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Toy Story 3: ninth at Aussie box office

By Sam Dallas

Animated blockbuster Toy Story 3 has crept past Harry Potter to become the ninth highest grossing movie at the Australian box office.

The Disney-Pixar film, released on June 24, has now made a staggering $42,369,928 to become the ninth highest grossing film locally, narrowly beating 2001 flick Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

It is also Disney's highest grossing film of all time Down Under, surpassing Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, which took $38.05 million in 2006.

The animated masterpiece – about Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends who are dumped in a day-care centre after their owner Andy departs for college – made almost $7.5 million opening weekend.

Topping the list is the James Cameron classic Avatar, which has made $115,468,550 and counting after still being shown at IMAX.

 
Film Title
Release Date
Distributor
Cume Revenue
1
17 Dec 2009
FOX
115,468,550
2
18-Dec-97
FOX
57,645,302
3
17-Jun-04
UIP/UNIVERSAL
50,388,327
4
26-Dec-03
ROADSHOW
49,370,354
5
30-Apr-86
HOYTS
47,707,045
6
26-Dec-01
ROADSHOW
47,429,619
7
DARK KNIGHT, THE
16-Jul-08
WARNER BROS
46,089,622  
8
26-Dec-02
ROADSHOW
45,654,259
9
TOY STORY 3
24-Jun-10
DISNEY
42,369,928
10
29-Nov-01
WARNER BROS
42,348,061

Source: MPDAA, as at September 29,2010