It was unable to knock Beauty and the Beast off the top spot, however Boss Baby landed in second place at the weekend box office, making a total of $2.441m.
While last week the animated film placed fourth, with earnings of $1.977m, it successfully took over The Lego Batman Movie and Paramount’s Ghost in the Shell, bringing its total earnings to $11.638m.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast topped the weekend box office for the third week in a row, collecting $4.960m across 588 screens.
According to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia, the re-make of Disney’s animated film has made $34.302m since its premiere on March 23.
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Warner Brothers’ The Lego Batman movie held third place over the weekend, taking in $1.765m across 360 screens.
On its premiere weekend, the film earned $2.283m, giving it a total of $5.554m.
Paramount’s Ghost in the Shell slipped into fourth place from second, making $1.193m across 423 screens.
Sony’s Smurfs: The Lost Village jumped from ninth to fifth place over the weekend making $930,005 over the weekend.
Last week the film managed $518,203 at the weekend box office. It had made a total of $2.115m since its release.
|
| Title (Distributor) |
Weekend B/O |
Screens |
Total B/O |
|---|
| Beauty And The Beast (live Action) (Disney) |
$4,960,423 |
588 |
$34,302,659 |
| The Boss Baby (Fox) |
$2,441,813 |
298 |
$11,638,246 |
| The Lego Batman Movie (Wb) |
$1,765,335 |
360 |
$5,554,150 |
| Ghost In The Shell (Paramount) |
$1,193,780 |
423 |
$4,194,538 |
| Smurfs: The Lost Village (Sony) |
$930,005 |
0 |
$2,115,160 |
| Dance Academy (Studiocanal) |
$533,879 |
214 |
$746,365 |
| Chips (Wb) |
$443,351 |
147 |
$443,640 |
| Power Rangers (Roadshow) |
$426,244 |
225 |
$3,127,181 |
| Life (Sony) |
$414,071 |
217 |
$3,623,410 |
| Logan (Fox) |
$361,172 |
147 |
$22,867,542 |
| Kong: Skull Island (Wb) |
$296,523 |
155 |
$12,810,602 |
| Silent Voice, A (Madman) |
$255,960 |
39 |
$255,960 |
| Hidden Figures (Fox) |
$184,448 |
108 |
$16,900,326 |
| The Country Doctor (Madman) |
$81,962 |
16 |
$162,334 |
| Land Of Mine (Palace) |
$73,696 |
19 |
$311,318 |
| Man Called Ove, A (Rialto) |
$73,426 |
19 |
$212,885 |
| Lion (Transmission) |
$70,081 |
83 |
$29,280,012 |
| Peppa Pig My First Cinema Experience: Peppa's Australian Holiday (Eone) |
$68,763 |
116 |
$2,023,514 |
| The Devotion Of Suspect X (Chinalion Film) |
$67,893 |
14 |
$231,728 |
| Jasper Jones (Madman) |
$64,917 |
45 |
$2,509,090 |