Australian drama Satellite Boy makes modest box office debut
Australian drama Satellite Boy, which stars veteran indigenous actor David Gulpilil, took a modest $32,695 at the weekend box office amidst the debut of World War Z, Monsters University and Despicable Me 2.
Satellite Boy was shown on 10 screens around Australia this weekend, according to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia, earning an average of $3,270 per screen.
The story follows a young indigenous boy (Cameron Wallaby) who fights to save his home with the help of his elderly grandfather, Old Jagamarra (Gulpilil).
Including preview screenings, the Eone/Hopscotch film has earned $88,695. It went into production in 2011 and was directed by Catriona McKenzie.
Satellite Boy made its global debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in August last year. It was also screened at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it received a special mention from judges.
Paramount-distributed World War Z took more than $6 million across 464 screens, while animated family films Despicable Me 2 and Monsters University took $5 million and $3.85 million respectively.
The Great Gatsby continued to hold strong, staying at fifth position and making $1,850,775 this weekend for a total of $22,144,801 over the last month.
Iron Man 3 finally dropped out of the top 10 after a nine week run, this week taking $40,475 across 33 screens.
