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 (2009) which surpassed his Titanic (1997) to take the local record. Crocodile Dundee (1986) is the highest-grossing Australian film with a gross of A$47.7 million.


 * Background colour indicates films currently in cinemas

Highest-grossing 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 Australian film for, even without factoring in inflation.

Other popular Australian films
High grossing Australian films from earlier decades include:
 * 1900s – The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906) (gross £20,000)
 * 1910s – The Fatal Wedding (1911) (£18,000), The Life Story of John Lee, or The Man They Could Not Hang (1912) (£20,000), The Martyrdom of Nurse Cavell (1915) (£25,000)
 * 1920s – For the Term of His Natural Life (1927) (over £40,000)
 * 1930s – On Our Selection (1932) (£60,000), The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934) (£50,000)
 * 1940s – Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940) (£130,000), Smithy (1946) (over £50,000), The Overlanders (1946) (£250,000), Sons of Matthew (1949)
 * 1950s – Walk Into Paradise (1956)