It's official. Last year was not only the biggest year at movie box offices in Australia, it was also the best year for local films.
Final figures released by the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA) show a total box office of $1,226,315,433, beating the previous record in 2010 by over $120 million. 
Australian films took $88 million of this total, beating the 2001 record of $63.4 million. This represents 7.18 per cent box office share. Adjusted for inflation, it is the best Australian result in 14 years.
There were two Australian films in the top 20: Mad Max: Fury Road, at number 13 with $21.7 million, and The Dressmaker, at number 17 with $18.4 million. The Dressmaker is still in cinemas, and looks set to top $20 million. Oddball, The Water Diviner, Paper Planes and Last Cab To Darwin all performed strongly.
Number one overall was Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with a 2015 box office of $62.78 million after only two weeks in release..
Jurassic World ($52.94m), Fast and Furious 7 ($43.34m), Avengers: The Age of Ultron ($40.11m) and Spectre ($34.58 m) made up the top five
The top ten films of 2015 grossed $382,358,705.
Screen Australia chief executive Graeme Mason said that the figures were "proof that local audiences want to see their own stories and are happy to pay for the full cinema experience to enjoy those stories".
He said that the box office share for Australian films in a year of blockbusters was "outstanding and should embolden local filmmakers.
The popularity of family films is particularly notable, pointing to a new generation of cinema-goers having early exposure to Australian content."
Jo Bladen, chair of the MPDAA, hailed the year as an affirmation for cinema-going but added a warning note.
"The fight against piracy is now more important than ever and the distribution and exhibition communities continue to support efforts to protect creative intellectual property," Bladen said.
"The failure to enact strong copyright protections could ultimately inhibit the future of filmed entertainment."
Top 10 Australian films at the box office 2015
Mad Max: Fury Road
$21,685,344
The Dressmaker
$18,557,934
Oddball
$11,043,604
The Water Diviner
$10,148,891
Paper Planes
$9,654,965
Last Cab to Darwin
$7,390,306
Blinky Bill: The Movie
$2,906,981
That Sugar Film
$1,708,908
Holding The Man
$1,250,540
Alex & Eve
$536,475