Hopscotch managing director Troy Lum says The Sapphires has the potential to reach $15-20m at the local box office
The addition of Wayne Blair's debut about an all-girl Aboriginal group singing to the troops in Vietnam gives Australia a feature in official selection.
The feel good Australian film has posted a strong second weekend at cinemas
Feel-good Australian film The Sapphires has made an impressive debut at the local box office, opening with $2.34m
The Sapphires is now the 14th most successful Australian film at the box office
The Australian musical has grossed $US40,900 across four screens in its opening weekend
The feel-good comedy added another $1.14m over the weekend
The Sapphires is set to be Hopscotch/eOne's most ambitious local release since Mao's Last Dancer in 2009