Australian films looks like maintaining their impressive momentum at cinemas after the premieres last weekend of Oddball and Blinky Bill: The Movie.
Led by Mad Max: Fury Road, Australian films collectively have raked in $34.6 million at cinemas this year, eclipsing the paltry 2014 calendar year total of $26.1 million.
Screen Australia has confirmed Australian films have surpassed the all-time box office record of $63.4 million set in 2001, as IF has reported.
Toni Collette and Joel Edgerton are terrific actors with impressive credits but their new films are struggling to draw audiences in Australian cinemas.
After merging his company with WTFN and producing Oddball with Steve Kearney, Richard Keddie has returned to his roots as an independent producer.
Boosted by the school vacation and word of mouth, Stuart McDonald’s Oddball flew through its second weekend, beating two new high-profile Hollywood films.
Australian film Oddball has reached fourth spot at the Australian box office in its first week of release.