:00]

Box Office: 2009 Wrap

INSIDEFILM surveys the final box office takings of the local feature films released last year more...

[Mon 11/01/2010 12:00:00]

Box Office: Wild Things continues to climb

Where the Wild Things Are has continued to perform well at the local box office taking more than $1 million on its second weekend. more...

[Mon 14/12/2009 12:00:00]

Box Office: Jonze film proves a wild thing

Shot on location in Australia, Where the Wild Things Are has taken more than $1.5 million on its opening weekend more...

[Mon 07/12/2009 12:00:00]

Box Office: The Boys are Back breaks $1m

Scott Hicks' new feature, The Boys are Back, has broken through the $1 million barrier more...

[Mon 23/11/2009 12:00:00]

Box Office: Boys are Back posts nearly $500,000

Scott Hicks' new feature has posted the third biggest opening weekend for an Australian film this year more...

[Mon 16/11/2009 12:00:00]

Box Office: 2009 total breaks $30 million

The total box office for local 2009 releases has now cracked $30 million and one film is responsible for a third of the total more...

[Mon 09/11/2009 12:00:00]

Coffin Rock opens with $9,846

Coffin Rock, Rupert Glasson's psychological thriller, has taken $9,846 in its opening weekend at the box office. more...

[Mon 26/10/2009 12:00:00]

Box Office: Mao continues to dance

Mao's Last Dancer has continued its barnstorming run at the local box office more...

[Mon 19/10/2009 12:00:00]

Box Office: Mao remains on top

Bruce Beresford's dance epic Mao's Last Dancer leads the local box office after taking more than $6.3 million more...

[Mon 12/10/2009 12:00:00]

Box office: Van Diemen's Land opens with $60,354

Van Diemen's Land has taken $60,354 since opening at the box office last Thursday. more...

[Mon 28/09/2009 12:00:00]

Box office: $9.99 off to a slow start

The stop-motion animation film $9.99 has taken $15,847 at the Australian box office since its release last Thursday more...

[Mon 21/09/2009 12:00:00]

Box Office: Blessed opens with $92,821

Ana Kokkinos' drama Blessed has opened at the box office while Charlie & Boots continues to kick the competition more...

[Mon 14/09/2009 12:00:00]

Box Office: Charlie & Boots breaks $800K

Road movie Charlie & Boots has posted the biggest opening weekend for an Australian film this year more...

[Mon 07/09/2009 12:00:00]

Box Office: Beautiful Kate passes $1 million mark

Controversial thriller Beautiful Kate has become the fifth film to pass $1 million at the box office this year more...

[Tue 01/09/2009 12:00:00]

Subdivision posts modest opening weekend

Disney-distributed comedy Subdivision has booked $100,231 at the box office since opening last Thursday more...

[Mon 24/08/2009 12:00:00]

Balibo posts solid opening weekend

Balibo has posted a solid opening weekend at the box office while controversial drama Beautiful Kate continues to build more...

[Mon 17/08/2009 12:00:00]

Lucky Country opens with $13,041

The Kriv Stenders-directed feature Lucky Country has taken $13,041 at the box office since opening last Thursday. more...

[Mon 20/07/2009 12:00:00]

Box office: Slow start for Last Ride

Last Ride opened this weekend on 16 screens, while Shadows of the Past played the NSW regional multiplexes more...

[Mon 06/07/2009 12:00:00]

Box office: Wake in Fright returns

Outback classic Wake in Fright has made a triumphant return to the Australian box office more...

[Mon 29/06/2009 12:00:00]

Box office: Samson continues to top charts

Cannes winner Samson and Delilah is proving to be an unstoppable force at the box office, while My Year Without Sex more...

[Mon 15/06/2009 12:00:00]

Samson up again in fourth weekend

Sarah Watt's follow-up to Look Both Ways took $177,000 at the local box office over the weekend more...

[Mon 01/06/2009 12:00:00]

Samson and Delilah expands again

Cannes award-winner Samson and Delilah had its strongest weekend at the box office to date, taking a further more...

[Mon 25/05/2009 12:00:00]

Samson climbs in second weekend

The shrewd distribution strategy behind Samson and Delilah has proven a hit, with the film taking 4 per cent more more...

[Mon 18/05/2009 12:00:00]

Samson and Delilah opens strong

The acclaimed feature debut of Warwick Thornton is off to a strong start, while $4 million horror Prey more...

[Mon 11/05/2009 12:00:00]

Mary and Max crosses $1 million

Mary and Max took a further $108,500 over its fourth weekend, while Closed for Winter looks set to close this week more...

[Mon 04/05/2009 12:00:00]

Mary and Max rises to top

Mary and Max is now the biggest Australian film of the year at the box office, while Closed for Winter had a lucklustre more...

[Mon 27/04/2009 12:00:00]

Second weekend success for Mary and Max

Mary and Max has recorded the highest second weekend for an Australian film for 2009, while Disney has revised the total tally of Two Fists One Heart. more...

[Mon 20/04/2009 12:00:00]

Soft start for Mary and Max

Box office reporting for the Easter long weekend has revealed that Adam Elliot's much anticipated feature Mary and Max took in more...

[Tue 14/04/2009 12:00:00]

Madman responds to Beast box office

Love the Beast took $49,544 on 58 screens over the weekend, with key drive-in sites such as Coburg contributing more...

[Mon 06/04/2009 12:00:00]

Two Fists weak as Beast builds

Disney-distributed boxing drama Two Fists One Heart has opened poorly on 50 screens more...

[Mon 23/03/2009 12:00:00]

Weekly box office chart: 18/03/09

Love the Beast speeds up as The Combination slows down more...

[Wed 18/03/2009 12:00:00]

2008 Box Office round-up

Last year, Inside Film compiled a must read list of box office returns for Australian films released in 2008. Here is the updated version, now with estimated budgets. more...

[Thu 01/01/2009 12:00:00]

21 Jump Street opens with $4m, takes almost 40 per cent of weekend box office

The adaptation of the 80s TV series opened across 300 screens over the weekend more...

[Thu 01/01/1970 12:00:00]

Bran Nue Dae opens strongly at box office

The indigenous musical has taken more than $1.6 million at the local box office more...

[Thu 01/01/1970 12:00:00]

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