Robocop ends The Wolf of Wall Street’s dominance in its opening weekend
Robocop has ended The Wolf of Wall Street’s dominance in the Australian box office in its opening weekend, knocking it off top spot taking $2,281,135.
The remake of the 80s sci-fi classic starring Joel Kinnaman opened on 224 screens across the country, took just $40,000 more than Martin Scorsese’s film about the rise and fall of New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort, which has already broken the box office record to become the highest grossing R18+ film in Australian history.
Biopic Mandella: The Long Walk to Freedom starring The Wire’s Idris Elba as the former South African president took $569,000 on its opening weekend across 226 screens.
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The film is the highest ever Australian box office result for the Scorcese, having grossed $15,532,150 since it was released three weeks ago.
In third place was Last Vegas, a comedy featuring acting heavyweights Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas and Morgan Freeman, which made $1,640,336 across 266 screens.
Oscar-tipped 12 Years A Slave sat in fourth spot, taking $721,272 across 132 screens, closely followed by The Book Thief which took $649,499 across 250 screens.
The release of Academy Award nominated films is cited as a reason why last month’s box office takings in the independent cinema sector was up by 5.5 per cent in 258 locations compared to the same period last year.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robocop (Sony) | $2,281,135 | 224 | $2,281,135 |
| The Wolf Of Wall Street (Roadshow) | $2,241,131 | 337 | $15,532,150 |
| Last Vegas (Universal) | $1,640,336 | 266 | $1,790,846 |
| 12 Years A Slave (Icon) | $721,272 | 132 | $2,903,345 |
| The Book Thief (Fox) | $649,499 | 250 | $12,131,937 |
| Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom (Roadshow) | $569,119 | 226 | $645,802 |
| Frozen (Disney) | $495,308 | 205 | $33,713,067 |
| Philomena (Eone /hopscotch) | $432,221 | 175 | $9,998,549 |
| Labor Day (Paramount) | $331,560 | 170 | $441,793 |
| Saving Mr. Banks (Disney) | $291,430 | 165 | $9,508,648 |
| Paranormal Activity:the Marked Ones (Paramount) | $263,452 | 183 | $3,205,035 |
| The Railway Man (Transmission) | $193,275 | 141 | $6,694,738 |
| The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (Wb) | $176,627 | 89 | $37,969,636 |
| 47 Ronin (Universal) | $160,448 | 117 | $4,494,856 |
| Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (Paramount) | $157,353 | 150 | $5,489,867 |
| American Hustle (Roadshow) | $116,824 | 70 | $12,848,512 |
| Free Birds (Roadshow) | $100,196 | 149 | $5,799,450 |
| Her (Sony) | $87,069 | 33 | $1,080,436 |
| The Great Beauty (Palace) | $85,352 | 16 | $761,897 |
| From Vegas To Macau (Chinalion Film) | $83,476 | 11 | $88,935 |
Mariam Chehab
Hehe Robocop remake
I’d watch the torrent. In the background. While playing Dayz
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