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| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| Australia Box Office | $979,013 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $66,070,389 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
| Australia Releases: | September 26th, 1996 (IMAX) June 23rd, 2022 (Special Engagement) |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 40 minutes |
| Keywords: | Short Film, Nature Documentary, Set in Antarctica, Voiceover/Narration |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production Countries: | Australia |
| Languages: | English |
Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004/07/02 | - | $739 | 1 | $739 | $3,177 | 406 | |
| 2004/07/09 | - | $1,926 | +161% | 2 | $963 | $5,195 | 407 |
| 2004/07/16 | - | $1,558 | -19% | 2 | $779 | $8,466 | 408 |
| 2004/07/23 | - | $1,670 | +7% | 1 | $1,670 | $9,894 | 409 |
| 2004/07/30 | - | $1,300 | -22% | 2 | $650 | $13,559 | 410 |
| 2004/08/06 | - | $1,147 | -12% | 2 | $574 | $17,427 | 411 |
| 2004/08/13 | - | $1,796 | +57% | 2 | $898 | $19,253 | 412 |
| 2004/10/15 | - | $1,537 | 2 | $769 | $22,292 | 421 | |
| 2004/10/22 | - | $1,799 | +17% | 2 | $900 | $26,096 | 422 |
| 2004/11/12 | - | $2,721 | 1 | $2,721 | $33,996 | 425 | |
| 2004/11/26 | - | $1,755 | 2 | $878 | $35,464 | 427 | |
| 2005/02/11 | - | $241 | 2 | $121 | $38,131 | 438 | |
| 2005/02/18 | - | $91 | -62% | 1 | $91 | $39,266 | 439 |
| 2005/02/25 | - | $1,204 | +1,223% | 1 | $1,204 | $42,248 | 440 |
| 2005/03/04 | - | $1,064 | -12% | 2 | $532 | $47,752 | 441 |
| 2005/03/11 | - | $1,744 | +64% | 2 | $872 | $50,667 | 442 |
| 2005/03/18 | - | $1,922 | +10% | 2 | $961 | $53,680 | 443 |
| 2005/03/25 | - | $1,690 | -12% | 2 | $845 | $58,435 | 444 |
| 2005/04/01 | - | $2,378 | +41% | 1 | $2,378 | $60,646 | 445 |
| 2005/04/22 | - | $438 | 1 | $438 | $63,876 | 448 | |
| 2005/04/29 | - | $999 | +128% | 1 | $999 | $64,556 | 449 |
| 2005/05/06 | - | $2,616 | +162% | 2 | $1,308 | $68,076 | 450 |
| 2005/05/13 | - | $1,329 | -49% | 2 | $665 | $67,939 | 451 |
| 2005/05/20 | - | $3,228 | +143% | 2 | $1,614 | $73,810 | 452 |
| 2005/05/27 | - | $1,483 | -54% | 2 | $742 | $79,068 | 453 |
| 2005/06/10 | - | $1,889 | 2 | $945 | $80,472 | 455 | |
| 2005/06/17 | - | $1,393 | -26% | 1 | $1,393 | $84,466 | 456 |
| 2005/07/01 | - | $792 | 1 | $792 | $81,877 | 458 | |
| 2005/07/15 | - | $57 | 1 | $57 | $83,691 | 460 | |
| 2007/11/16 | - | $561 | 1 | $561 | $355,220 | 582 | |
| 2007/12/07 | - | $841 | 1 | $841 | $357,243 | 585 | |
| 2007/12/21 | - | $720 | 1 | $720 | $351,901 | 587 | |
| 2009/10/02 | - | $1,396 | 1 | $1,396 | $544,933 | 680 | |
| 2009/10/16 | - | $2,014 | 1 | $2,014 | $578,588 | 682 | |
| 2009/10/23 | - | $1,571 | -22% | 1 | $1,571 | $587,584 | 683 |
| 2009/11/06 | - | $1,216 | 1 | $1,216 | $588,420 | 685 | |
| 2009/11/20 | - | $1,933 | 1 | $1,933 | $590,325 | 687 | |
| 2014/08/29 | - | $642 | 1 | $642 | $1,125,734 | 936 | |
| 2014/09/19 | - | $1,124 | 1 | $1,124 | $1,081,669 | 939 | |
| 2014/10/31 | 39 | $1,175 | 1 | $1,175 | $1,070,389 | 945 | |
| 2014/11/07 | 30 | $3,337 | +184% | 1 | $3,337 | $1,052,873 | 946 |
| 2014/11/21 | 16 | $1,295 | 1 | $1,295 | $1,060,800 | 948 | |
| 2014/11/28 | 18 | $1,540 | +19% | 1 | $1,540 | $1,043,985 | 949 |
| 2014/12/19 | 25 | $399 | 1 | $399 | $995,287 | 952 | |
| 2015/02/27 | 48 | $1,450 | 1 | $1,450 | $960,484 | 962 | |
| 2015/03/06 | 41 | $2,301 | +59% | 1 | $2,301 | $950,712 | 963 |
| 2015/03/13 | 47 | $1,400 | -39% | 1 | $1,400 | $944,928 | 964 |
| 2015/03/20 | 57 | $1,811 | +29% | 1 | $1,811 | $963,240 | 965 |
| 2015/05/01 | 70 | $704 | 1 | $704 | $973,394 | 971 | |
| 2015/05/15 | 54 | $1,229 | 1 | $1,229 | $1,005,998 | 973 | |
| 2015/05/22 | 57 | $1,238 | +1% | 2 | $619 | $980,641 | 974 |
| 2015/05/29 | 54 | $799 | -35% | 1 | $799 | $960,938 | 975 |
| 2015/06/19 | 61 | $1,286 | 1 | $1,286 | $981,095 | 978 | |
| 2015/07/17 | 50 | $1,709 | 1 | $1,709 | $934,124 | 982 | |
| 2015/08/14 | 51 | $2,312 | 2 | $1,156 | $945,904 | 986 | |
| 2015/09/11 | 59 | $1,005 | 1 | $1,005 | $914,331 | 990 | |
| 2015/09/18 | 54 | $1,972 | +96% | 1 | $1,972 | $937,237 | 991 |
| 2015/10/09 | 67 | $1,020 | 1 | $1,020 | $952,062 | 994 | |
| 2015/10/23 | 49 | $1,903 | 1 | $1,903 | $938,717 | 996 | |
| 2015/10/30 | 66 | $932 | -51% | 1 | $932 | $929,856 | 997 |
| 2015/11/06 | 62 | $1,068 | +15% | 1 | $1,068 | $919,413 | 998 |
| 2015/11/27 | 62 | $777 | 1 | $777 | $943,207 | 1,001 | |
| 2016/02/05 | 48 | $746 | 1 | $746 | $931,431 | 1,011 | |
| 2016/02/26 | 56 | $2,001 | 1 | $2,001 | $941,453 | 1,014 | |
| 2016/05/27 | 77 | $424 | 1 | $424 | $959,900 | 1,027 | |
| 2016/06/03 | 70 | $185 | -56% | 1 | $185 | $979,013 | 1,028 |
| 2022/06/24 | - | $5,897 | 1 | $5,897 | $6,621 | 1,344 | |
| 2022/07/01 | - | $15,931 | +170% | 1 | $15,931 | $33,045 | 1,345 |
| 2022/07/08 | 18 | $18,482 | +16% | 1 | $18,482 | $62,515 | 1,346 |
| 2022/07/15 | - | $6,946 | -62% | 1 | $6,946 | $72,913 | 1,347 |
| 2022/07/22 | - | $5,078 | -27% | 1 | $5,078 | $79,053 | 1,348 |
| 2022/07/29 | - | $4,636 | -9% | 1 | $4,636 | $86,286 | 1,349 |
| 2022/08/05 | - | $4,466 | -4% | 1 | $4,466 | $93,006 | 1,350 |
| 2022/08/12 | - | $5,618 | +26% | 1 | $5,618 | $98,618 | 1,351 |
| 2022/08/19 | - | $3,964 | -29% | 1 | $3,964 | $106,353 | 1,352 |
| 2022/08/26 | - | $3,593 | -9% | 1 | $3,593 | $107,576 | 1,353 |
| 2022/09/02 | - | $4,734 | +32% | 1 | $4,734 | $114,261 | 1,354 |
| 2022/09/09 | - | $3,371 | -29% | 1 | $3,371 | $118,007 | 1,355 |
| 2022/09/16 | - | $4,016 | +19% | 1 | $4,016 | $123,031 | 1,356 |
| 2022/09/23 | - | $4,077 | +2% | 1 | $4,077 | $128,486 | 1,357 |
| 2022/09/30 | - | $5,729 | +41% | 1 | $5,729 | $134,802 | 1,358 |
| 2022/10/07 | - | $2,020 | -65% | 1 | $2,020 | $136,908 | 1,359 |
| 2022/10/14 | - | $1,226 | -39% | 1 | $1,226 | $135,458 | 1,360 |
| 2022/10/21 | - | $2,456 | +100% | 1 | $2,456 | $138,132 | 1,361 |
| 2022/10/28 | - | $2,895 | +18% | 1 | $2,895 | $145,186 | 1,362 |
| 2022/11/04 | - | $1,167 | -60% | 1 | $1,167 | $148,708 | 1,363 |
| 2022/11/11 | - | $1,625 | +39% | 1 | $1,625 | $151,665 | 1,364 |
| 2022/11/18 | - | $2,173 | +34% | 1 | $2,173 | $158,072 | 1,365 |
| 2022/11/25 | - | $2,852 | +31% | 1 | $2,852 | $163,569 | 1,366 |
| 2022/12/02 | - | $797 | -72% | 1 | $797 | $166,324 | 1,367 |
| 2022/12/09 | - | $1,312 | +65% | 1 | $1,312 | $169,153 | 1,368 |
| 2023/01/13 | - | $578 | 1 | $578 | $172,603 | 1,373 | |
| 2023/01/20 | - | $201 | -65% | 1 | $201 | $176,117 | 1,374 |
| 2023/01/27 | - | $445 | +121% | 1 | $445 | $178,035 | 1,375 |
| 2023/02/03 | - | $499 | +12% | 1 | $499 | $182,469 | 1,376 |
| 2023/02/10 | - | $88 | -82% | 1 | $88 | $178,551 | 1,377 |
| 2023/02/24 | - | $78 | 1 | $78 | $177,253 | 1,379 | |
| 2023/03/03 | - | $174 | +123% | 1 | $174 | $174,300 | 1,380 |
| 2023/04/28 | - | $510 | 1 | $510 | $174,096 | 1,388 | |
| 2023/06/16 | - | $495 | 1 | $495 | $177,010 | 1,395 | |
| 2023/08/04 | - | $1,173 | 1 | $1,173 | $178,022 | 1,402 | |
| 2023/09/08 | - | $769 | 1 | $769 | $174,966 | 1,407 | |
| 2023/09/15 | - | $168 | -78% | 1 | $168 | $173,425 | 1,408 |
| 2023/11/17 | - | $2,075 | 1 | $2,075 | $176,938 | 1,417 | |
| 2024/02/16 | - | $667 | 1 | $667 | $182,821 | 1,430 |
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 9/26/1996 | $0 | 0 | 2 | 125 | $979,013 | 2/19/2024 |
| North America | 10/18/1991 | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $65,000,000 | |
| Rest of World | $91,376 | ||||||
| Worldwide Total | $66,070,389 | 2/19/2024 | |||||
| Alex Scott | Himself |
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| John Weiley | Director |
