For the record, IF has updated the B.O. totals of the 39 Australian films and feature documentaries released in 2014.
Seven Australian films have been released in US cinemas this year led by The Water Diviner, which has grossed a decent $US2.5 million in 12 days on 320 screens.
Rachel Okine flies to Los Angeles today to plot the next chapter of her career after amicably departing Hopscotch Features/Entertainment One last Friday.
The final chapter of The Hobbits franchise predictably won the New Year B.O. crown at Australian cinemas but a British drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch surprised some pundits by taking second spot.
Seven West Media and Seven Group Holdings have joined Brett Ratner and James Packer's RatPac Entertainment as investors in Russell Crowe's The Water Diviner.
The Hollywood roles keep coming for Jai Courtney. After playing the son of Bruce Willis' John McClane in Die Another Day and a sniper in Jack Reacher, the Aussie actor has been cast in movies directed by Angelina Jolie and Russell Crowe.
Fast & Furious 7 cinematographer Stephen Windon will make his directorial debut on DragonSlate's motorcycle action-thriller Full Throttle, produced by Andrew Mason and set to shoot in the first quarter of 2016.
The critics may scoff but audiences have no trouble accepting 62-year-old Liam Neeson as an action star.