Focus claims second spot in weekend box office as The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel reigns supreme
Former Neighbours star Margot Robbie’s latest film Focus, which also stars Will Smith, has claimed the second spot on the weekend box office since premiering last Thursday.
The movie, which tells the story of accomplished con man Nicky Spurgeon taking an amateur con artist under his wing before the two become romantically involved, pulled in $2.619m over the weekend but were just pipped by The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which made $2.631m to claim the top place on the box office rankings for the second week running.
Fifty Shades of Grey was knocked into fourth place after pulling in $1.001m to take the films total Aussie box office takings to $22.140m.
Kingsman: The Secret Service held onto third place after pulling in $1.021m across 253 screens, taking its total takings north of $15m.
Ticket takings dropped drastically from fourth place to fifth place with Seventh Son claiming fifth despite only pulling in $728,008.
Aussie film Paper Planes has edged over the $9m total box office mark after pulling in $192,264 at the local box office.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Fox) | $2,631,599 | 0 | $8,624,346 |
| Focus (Wb) | $2,619,751 | 0 | $2,662,971 |
| Kingsman: The Secret Service (Fox) | $1,021,730 | 253 | $15,677,584 |
| Fifty Shades Of Grey (Universal) | $1,001,406 | 0 | $22,140,539 |
| Seventh Son (Universal) | $728,008 | 0 | $728,008 |
| Unfinished Business (Fox) | $634,337 | 208 | $657,842 |
| Jupiter Ascending (Roadshow) | $548,399 | 254 | $4,584,788 |
| American Sniper (Roadshow) | $277,937 | 0 | $18,990,078 |
| Project Almanac (Paramount) | $261,743 | 0 | $1,180,941 |
| The Theory Of Everything (Universal) | $247,781 | 0 | $5,837,843 |
| Paper Planes (Roadshow) | $192,264 | 0 | $9,150,310 |
| Still Alice (Icon) | $143,439 | 124 | $1,932,514 |
| Birdman (Fox) | $139,764 | 87 | $5,870,869 |
| What We Did On Our Holiday (Paramount) | $131,336 | 0 | $1,198,250 |
| The Imitation Game (Roadshow) | $98,729 | 61 | $18,130,560 |
| Selma (Studiocanal) | $72,909 | 0 | $1,272,305 |
| 12 Golden Ducks (Magnum) | $69,652 | 9 | $69,652 |
| That Sugar Film (Madman) | $63,661 | 8 | $138,850 |
| Big Hero 6 (Disney) | $59,549 | 84 | $21,818,250 |
| Most Violent Year, A (Roadshow) | $52,127 | 33 | $188,819 |
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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