Australian feature films are currently dominating the box office, with exhibitors reporting a “revitalised” audience appetite for local stories.
Since the start of this year, the 11 Aussie features released in cinemas have taken a whopping 54 per cent of the national box office, or $26 million. Last weekend, in an unprecedented result, four out of the top five films at the Bo were Australian.
Roadshow Films’ The Dry, the no. 1 film in the country for weeks now, is approaching $20 million, seeing it rank among the highest grossing Australian films of all time.
That local films are performing so well is in part by virtue of Covid, with a lack of new releases from the US allowing films more screens and more time to build word-of-mouth and momentum. However, both distributors and exhibitors have also thrown their weight behind all of the local releases.
Australia isn’t alone in this revival; other territories...
Since the start of this year, the 11 Aussie features released in cinemas have taken a whopping 54 per cent of the national box office, or $26 million. Last weekend, in an unprecedented result, four out of the top five films at the Bo were Australian.
Roadshow Films’ The Dry, the no. 1 film in the country for weeks now, is approaching $20 million, seeing it rank among the highest grossing Australian films of all time.
That local films are performing so well is in part by virtue of Covid, with a lack of new releases from the US allowing films more screens and more time to build word-of-mouth and momentum. However, both distributors and exhibitors have also thrown their weight behind all of the local releases.
Australia isn’t alone in this revival; other territories...
- 2/19/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
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