In 2023, the highest grossing film in Australia was Barbie, which generated 56.6 million U.S. dollars at the Australian box office. Comparatively, the next most successful films in the same year were The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Avatar: The Way of Water, which made 31.5 million and 28.8 million U.S. dollars respectively.
All time box office records
Avengers: Endgame has taken a total of 84.16 million Australian dollars at the box office since release, making it the third most successful film of all time in terms of box office revenue of all time in Australia. By comparison, the most successful film of all time in Australia was James Cameron’s Avatar, which has grossed a total of 115.77 in box office revenue as of January 2020. Sitting between Avatar and Avengers: Endgame is Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which has grossed 94.03 million Australian dollars to date.
Attendance and ticket prices
Cinema attendance has remained stable at around 70 percent since 2013, with only small year on year fluctuations. In 2019, attendance was 70 percent. The average price of a cinema ticket in Australia in 2019 was 14.5 Australian dollars, a slight increase from the previous year and a continuation of the year on year growth in average prices. The maximum average cinema ticket price in the same year was 22 Australian dollars, a reduction from the preceding year.
Leading films in Australia in 2023, by box office revenue
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Box Office Mojo. (September 26, 2023). Leading films in Australia in 2023, by box office revenue (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/941595/highest-grossing-films-box-office-australia/
Box Office Mojo. "Leading films in Australia in 2023, by box office revenue (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941595/highest-grossing-films-box-office-australia/
Box Office Mojo. (2023). Leading films in Australia in 2023, by box office revenue (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941595/highest-grossing-films-box-office-australia/
Box Office Mojo. "Leading Films in Australia in 2023, by Box Office Revenue (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941595/highest-grossing-films-box-office-australia/
Box Office Mojo, Leading films in Australia in 2023, by box office revenue (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941595/highest-grossing-films-box-office-australia/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Leading films in Australia in 2023, by box office revenue (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Box Office Mojo, September 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/941595/highest-grossing-films-box-office-australia/