Lion becomes sixth highest grossing Australian-made film in local box office
Transmission Film’s Lion has made Australian box office history after the weekend, becoming the sixth highest earning Australian made film.
Since its premiere on January 19 the film has made a total of $27.729m, making it the sixth biggest revenue accumulation for an Australian film in Australian box office history.
According to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia, Lion’s revenue is ahead of The Great Gatsby’s $27.383m which sits in seventh place, Crocodile Dundee 2’s $24.916m in eighth place and Strictly Ballroom’s total revenue of $21.760m in ninth place.
The highest revenue made from an Australian film to date is the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee which made $47.707m.
Over the weekend’s Lion came in fourth place, adding $671,227 to its total revenue.
Kong: Skull Island knocked Hugh Jackman’s latest film Wolverine out of the number one spot, collecting $4.715m in its first weekend at box office.
The film explores the home of the king of the apes and is currently being promoted through an activation at Melbourne’s Southern Cross Station which features a giant skull.
Second placed Logan made a total of $4.529m over the weekend, bringing its total earnings to $14.932m. Hidden Figures slipped to third place with $1.317m.
The film has made $13.738m since its premiere.
Jasper Jones came in fifth, collecting $395,645 and bringing its total to $903,402.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kong: Skull Island (Wb) | $4,715,433 | 401 | $4,715,433 |
| Logan (Fox) | $4,529,715 | 412 | $14,932,642 |
| Hidden Figures (Fox) | $1,317,921 | 340 | $13,738,838 |
| Lion (Transmission) | $671,227 | 280 | $27,729,205 |
| Jasper Jones (Madman) | $395,645 | 223 | $1,482,069 |
| Fifty Shades Darker (Universal) | $300,645 | 0 | $17,654,007 |
| Moonlight (Roadshow) | $285,213 | 87 | $1,855,883 |
| Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale (Madman) | $265,001 | 40 | $265,001 |
| Before I Fall (Roadshow) | $264,320 | 147 | $794,241 |
| The Great Wall (Universal) | $234,625 | 171 | $7,057,172 |
| Manchester By The Sea (Universal) | $178,343 | 113 | $2,632,859 |
| T2: Trainspotting (Sony) | $159,709 | 81 | $2,384,519 |
| Rings (Paramount) | $141,230 | 133 | $1,982,228 |
| Fist Fight (Roadshow) | $132,665 | 121 | $1,742,525 |
| La La Land (Eone) | $109,199 | 111 | $19,741,692 |
| Alone In Berlin (Icon) | $106,745 | 0 | $389,335 |
| Ballerina (Studiocanal) | $95,615 | 124 | $4,968,355 |
| Moana (Disney) | $94,006 | 100 | $26,230,961 |
| Few Less Men, A (Studiocanal) | $92,350 | 96 | $97,701 |
| Sing (Universal) | $58,967 | 102 | $29,007,309 |
are these the revenue figures in Australia only?
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It’s so fake comparing movie performance over the years based on box office. I mean $48m back in 1986 has to be $100m+ in today’s money. How about we all grow up, act maturely, and start talking about ticket sales.
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Yes.
Worldwide to date, Lion has taken a bit over $US 120 million, per Box Office Mojo
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No thanks JG, it wouldn’t be as interesting.
If we feel the urge to be mature about it, we can always do the math —
1986 avg ticket price was $5.31
2016 avg ticket price was $13.80
Croc Dundee made $40.8 million of its lifetime total from the original 1986 run, equivalent to $106 million at last year’s prices.
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