Unfinished Sky Hits Number 10 at the Box Office

"The success of Unfinished Sky, ranked number 10 at the box office and the number 1 film at several cinema locations, demonstrates that Australian audiences will embrace quality Australian films," said Benjamin Zeccola, Executive Director of distributor Palace Films.

Unfinished Sky achieved a box office result of $265,573 in its first week on just 29 screens. The strong result will see the film’s release expanded to a number of regional cinemas across Australia over the coming weeks.

“I'm thrilled to cap off the financial year with another strong result for an Australian film. Unfinished Sky is quietly overachieving - even without a marquee cast or production budget. Like Razzle Dazzle’s $1.6m and Clubland’s $1.5m in 2007, Unfinished Sky shows that Australian films can attract crowds to the movies,” Benjamin Zeccola said.

“Palace Films was always confident that the affecting love story in Unfinished Sky, the brilliant performances by its lead actors William McInnes and Monic Hendrickx, and the film’s stunning rural locations would attract an audience interested in a quality cinema experience. Feedback from cinemas playing the film indicates a strong awareness of the film and terrific word-of-mouth.”

Unfinished Sky is currently playing all capital cities and opens today on the Gold Coast and in Wagga and Avoca Beach, with seasons in Darwin, Mackay, Toowoomba, Maroochydore, Cairns, Townsville , Newcastle nad Wollongong. Bowral, Nowra, Ettalong Beach, Sorrento, Castlemaine, Horsham, Laurieton and Orange scheduled to commence throughout July and August.