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January 11

Highest-grossing films

Which is the highest-grossing Australian film ever? The top 50 highest-grossing films all-time were either made by US or backed by US. Which is highest-grossing film ever that does not have any US involvement at all? --40bus (talk) 20:03, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect the highest grossing Australian film is either The Great Gatsby (2013 film) or Crocodile Dundee. I might have missed one, but those are obvious hits. As for the second question The Battle at Lake Changjin surpassing Wolf Warrior 2 appears to be the answer. Other candidates will probably appear on List of highest-grossing non-English films since big-budget English language projects almost always have at least some Hollywood money/involvement because the North American box office is so much bigger than any other English language market. Eluchil404 (talk) 20:45, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Are you looking for this one: Cinema of Australia#Highest-grossing Australian films ? HarryOrange (talk) 06:14, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

...although all those were co-produced with the US. Shantavira|^{feed me} 10:00, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

But can an indy Australian film get onto enough US screens to make a buck? Doug butler (talk) 23:07, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mad Max? Clarityfiend (talk) 21:13, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If none of the above, Money Movers certainly deals with the highest-grossing heist in an Australian film I know of, perhaps one of the most exciting and 'real' films I have ever watched. "Were you not entertained?" Yep. OR, obvs. MinorProphet (talk) 23:15, 13 January 2025 (UTC) [reply]