Creating Stories for 21st Century Cinema

Jock GivenSwinburne Institute for Social Research

1981 1991 2001 2011Raiders of the Lost

Ark * Dances with Wolves The Fellowship of the Ring *

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Gallipoli Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*

Transformers: Dark Of The Moon

Mad Max 2 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Shrek * The Hangover Part II

For Your Eyes Only [James Bond] The Silence of the Lambs Moulin Rouge Twilight Saga: Breaking

Dawn – Part 1, The

Arthur Kindergarten Cop Monsters Inc. Pirates of the Caribbean: on Stranger Tides

Chariots of Fire Green Card What Women Want Bridesmaids

An American Werewolf in London Father of the Bride Bridget Jones' Diary Fast and Furious 5

Elephant Man The Addams Family Cast Away Tangled

Flash Gordon City Slickers Miss Congeniality Red Dog

Puberty Blues Sleeping with the Enemy Pearl Harbor Cars 2

Top 10 grossing films, Australia, 1981–2011categorised as original, adaptation, re-make or sequel/series/franchise

Source: Cinema in Australia: An Industry Profile, Swinburne University, June 2013. Analysis of MPDAA data based on Allen, A.S., ‘Has Hollywood Lost its Way?’, Short of the Week, 5 Jan 2012