'Bowling' scores in Australia
SYDNEY -- "Bowling for Columbine," Michael Moore's examination of American culture and its obsession with guns, Monday became the highest-grossing documentary ever in Australia, taking AUS$2.46 million ($1.4 million) since it was released Dec. 26, playing on only 16 screens. It expanded to 40 screens Jan. 23. The film's distributor, Hopscotch Films, said the result reflects the highest boxoffice per capita for the documentary in the English-speaking world. The previous record holder in Australia was "In Bed With Madonna" ("Madonna: Truth or Dare"), which grossed $2.2 million ($1.3 million), as well as topping other successful documentaries released in Australia, such as "When We Were Kings," "Buena Vista Social Club" and "Microcosmos." (Blake Murdoch)
The Hollywood Reporter, April 4 2003