List of highest-grossing films in Australia


This list charts the most successful films at cinemas in Australia by box office sales in Australian dollars. An overview of the top-earning films and record-holders is provided, as well as the highest-grossing Australian productions.

Highest-grossing films

The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in Australia. The list is topped by James Cameron's Avatar which surpassed his Titanic to take the local record. Crocodile Dundee is the highest-grossing Australian film with a gross of A$47.7 million.
RankTitleYearGross
1Avatar2009115,781,489
2'201594,014,250
3'201984,174,373
4The Lion King201964,061,056
5'201862,019,436
6'201758,094,407
7Titanic199757,663,305
8Bohemian Rhapsody201855,133,937
9The Avengers201253,489,620
10Jurassic World201552,957,265

Record holders

Australian productions

The following is a list of the highest-grossing Australian films at the Australian box office. Crocodile Dundee has remained the highest-grossing for 34 years.
RankTitleYear of
release		Budget
Australian gross
Worldwide gross
1Crocodile Dundee1986$11,500,000$47,707,045$328,203,506
2Australia2008$200,000,000 $37,555,757$211,342,221
3Babe1995$30,000,000$36,792,192$254,134,910
4Happy Feet2006$132,740,000$31,786,164$384,335,608
5Lion2016$15,000,000$29,560,359$140,312,928
6Moulin Rouge!2001$52,000,000$27,734,406$179,213,434
7The Great Gatsby2013$105,000,000$27,385,977$353,641,895
8Peter Rabbit2018$50,000,000$26,750,712$351,266,433
9Crocodile Dundee II1988$15,800,000$24,916,805$239,606,210
10Strictly Ballroom1992$3,000,000$21,760,400$80,000,000

Australian record holders

Other popular Australian films

High grossing Australian films from earlier decades include: