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Cinema industry trends
Top 100 documentaries of all time

ranked by total reported gross Australian box office

Next update February 2025
 

There are two Australian-made IMAX titles in the all-time top 100 to March 2023: Antarctica (10) and Africa’s Elephant Kingdom (22). The most successful non-IMAX Australian documentary is John Farnham: Finding the Voice (15), which has grossed $4,496,883 since its release in May 2023. This was also the only new title to enter the top 100 in 2023.

Australian films are highlighted in bold.

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