Arrival takes second spot from Hacksaw Ridge but Doctor Strange dominates weekend box office
New sci-fi film Arrival relegated the Mel Gibson war film Hacksaw Ridge to third spot at the box office, raking in $2.171m across its premiere weekend.
The film, which opened on November 10, features Amy Adams in a lead role about a group of investigators communicating with extraterrestrial visitors who have landed in spaceships across Earth.
Despite Arrival’s success, it could not dislodge Disney’s Dr Strange which achieved an additional $2.577m at box office. To date, Doctor Strange, has achieved a total of $16.058m earnings at the Australian box office.
Sliding to third spot Hacksaw Ridge achieved $1.318m in earnings over the weekend, bringing the film’s total to $3.653m across its two weeks of release.
American thriller The Accountant achieved $1.159m over the weekend following its first week of release.
The film, directed by Gavin O’Connor, tells the story of a high-functioning autistic accountant who makes his living by involving himself with organisations engaging in criminal and dangerous activities.
US thriller Nocturnal Animals, which premiered on Wednesday, collected $607,593 across its opening weekend, landed in fifth place at the box office.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Strange (Disney) | $2,577,000 | 454 | $16,057,502 |
| Arrival (Roadshow) | $2,171,857 | 268 | $2,174,303 |
| Hacksaw Ridge (Icon) | $1,318,043 | 275 | $3,653,060 |
| The Accountant (Wb) | $1,159,509 | 273 | $3,313,933 |
| Nocturnal Animals (Universal) | $607,593 | 238 | $614,670 |
| The Light Between Oceans (Eone) | $529,750 | 150 | $1,560,174 |
| The Girl On The Train (Eone) | $469,782 | 0 | $15,119,229 |
| Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (Paramount) | $280,970 | 316 | $6,032,383 |
| Keeping Up With The Joneses (Fox) | $137,491 | 148 | $2,759,025 |
| Storks (Wb) | $127,944 | 142 | $8,244,507 |
| Ouija: Origin Of Evil (Universal) | $109,188 | 84 | $2,237,580 |
| Hell Or High Water (Madman) | $102,373 | 76 | $904,679 |
| The Secret Life Of Pets (Universal) | $80,632 | 109 | $29,401,682 |
| Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children (Fox) | $78,942 | 97 | $11,185,556 |
| Robinson Crusoe (Studiocanal) | $72,056 | 109 | $328,470 |
| Death Note: Light Up The New World (Madman) | $60,708 | 38 | $60,708 |
| Cafe Society (Eone) | $57,236 | 66 | $864,334 |
| Inferno (Sony) | $45,090 | 52 | $5,279,542 |
| Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (Mindblowing Films) | $38,990 | 19 | $807,437 |
| Where Am I Going? (Palace) | $36,885 | 19 | $763,107 |
