The Dressmaker keeps top spot in box office ahead of release of new Bond film this week
Australian film The Dressmaker made another $3m in its second weekend atop the box office with its total takings already topping $8m in just ten days.
However The Dressmaker’s fine run – $3.063m on 382 screens – is likely to come to an end this week as the latest James Bond film SPECTRE is finally released in Australia, having taken nearly US$300m in under a fortnight in most other markets, toppling box office records.
Comedy horror film A Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse was the highest new entry in fifth spot despite being released a week after Halloween while Simon Pegg’s new romcom Man Up, about a case of mistaken identity on a blind date, only managed $187,297 on 103 screens in ninth spot.
The Dressmaker, 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 – managed to keep Matt Damon’s smash The Martian in second spot taking $1.445m on the weekend for a total box office of more than $25m so far.
Aussie film Oddball also stayed in the top 10 with the kid’s flick now grossing more than $10.5m, in what has been a decent year for local productions at the box office.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Dressmaker (Universal) | $3,063,135 | 382 | $8,264,287 |
| The Martian (Fox) | $1,445,296 | 327 | $25,374,299 |
| Bridge Of Spies (Fox) | $973,455 | 313 | $5,585,837 |
| The Last Witch Hunter (Eone) | $873,192 | 187 | $2,432,570 |
| Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse (Paramount) | $485,632 | 197 | $485,632 |
| Paranormal Activity: Ghost Dimension (Paramount) | $434,930 | 0 | $3,096,531 |
| Burnt (Roadshow) | $359,818 | 210 | $2,378,100 |
| The Intern (Wb) | $346,366 | 179 | $8,923,712 |
| Man Up (Studiocanal) | $187,297 | 103 | $191,456 |
| Oddball (Roadshow) | $154,396 | 185 | $10,592,463 |
| Legend (Studiocanal) | $114,331 | 70 | $1,929,546 |
| Ex-files 2: The Backup Strike Back (Magnum) | $95,952 | 9 | $95,952 |
| Now Add Honey (Roadshow) | $80,241 | 64 | $90,417 |
| Crimson Peak (Universal) | $76,559 | 83 | $1,980,869 |
| The Lobster (Sony) | $71,439 | 10 | $287,963 |
| Pan (Wb) | $71,180 | 95 | $7,185,918 |
| Alex & Eve (Magic Box Ent.) | $70,217 | 32 | $324,318 |
| Sicario (Roadshow) | $60,254 | 39 | $5,266,078 |
| Born To Dance (Vendetta) | $50,333 | 22 | $50,333 |
| The Last Woman Standing (Chinalion Film) | $44,191 | 10 | $44,191 |
