Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles makes $3.37m more than its closest rival Into the Storm at the weekend box office
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Into The Storm held onto their first and second rankings in the weekend box office, however the gap between the two films totalled $3.37m.
The Jonathan Liebesman directed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles dominated the weekend, doubling its take from last week grabbing $4.369m across 429 screens, taking its total Australian box office to $6.473m.
Popularity for disaster movie Into The Storm waned with its weekend box office takings dipping by nearly $1m. The movie made $999,181 across 336 screens over the weekend, taking its Aussie box office total to $3.654m.
Step Up: All In, the newest release in the dancing franchise, was a new entrant to the top five, taking a total of $802,950 across 340 screens in its opening weekend.
Guardians of The Galaxy remains in the top five, coming in at fourth place, after making $689,243 across 190 screens. The Disney movie has made a total of $24.254m at the Australian box office.
The Giver, which tells the story of a boy who in a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, is chosen to learn about the true pain and pleasure of the “real” world, was another new entrant to the top ten. The film, which stars Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift, took in $678,824 across 206 screens in its opening weekend.
New Zealand vampire comedy What We Do In The Shadows made $157,373 across 50 screens, taking its total Aussie box office to $537,070.
Locally produced film Predestination, which stars Ethan Hawke, grabbed $101,251 across 47 screens, taking its total box office to $595,387. Fellow Australian film, Joel Edgerton’s Felony made $84,154 across 39 screens, taking its total takings to $544,344.
Miranda Ward
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) | $4,369,582 | 492 | $6,473,152 |
| Into The Storm (Roadshow) | $997,181 | 336 | $3,654,657 |
| Step Up: All In (Universal) | $802,950 | 340 | $804,812 |
| Guardians Of The Galaxy (Disney) | $689,243 | 190 | $24,254,021 |
| The Giver (Roadshow) | $678,824 | 206 | $679,135 |
| The Hundred-foot Journey (Disney) | $576,982 | 220 | $10,141,746 |
| If I Stay (Wb) | $334,494 | 203 | $2,447,897 |
| Magic In The Moonlight (Eone) | $330,455 | 145 | $2,233,901 |
| Lucy (Universal) | $280,633 | 119 | $15,391,817 |
| Planes: Fire & Rescue (Disney) | $276,794 | 221 | $353,295 |
| The Inbetweeners 2 (Roadshow) | $264,367 | 199 | $7,229,402 |
| Boyhood (Universal) | $250,805 | 59 | $831,141 |
| What We Do In The Shadows (Madman) | $157,373 | 50 | $537,070 |
| Predestination (Pinnacle Films) | $101,251 | 47 | $595,387 |
| Andre Rieu: 2014 Maastricht Concert (Cinema Live) | $94,907 | 75 | $915,173 |
| Felony (Roadshow) | $84,154 | 39 | $544,344 |
| Most Wanted Man, A (Roadshow) | $40,759 | 36 | $1,370,674 |
| But Always (Chinalion Film) | $38,401 | 9 | $146,407 |
| Begin Again (Roadshow) | $30,613 | 55 | $1,453,146 |
| The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared (Studiocanal) | $24,984 | 25 | $386,345 |
Miranda Ward worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017, eventually becoming deputy editor. Miranda joined Mumbrella in September 2013 from Sky News.
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