Aussie film The Dressmaker finally knocks The Martian off the top of the box office
Australian film The Dressmaker has knocked The Martian off the top of the box office standings taking in more than $3m in its opening weekend.
The film, starring Kate Winslet as a woman returning to her outback home town in 1951 to solve a murder mystery – and introduce the locals to high fashion – grabbed $3.164m on its opening weekend on 384 screens.
It finally ended The Martian’s month-long stint at the top of the box office, relegating the Matt Damon survival flick to second spot with $1.59m on 386 screens, with a total take of $23.2m so far.
Vin Diesel film The Last Witchhunter sat in fourth spot on its launch weekend taking $1.1m on 182 screens just behind Bridge of Spies ($1.3m) and ahead of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension with $701,000 on 319 screens, well down on last week’s $1.339m.
Kids comedy Hotel Transylvania 2 was released in time for Halloween but failed to make a big impact taking just $275,000 on 120 screens.
Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
---|---|---|---|
The Dressmaker (Universal) | $3,164,038 | 384 | $3,576,832 |
The Martian (Fox) | $1,598,326 | 386 | $23,219,186 |
Bridge Of Spies (Fox) | $1,303,444 | 0 | $3,844,639 |
The Last Witch Hunter (Eone) | $1,101,159 | 182 | $1,108,523 |
Paranormal Activity: Ghost Dimension (Paramount) | $701,304 | 319 | $2,418,958 |
Burnt (Roadshow) | $512,361 | 248 | $1,771,347 |
The Intern (Wb) | $430,343 | 215 | $8,370,361 |
Hotel Transylvania 2 (Sony) | $275,221 | 120 | $275,221 |
Crimson Peak (Universal) | $180,181 | 158 | $1,821,623 |
Legend (Studiocanal) | $179,362 | 152 | $1,726,221 |
Oddball (Roadshow) | $166,283 | 203 | $10,331,098 |
The Witness (Chinalion Film) | $87,320 | 10 | $87,320 |
Miss You Already (Eone) | $81,820 | 114 | $1,853,476 |
Black Mass (Wb) | $79,474 | 90 | $2,707,571 |
Sicario (Roadshow) | $78,282 | 55 | $5,167,557 |
Mistress America (Fox) | $72,989 | 20 | $72,989 |
Pan (Wb) | $67,053 | 98 | $7,063,843 |
Alex & Eve (Magic Box Ent.) | $64,812 | 34 | $223,296 |
The Lobster (Sony) | $64,152 | 10 | $179,821 |
Sleeping With Other People (Madman) | $60,263 | 35 | $71,937 |