Hollywood, and Disney in particular, dominated as theatrical box office in Australia dropped by 5% in 2017.
In local currency terms, Australian theaters saw A$1.20 billion (Us$960 million) of business, down from A$1.26 billion (Us$1.01 billion) in 2016, which had been the second successive record year. According to data from the Motion Picture Distributors’ Association of Australia, published Monday.
Australian-made films accounted for 4.1% of the market, with a combined total of A$49.4 million (Us$39.5 million,) double the 2016 score of A$24.1 million (Us$19.3 million). The largest component of the Australian total was “Lion,” which alone accounted for A$29.5 million (Us$23.6 million). That is the fifth highest score ever by an Australian movie.
Disney-released films took the top four chart places in the annual ranking. “Beauty and the Beast” was the year’s top film with A$48 million (Us$38.4 million,) ahead of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” “Thor: Ragnarok” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.” Universal’s “[link...
In local currency terms, Australian theaters saw A$1.20 billion (Us$960 million) of business, down from A$1.26 billion (Us$1.01 billion) in 2016, which had been the second successive record year. According to data from the Motion Picture Distributors’ Association of Australia, published Monday.
Australian-made films accounted for 4.1% of the market, with a combined total of A$49.4 million (Us$39.5 million,) double the 2016 score of A$24.1 million (Us$19.3 million). The largest component of the Australian total was “Lion,” which alone accounted for A$29.5 million (Us$23.6 million). That is the fifth highest score ever by an Australian movie.
Disney-released films took the top four chart places in the annual ranking. “Beauty and the Beast” was the year’s top film with A$48 million (Us$38.4 million,) ahead of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” “Thor: Ragnarok” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.” Universal’s “[link...
- 1/22/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety - Film News
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