Avengers 2 gets third biggest opening weekend of all time to topple Fast and Furious 7
The Avengers: Age of Ultron has had the third-best opening weekend of all time in Australia taking $15.7m at the box office.
Directed by Joss Whedon, the second film in Marvel’s Avengers franchise stars Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man and Australian Chris Hemsworth as Thor, and has earned $17.1m since it opened last Thursday on 760 screens.
Its first weekend’s earnings place it behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, which earned $18.364m in July 2011, and The Twilight Saga: New Moon in November 2009, which took $16.1m.
Placing second over the weekend was Fast and Furious 7, which has become the highest-grossing film of the year in Australia, taking in $1.57m to boost total earnings to $40.316m.
Disney’s Cinderella came third, earning $757,881 on 205 screens to edge over the $20m total earning mark with $20.699m.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 from Sony took $552,880 to jump to $2.468m, while Home earned $516,103 to reach $18,031m in total.
Romance film The Age of Adaline came in sixth, with $479,135 on 186 screens, which sees earnings rise to $1.454m.
Seventh was The Longest Ride, which took in $449,543 to reach $3.849m, followed by Shaun the Sheep, with $288,173 to $5.866m.
While We’re Young, a comedy starring Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts, took in $228,176 on 43 screens to see total earnings rise to $791,386.
Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge Out of Water earned $224,266, reaching a total box office of $7.761m.
Boychoir, which stars Dustin Hoffman, took in $201,894 on its first weekend, and UK film Testament Of Youth took in $174,129 to reach $210,636.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Avengers: Age Of Ultron (Disney) | $15,700,805 | 760 | $17,105,520 |
| Fast And Furious 7 (Universal) | $1,570,108 | 307 | $40,316,402 |
| Cinderella (Disney) | $757,881 | 205 | $20,699,601 |
| Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (Sony) | $552,880 | 209 | $2,467,812 |
| Home (Fox) | $516,103 | 263 | $18,031,097 |
| The Age Of Adaline (Eone) | $479,135 | 186 | $1,454,016 |
| The Longest Ride (Fox) | $449,543 | 219 | $3,849,165 |
| Shaun The Sheep (Studiocanal) | $288,173 | 214 | $5,866,102 |
| While We're Young (Roadshow) | $228,176 | 43 | $791,386 |
| Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge Out Of Water (Paramount) | $224,266 | 0 | $7,760,900 |
| Boychoir (Becker) | $201,894 | 0 | $216,386 |
| Testament Of Youth (Transmission) | $174,129 | 64 | $210,636 |
| The Duff (Roadshow) | $125,206 | 103 | $3,505,914 |
| Insurgent (Eone) | $113,789 | 64 | $12,023,023 |
| Get Hard (Wb) | $109,964 | 70 | $5,699,500 |
| The Gunman (Studiocanal) | $56,269 | 107 | $385,012 |
| The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Fox) | $55,326 | 60 | $15,867,443 |
| Tinkerbell: Legend Of The Neverbeast (Disney) | $42,539 | 31 | $948,728 |
| Leviathan (Palace) | $40,656 | 16 | $651,049 |
| Little Chaos, A (Paramount) | $39,445 | 0 | $1,033,689 |
