Australian cinema

Cinema of Australia means the system of production, distribution, and showing of movies in Australia. Making movies in Australia started in 1906. The Story of the Kelly Gang was the earliest feature movie ever made. Since then, many movies have been made in Australia.  Many have got international praise. Many actors and moviemakers started their careers in Australian movies. 

Commercially successful Australian movies have included Paul Hogan's Crocodile Dundee,  Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge! and Chris Noonan's Babe. Other award winning productions include Picnic at Hanging Rock, Gallipoli, The Tracker, Shine and Ten Canoes. Famous Australian trained actors include Errol Flynn, Peter Finch, Rod Taylor, Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger.

 History 
The Australian movie history has been called 'boom and bust'.  This is because at times there are very few movies made and other times many movies are made.David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 1990

List of highest-grossing Australian movies
 Rank  Title  Year of release  Budget (A$)  Australian gross (A$) Worldwide gross (US$) 1  Crocodile Dundee  1986  $11,500,000  $47,707,045  $328,203,506 2  Australia  2008  $200,000,000 (US$130,000,000, US$78,000,000 after tax incentives)  $36,780,000  $211,342,221 3  Babe  1995  $30,000,000 $36,770,000  $254,134,910 4  Happy Feet  2006  $132,740,000  $31,800,000  $384,300,000 5  Moulin Rouge!  2001  $100,453,600  $27,700,000  $179,213,434 6  Crocodile Dundee 2  1988  $15,800,000  $24,900,000  $239,606,210 7  Strictly Ballroom  1992  $3,000,000  $21,800,000  $37,763,592 8  The Dish  2000  -  $18,000,000  - 9  The Man From Snowy River  1982  -  $17,200,000  - 10  Red Dog  2011  $8,500,000  $21,125,682 (as of 12/12/2011)  -

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