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Top-grossing films: Top 50 in 1995

Top 50 films in Australia in 1995, ranked by reported gross Australian box office as at 31 December 1995; Australian films listed in bold

The top 10 films accounted for 27 per cent of the total Australian box office in 1995; the top 50 accounted for 71 per cent.

Rank	Title	Distributor	Release date	Box office ($)¹
1	Batman Forever	Warner Bros	29 Jun 1995	17,934,344
2	Casper	UIP/Universal	22 Jun 1995	16,856,655
3	Dumb and Dumber	Roadshow	16 Mar 1995	16,455,091
4	Forrest Gump	UIP/Paramount	17 Nov 1994	13,246,189
5	Apollo 13	UIP/Universal	31 Aug 1995	12,448,615
6	Die Hard: with a Vengance	Roadshow	25 May 1995	12,050,360
7	Braveheart	Fox	1 Jun 1995	11,930,986
8	Babe	UIP/Universal	14 Dec 1995	10,972,358
9	While You Were Sleeping	Hollywood	4 May 1995	10,737,584
10	Ace Ventura, When Nature Calls	Roadshow	30 Nov 1995	10,462,699
11	Seven	Roadshow	2 Nov 1995	10,338,250
12	Mask	Roadshow	8 Dec 1994	9,871,373
13	Pocahontas	Disney	24 Aug 1995	9,426,024
14	Disclosure	Warner Bros	12 Jan 1995	8,427,105
15	Pulp Fiction	Roadshow	24 Nov 1994	8,238,421
16	Stargate	Roadshow	16 Feb 1995	7,973,491
17	Legends of the Fall	Tristar	2 Mar 1995	7,549,283
18	Nine Months	Fox	7 Sep 1995	7,219,191
19	Waterworld	UIP/Universal	14 Sep 1995	6,932,576
20	Dangerous Minds	Hollywood	28 Sep 1995	6,682,405
21	Little Women	Columbia	30 Mar 1995	6,615,001
22	Interview with a Vampire	Warner Bros	26 Dec 1994	6,102,820
23	Clueless	UIP/Paramount	14 Sep 1995	5,959,312
24	Toy Story	Disney	7 Dec 1995	5,937,427
25	Species	UIP/MGM	3 Aug 1995	5,811,389
26	Richie Rich	Warner Bros	26 Dec 1994	5,550,613
27	Rob Roy	UIP/UA	13 Apr 1995	5,528,838
28	Once Were Warriors	Dendy	8 Dec 1994	5,503,674
29	Crimson Tide	Hollywood	8 Jun 1995	5,171,458
30	101 Dalmations	Disney	6 Apr 1995	4,865,652
31	Nell	REP	9 Feb 1995	4,843,557
32	Circle of Friends	REP	27 Jul 1995	4,786,655
33	Bad Boys	Columbia	25 Apr 1995	4,707,891
34	French Kiss	REP	17 Aug 1995	4,676,217
35	Outbreak	Warner Bros	6 Apr 1995	4,668,979
36	Under Seige 2: Dark Territory	Warner Bros	27 Jul 1995	4,615,982
37	Free Willy 2	Warner Bros	21 Sep 1995	4,601,803
38	Little Rascals	UIP/Universal	26 Dec 1995	4,556,951
39	The Brady Bunch	UIP/Paramount	6 Apr 1995	4,537,397
40	Star Trek: Generations	UIP/Paramount	30 Mar 1995	4,458,418
41	Goldeneye	UIP/UA	26 Dec 1995	4,407,414
42	The Net	Columbia	14 Sep 1995	4,210,447
43	Assassins	Warner Bros	19 Oct 1995	4,018,791
44	Bridges of Madison County	Warner Bros	12 Oct 1995	3,955,225
45	Congo	UIP/Paramount	6 Jul 1995	3,846,358
46	First Knight	Columbia	13 Jul 1995	3,842,132
47	Terminal Velocity	Hollywood	26 Jan 1995	3,823,190
48	Judge Dredd	Roadshow	17 Aug 1995	3,653,347
49	Street Fighter	Columbia	12 Jan 1995	3,604,863
50	Drop Zone	UIP/Paramount	5 Jan 1995	3,598,755

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 1995, as reported in January 1996.