List of highest-grossing films in Austria

This list charts the most successful films at cinemas in Austria by admissions. Der Schuh des Manitu (2001) is the highest-grossing movie in Austria with over 2 million admissions.

Highest-grossing films

This table ranks films released in Austria by revenue though not adjusted for inflation.

Rank	Film	Year	Gross
01	Avatar: The Way of Water[1][2][3]	2022	€16,970,000
02	Der Schuh des Manitu[2]	2001	€9,150,000

Adjusted for inflation

Rank	Film	Year	Gross
01	Avatar: The Way of Water[2][3]	2022	€ 16,970,000
02	Der Schuh des Manitu[4]	2001	€13,440,000

Most successful films by admissions

The table below lists the most successful films in Austria in terms of admissions.^[5]

Rank	Film	Year	Admissions
01	Der Schuh des Manitu	2001	2,091,759
02	Titanic[a]	1998	1,412,143
03	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	2009	1,272,648
04	Avatar[b]	2009	1,206,788
05	Ice Age: The Meltdown	2006	1,197,007
06	Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1	2004	1,173,846
07	Avatar: The Way of Water[6]	2022	1,161,090
08	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	2001	1,073,949
09	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	2002	1,052,074
10	Finding Nemo	2003	1,135,758
11	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	2003	1,029,582
12	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone[c]	2001	995,938
13	Ice Age: Continental Drift	2012	951,248
14	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	2006	882,087
15	The Lion King[7]	2019	837,348
16	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	2002	808,376
17	Barbie[8]	2023	799,811
18	Vicky the Viking	2009	798,676
19	Madagascar	2005	798,636
20	Minions	2015	794,357

Most successful Austrian films

The table below lists the most successful Austrian films in Austria in terms of admissions since 1982.

Rank	Film	Year	Admissions
1	Hinterholz 8	1998	617,597[9]
2	Müllers Büro	1986	441,135[10]
3	Poppitz	2002	441,106[11]
4	Echte Wiener – Die Sackbauer-Saga	2008	372,788[11]
5	Brother of Sleep	1995	307,345[9]
6	Life Eternal	2015	286,181[12]
7	Griechenland	2023	283,783[13]
8	The Bone Man	2009	281,146[11]
9	Wild Mouse	2017	280,617[12]
10	MA 2412 – Die Staatsdiener	2003	272,849[11]
11	The Unintentional Kidnapping of Mrs. Elfriede Ott	2010	237,471[11]
12	Komm, süßer Tod	2000	232,009[9]
13	Indien	1993	224,748[9]
14	Be Gentle, Penguin [de]	1982	210,000[10]
15	Silentium	2004	206,148[11]

Most weeks at number one

Number of weeks	Film	Year(s)
9	Avatar: The Way of Water	2022-23
8	The Intouchables	2012
7	Avatar	2009-10
6	Minions	2015
6	Mufasa: The Lion King	2024-25

See also

• Lists of highest-grossing films

Notes

¹ Total includes 22,238 admissions of the 2023 25th anniversary re-release.^[14]
2 Total includes 32,048 admissions of the 2022 remastered re-release.^[15]
3 Total includes 10,741 admissions of the 3D Anniversary Version.^[16]