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Top-grossing films: Top 50 in 1994

Top 50 films in Australia in 1994, ranked by reported gross Australian box office as at 31 December 1994; Australian films listed in bold

The top 10 films accounted for 36 per cent of the total Australian box office in 1994; the top 50 accounted for 74 per cent.

Rank	Title	Distributor	Release date	Box office ($)¹
1	The Lion King	Disney	Aug 1994	24,647,222
2	Four Weddings and a Funeral	Rep	May 1994	21,471,077
3	Mrs Doubtfire	Fox	Dec 1993	20,525,035
4	Speed	Fox	Jun 1994	17,882,442
5	Forrest Gump	UIP/Paramount	Nov 1994	16,329,786
6	The Flintstones	UIP/Universal	Sep 1994	14,941,101
7	The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert	Roadshow	Sep 1994	14,760,104
8	Muriel's Wedding	Roadshow	Sep 1994	13,954,930
9	Cool Runnings	Disney	Mar 1994	13,385,021
10	True Lies	UIP/Universal	Sep 1994	13,199,718
11	Schindler's List	UIP/Universal	Feb 1994	9,987,698
12	Mask	Roadshow	Dec 1994	9,020,434
13	Maverick	Warner Bros	Jun 1994	8,859,874
14	Sister Act 2	Touchstone	Dec 1993	8,729,296
15	Philadelphia	Tristar	Mar 1994	6,958,892
16	Clear and Present Danger	UIP/Paramount	Oct 1994	6,950,373
17	Free Willy	Warner Bros	Dec 1993	6,808,957
18	Lightning Jack	Roadshow	Mar 1994	6,439,819
19	The Pelican Brief	Warner Bros	Mar 1994	6,092,789
20	Beverly Hills Cop 3	UIP/Paramount	Jun 1994	5,491,645
21	The Secret Garden	Warner Bros	Jun 1994	5,450,154
22	The Specialist	Warner Bros	Oct 1994	4,814,562
23	Getting Even with Dad	UIP/MGM	Jun 1994	4,795,501
24	The Client	Warner Bros	Jul 1994	4,770,840
25	Naked Gun 33 1/3	UIP/Paramount	Mar 1994	4,697,343
26	When a Man Loves a Woman	Touchstone	Jul 1994	4,645,558
27	Beethoven's 2nd	UIP/Universal	Dec 1993	4,389,247
28	The Santa Clause	Hollywood	Nov 1994	4,273,624
29	Pulp Fiction	Roadshow	Nov 1994	4,071,227
30	Ace Ventura	Roadshow	Apr 1994	3,831,033
31	The Crow	Roadshow	Jul 1994	3,808,237
32	In the Name of the Father	UIP/Universal	Mar 1994	3,702,542
33	Striking Distance	Columbia	Jan 1994	3,641,323
34	Beverly Hillbillies	Fox	Jan 1994	3,485,035
35	Reality Bites	UIP/Universal	Jun 1994	3,435,277
36	Remains of the Day	Columbia	Feb 1994	3,410,056
37	The Sum of Us	UIP	Jul 1994	3,284,916
38	Tombstone	Roadshow	Jan 1994	3,072,718
39	Grumpy Old Men	Warner Bros	Apr 1994	3,034,651
40	Wolf	Columbia	Sep 1994	3,029,710
41	The Three Musketeers	Disney	Dec 1993	2,859,736
42	Natural Born Killers	Warner Bros	Sep 1994	2,830,387
43	Sirens (Aust./UK)	Buena Vista	Apr 1994	2,779,645
44	City Slickers 2	Columbia	Jun 1994	2,653,655
45	Wayne's World 2	UIP/Paramount	Dec 1993	2,524,504
46	Like Water for Chocolate	Dendy	Oct 1993	2,485,509
47	The River Wild	UIP/Universal	Nov 1994	2,469,982
48	Age of Innocence	Columbia	Dec 1993	2,443,739
49	The Good Son	Fox	Feb 1994	2,381,031
50	My Life	Roadshow	Feb 1994	2,371,518

Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA).

Notes:
1. Earnings are in current dollars (i.e. not adjusted for inflation) and per calendar year so totals do not necessarily represent total earnings for a film. Box office data from 1 January to 31 December 1994, as reported in January 1995.