Bran Nue Dae tops Quickflix local list
Bran Nue Dae was the most requested title for online DVD rental company Quickflix, with 14,985 subscribers adding the Rachel Perkins musical comedy to their movie queues.
It was, however, well behind the overall top 10 films, which were led by the Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker – requested 26,687 times.
The company reported an increase in rentals, from 1.65m in 2009, to 2.2m in 2010.
The top 10 Australian films at Quickflix (based on a sample of between 41,028 and 77,478 customers) were:
1. Bran Nue Dae – 14,985
2. Daybreakers – 12,439
3. Beneath Hill 60 – 12,417
4. Animal Kingdom – 12,367
5. Charlie & Boots – 9,950
6. Beautiful Kate – 9,729
7. The Boys Are Back – 9,608
8. The Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2 – 7,672
9. Balibo – 6,660
10. I Love You Too – 5,654
The television category was dominated by US programs such as True Blood, Glee and Mad Men, while Underbelly: The Golden Mile ranked at #8, with 1,173, and the first Underbelly at the tenth position with 1,027 requests.
Quickflix also reported a 69 percent increase in demand for Blu-ray compared to 2009.