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.
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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 |