Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA) released the finalised 2017 box office figures, confirming Academy Award® Best Picture nominee Lion was the top earning Australian film at the local box office, taking $29.5m. The result sees Lion go into the history books, becoming the 5th all-time biggest Australian film at the local box office, having propelled Australian films to a 4.1% share in 2017. Lion took $177.94m^ worldwide across 57 territories including Australia.
The top five Australian films at the local box office were rounded out by Red Dog: True Blue ($5.9m in addition to $1.6m taken in 2016), Jasper Jones ($2.7m), Dance Academy ($2.1m) and documentary Mountain ($2m).
| Title | Release Date | 2017 Gross | Cum. Gross | Strategy |
| Lion | 19/01/2017 | $29,464,072 | $29,545,626 | Wide |
| Red Dog: True Blue | 26/12/2016 | $5,950,186 | $7,542,084 | Wide |
| Jasper Jones | 2/03/2017 | $2,703,451 | $2,703,451 | Wide |
| Dance Academy | 6/04/2017 | $2,114,801 | $2,114,801 | Wide |
| Mountain | 21/09/2017 | $2,023,873 | $2,023,873 | Specialty |
| Ali’s Wedding | 31/08/2017 | $1,399,897 | $1,402,702 | Specialty |
| Three Summers | 2/11/2017 | $792,809 | $796,168 | Mainstream |
| Hacksaw Ridge | 3/11/2016 | $689,489 | $8,857,936 | Wide |
| Don’t Tell | 18/05/2017 | $409,946 | $409,946 | Speciality |
| Rip Tide | 14/09/2017 | $358,757 | $358,757 | Speciality |
Official sites for LION, RED DOG: TRUE BLUE, JASPER JONES, and MOUNTAIN.
More information about 2017 Film Box Office at Screen Australia.