This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in Australia during 1993. Amounts are in Australian dollars.
Number-one films
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This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.[1]
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Week ending
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Film
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Box office
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Notes
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Ref
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| 1 |
6 January 1993 |
Bram Stoker's Dracula |
$3,215,030 |
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[2][3]
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| 2 |
13 January 1993 |
$1,908,042 |
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[4][5]
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| 3 |
20 January 1993 |
The Bodyguard |
$4,367,344 |
The Bodyguard set an opening week record surpassing that set by Crocodile Dundee II |
[6][7][8]
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| 4 |
27 January 1993 |
$3,398,125 |
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[9][10]
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| 5 |
3 February 1993 |
$2,095,084 |
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[11][12]
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| 6 |
10 February 1993 |
$1,417,604 |
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[13][14]
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| 7 |
17 February 1993 |
Unforgiven |
$1,252,793 |
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[15][16]
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| 8 |
24 February 1993 |
$1,135,157 |
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[17][18]
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| 9 |
3 March 1993 |
$812,263 |
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[19][20]
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| 10 |
10 March 1993 |
The Last of the Mohicans |
$1,214,246 |
|
[21][22]
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| 11 |
17 March 1993 |
$859,657 |
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[23][24]
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| 12 |
24 March 1993 |
Scent of a Woman |
$747,832 |
Scent of a Woman reached number one in its second week of release |
[25][26]
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| 13 |
31 March 1993 |
Forever Young |
$1,381,503 |
|
[27][28]
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| 14 |
7 April 1993 |
Loaded Weapon 1 |
$1,145,122 |
|
[29][30]
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| 15 |
14 April 1993 |
Reckless Kelly |
$2,034,810 |
|
[31][32]
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| 16 |
21 April 1993 |
$1,629,188 |
|
[33][34]
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| 17 |
28 April 1993 |
Indecent Proposal |
$1,157,997 |
3-day previews |
[35][36]
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| 18 |
5 May 1993 |
$2,435,465 |
|
[37][38]
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| 19 |
12 May 1993 |
$1,598,720 |
|
[39]
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| 20 |
19 May 1993 |
$1,270,913 |
|
[40][41]
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| 21 |
26 May 1993 |
$1,021,323 |
|
[42][43]
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| 22 |
2 June 1993 |
Falling Down |
$1,274,144 |
|
[44][45]
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| 23 |
9 June 1993 |
Aladdin |
$1,783,182 |
|
[46]
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| 24 |
16 June 1993 |
$2,243,924 |
|
[47][48]
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| 25 |
23 June 1993 |
$1,628,695 |
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[49][50]
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| 26 |
30 June 1993 |
$2,147,251 |
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[51]
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| 27 |
7 July 1993 |
$2,711,330 |
|
[52][53]
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| 28 |
14 July 1993 |
Cliffhanger |
$2,736,228 |
Cliffhanger reached number one in its second week of release |
[54][55]
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| 29 |
21 July 1993 |
$1,923,934 |
|
[56][57]
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| 30 |
28 July 1993 |
The Firm |
$2,610,466 |
|
[58][59]
|
| 31 |
4 August 1993 |
$1,904,932 |
|
[60][61]
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| 32 |
11 August 1993 |
Sleepless in Seattle |
$1,386,671 |
|
[62][63]
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| 33 |
18 August 1993 |
The Fugitive |
$1,853,879 |
|
[64][65]
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| 34 |
25 August 1993 |
$1,766,005 |
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[66][67]
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| 35 |
1 September 1993 |
$1,617,935 |
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[68][69]
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| 36 |
8 September 1993 |
Jurassic Park † |
$6,807,969 |
Jurassic Park broke the opening weekend record set by Terminator 2: Judgment Day with a 4-day gross of $5,447,000 and the weekly record set earlier in the year by The Bodyguard |
[70][71][72][73]
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| 37 |
15 September 1993 |
$5,450,377 |
|
[74][75]
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| 38 |
22 September 1993 |
$4,688,860 |
|
[76][77]
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| 39 |
29 September 1993 |
$4,325,060 |
|
[78][79]
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| 40 |
6 October 1993 |
$3,773,095 |
|
[80][81]
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| 41 |
13 October 1993 |
$1,826,378 |
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[82][83]
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| 42 |
20 October 1993 |
$1,167,136 |
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[84]
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| 43 |
27 October 1993 |
In the Line of Fire |
$858,747 |
In the Line of Fire reached number one in its third week of release |
[85]
|
| 44 |
3 November 1993 |
Rising Sun |
$1,237,615 |
|
[86]
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| 45 |
10 November 1993 |
$827,292 |
|
[87]
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| 46 |
17 November 1993 |
Point of No Return |
$950,435 |
|
[88]
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| 47 |
24 November 1993 |
Malice |
$770,150 |
|
[89]
|
| 48 |
1 December 1993 |
Addams Family Values |
$1,137,024 |
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[90]
|
| 49 |
8 December 1993 |
Demolition Man |
$1,695,480 |
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[91]
|
| 50 |
15 December 1993 |
$1,067,391 |
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[92]
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| 51 |
22 December 1993 |
Mrs. Doubtfire |
$2,400,000 |
|
[93]
|
| 52 |
29 December 1993 |
$3,286,073 |
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[94][93]
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Highest-grossing films
Highest-grossing films of 1993 by calendar gross[1]
| Rank
|
Title
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Distributor
|
Gross (A$)
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| 1. |
Jurassic Park |
UIP/Universal |
$31,745,057
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| 2. |
The Bodyguard |
Warner Bros. |
$18,260,412
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| 3. |
Aladdin |
Disney |
$17,639,062
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| 4. |
Sister Act |
Touchstone Pictures |
$13,609,732
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| 5. |
The Fugitive |
Warner Bros. |
$11,700,288
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| 6. |
Cliffhanger |
TriStar |
$10,452,392
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| 7. |
Sleepless in Seattle |
Tristar |
$10,449,702
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| 8. |
Indecent Proposal |
UIP/Paramount |
$10,321,517
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| 9. |
The Piano |
Miramax/Disney |
$9,209,898
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| 10. |
The Firm |
UIP/Paramount |
$8,682,262
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References
- ^ a b "Top 50 Films Each Year - 1993". Screen Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 11 January 1993. p. 54.
$2,158,893; $A1=$0.67
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 15 January 1993. p. 26.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 18 January 1993. p. 70.
$1,285,639; $A1=$0.67
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 22 January 1993. p. 51.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 25 January 1993. p. 53.
$2,930,488; $A1=$0.67
- ^ Groves, Don (25 January 1993). "'Dracula's' beneficent maleficence". Variety. p. 53.
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 29 January 1993. p. 27.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 1 February 1993. p. 43.
$2,296,113; $A1=$0.68
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 5 February 1993. p. 27.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 8 February 1993. p. 38.
$1,422,143; $A1=$0.68
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 12 February 1993. p. 32.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 15 February 1993. p. 32.
$955,749; $A1=$0.67
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 19 February 1993. p. 35.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 22 February 1993. p. 92.
$858,163; $A1=$0.69
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 26 February 1993. p. 43.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 1 March 1993. p. 48.
$788,026; $A1=$0.69
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 5 March 1993. p. 27.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 8 March 1993. p. 38.
$574,270; $A1=$0.71
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 12 March 1993. p. 27.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 15 March 1993. p. 46.
$854,529; $A1=$0.70
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- ^ "International box office". Variety. 22 March 1993. p. 36.
$607,606; $A1=$0.71
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 26 March 1993. p. 39.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 29 March 1993. p. 38.
$527,969; $A1=$0.71
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 2 April 1993. p. 15.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 5 April 1993. p. 54.
$974,650; $A1=$0.71
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 9 April 1993. p. 27.
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 16 April 1993. p. 32.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 12 April 1993. p. 44.
$572,724; $A1=$0.70
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 19 April 1993. p. 34.
$1,466,081; $A1=$0.72
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 23 April 1993. p. 19.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 26 April 1993. p. 38.
$1,168,128; $A1=$0.72
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 30 April 1993. p. 19.
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 7 May 1993. p. 47.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 3 May 1993. p. 34.
$825,883; $A1=$0.71
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 14 May 1993. p. 31.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 10 May 1993. p. 92.
$1,193,208; $A1=$0.71
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 17 May 1993. p. 58.
$1,119,104; $A1=$0.70
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 24 May 1993. p. 38.
$879,853; $A1=$0.69
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 28 May 1993. p. 23.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 7 June 1993. p. 32.
$712,169; $A1=$0.70
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 4 June 1993. p. 23.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 14 June 1993. p. 42.
$862,341; $A1=$0.68
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 11 June 1993. p. 20.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 21 June 1993. p. 36.
$1,194,732; $A1=$0.67
- ^ "Weekly Box Office Report International". Variety. 28 June 1993. p. 9.
$1,521,156; $A1=$0.68
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 25 June 1993. p. 20.
- ^ "Weekly Box Office Report International". Variety. 12 July 1993. p. 12.
Week ended June 23 gross $1,112,236; Total gross $3,861,489; $A1=$0.68
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 2 July 1993. p. 24.
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 9 July 1993. p. 24.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 19 July 1993. p. 20.
Week ended July 7 gross $1,835,570; Total gross $7,121,065; $A1.47=$1
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 16 July 1993. p. 28.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 26 July 1993. p. 12.
$1,863,371; $A1.47=$1
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 23 July 1993. p. 20.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 2 August 1993. p. 18.
$1,305,004; $A1.32=$1
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 30 July 1993. p. 28.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 9 August 1993. p. 13.
$1,777,647; $A1.47=$1
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 6 August 1993. p. 20.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 16 August 1993. p. 11.
$1,310,212; $A1.4=$1
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 13 August 1993. p. 19.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 23 August 1993. p. 10.
$953,752; $A1.45=$1
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 20 August 1993. p. 20.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 30 August 1993. p. 9.
$1,250,441; $A1.49=$1
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 27 August 1993. p. 24.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 6 September 1993. p. 10.
$1,184,106; $A1.49=$1
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 3 September 1993. p. 24.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 13 September 1993. p. 14.
$1,084,340; $A1.49=$1
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 10 September 1993. p. 28.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 20 September 1993. p. 13.
$4,466,028; $A1.53=$1
- ^ Groves, Don (20 September 1993). "Healthy fall kickoff in Euro B.O.". Variety. p. 13.
- ^ Groves, Don (7 September 1993). "Dinos dominate world". Daily Variety. p. 30. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 17 September 1993. p. 40.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 27 September 1993. p. 16.
$3,523,124; $A1.55=$1
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 24 September 1993. p. 20.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 4 October 1993. p. 16.
$3,061,372; $A1.53=$1
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 1 October 1993. p. 40.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 11 October 1993. p. 18.
$2,794,854; $A1.55=$1
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 8 October 1993. p. 39.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 18 October 1993. p. 14.
$2,458,549; $A1.55=$1
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 15 October 1993. p. 32.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 25 October 1993. p. 40.
$1,205,409; $A1.52=$1
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 22 October 1993. p. 28.
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 1 November 1993. p. 14.
$772,938; $A1.51=$1
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 8 November 1993. p. 9.
$572,498; $A1.50=$1
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 15 November 1993. p. 14.
$830,614; $A1.49=$1
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 22 November 1993. p. 16.
$551,528; $A1.50=$1
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 29 November 1993. p. 10.
$625,286; $A1.52=$1
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 6 December 1993. p. 8.
$513,433; $A1.50=$1
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 13 December 1993. p. 16.
$748,042; $A1.52=$1
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 20 December 1993. p. 16.
$1,130,320; $A1.50=$1
- ^ "International box office". Variety. 27 December 1993. p. 26.
$716,370; $A1.49=$1
- ^ a b "International box office". Variety. 3 January 1994. p. 24.
Weekend gross to 29 December $689,226; Total gross to 29 December $2,351,689; $A1.47=$1
- ^ "International Box Office". Screen International. 16 April 1993. p. 32.
Gross for week ended Dec. 29 $2,201,669; Total gross to Dec. 29 $3,858,732; US$1=A$0.67
Chronology