Elysium tops Aussie box office on its opening weekend
The Sony Pictures distributed Elysium has topped the Australian box office on its opening weekend, taking home $3,474,793 across 317 screens.
The film, written and directed by Neill Blomkamp, the director of District 9, is set in the year 2154 where two classes of people exist: the very wealthy on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium and the rest, who lived on an overpopulated and ruined Earth. Starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, the film follows Damon’s character as he attempts to save the millions of people on Earth.
Elysium overtook the Eone/Hopscotch distributed Now You See Me which topped box offices last weekend in its debut. Now You See Me took home on its second week $2,582,830 across 265 screens.
Jennifer Aniston’s newest comedy We’re the Millers, distributed by Warner Bros, made $2,303,057 in its opening weekend, across 342 screens.
The two debutants pushed box office stayers The Wolverine, The Conjuring and The Heat down the list, with The Wolverine the only one to remain in the top five.
Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Joss Whedon, brought home $7624 for its distributor, Sharmill, across 10 screens.
Despicable Me 2, distributed by Universal, was the only children’s film to make the top 10, taking home $234,473 over the weekend.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elysium (Sony) | $3,474,793 | 317 | $3,674,977 |
| Now You See Me (Eone /hopscotch) | $2,582,830 | 265 | $8,073,194 |
| The Wolverine (Fox) | $703,282 | 275 | $14,673,051 |
| Pain & Gain (Paramount) | $580,286 | 210 | $2,874,602 |
| The Heat (Fox) | $337,151 | 182 | $14,610,474 |
| Despicable Me 2 (Universal) | $236,473 | 182 | $35,131,231 |
| The World's End (Universal) | $183,500 | 165 | $2,298,186 |
| Chennai Express (Mindblowing Films) | $148,103 | 21 | $669,085 |
| This Is The End (Sony) | $147,438 | 120 | $7,542,852 |
| The Way Way Back (Studiocanal) | $114,144 | 95 | $1,222,793 |
| Frances Ha (Paramount) | $107,293 | 18 | $126,124 |
| Monsters University (Disney) | $92,765 | 147 | $23,990,638 |
| Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobara (Mindblowing Films) | $68,304 | 16 | $68,304 |
| Before Midnight (Eone /hopscotch) | $55,794 | 44 | $1,082,787 |
| Epic (Fox) | $40,716 | 54 | $8,267,213 |
| National Theatre Live: The Audience (Sharmill) | $23,956 | 13 | $890,521 |
| Dino Time (Studiocanal) | $22,846 | 78 | $114,819 |
| The Lone Ranger (Disney) | $15,539 | 40 | $10,453,403 |
| Cloudburst (Momo Films) | $13,993 | 10 | $132,097 |
| Beyond The Hills (Madman) | $10,895 | 3 | $45,685 |
Miranda Ward worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017, eventually becoming deputy editor. Miranda joined Mumbrella in September 2013 from Sky News.
Linkedin
topics
box office
Despicable Me 2
eOne
Hopscotch
Now You See me
Sony Pictures
The Conjuring
the heat
The Wolverine
Warner Bros
It really is all about stopping the boats.
Am in the right article?
User ID not verified.