Disney's The Jungle Book also continues its charmed run at the Australian box office, dropping only four percent over the weekend to pull in $5.7 million. Jon Favreau's film is about to crack $20 million overall, at 304 locations across the country.
Producer John Smithson has worked with some of the best documentary filmmakers around, from Kevin Macdonald to James Marsh.
The film was "primarily conceived as a visual work", said Peedom, "to explore the history of our fascination with mountains, why we're so drawn to them and why some people risk their
Disney's Zootopia suffered no such decline, dropping a mere one percent in its third week for a weekend BO of $3.1 million and an overall cume of $14.5 million off 301 screens.
A team of Sherpas working with an Australian documentary crew was just metres away when the devastating avalanche struck Mount Everest last week, killing at least 13 Nepali guides.
The Australian International Documentary Conference was held this week in Adelaide