Mad Max received a polarized reception upon its release in April 1979, although it won three AACTA Awards and attracted a cult following, while its critical reputation has grown since. Filmed on a budget of A$0.4 million, it earned more than US$100 million worldwide in gross revenue, and held the "Guinness" record for most profitable film. The success of "Mad Max" has been credited for further opening up the global market to Australian New Wave films. The film became the first in the "Mad Max" series, giving rise to three sequels, "Mad Max 2" (1981), "Beyond Thunderdome" (1985), and "" (2015). "A
Mad Max: Fury Road (comic book) to help them escape however their teacher Aunty Giddy being too old chooses not to go with them. Furiosa sneaks the Wives outside of the Vault to help them escape from Immortan Joe's captivity. The third comic takes place between the events of "" and "Mad Max: Fury Road". Max Rockatansky travels to Gas Town to battle in its gladiator arena "Thunderdome Plus" to win a V8 engine so he can build a new V8 Interceptor after the original was destroyed during the events of "Mad Max 2". The "Thunderdome Plus" is based on the original "Thunderdome", however unlike the