Brad Pitt’s Ad Astra takes $1.95m in first weekend at the box office, but fails to top Downton Abbey
Ad Astra, the science fiction film fronted by Brad Pitt and co-written and directed by James Gray, took $1.947m in its first weekend in the Australian box office across 364 screens, giving it a strong launch but failing to topple Downton Abbey.
The film, which picks up where the TV show of the same title left off in 2015, took $2.256m for its second weekend across 452 screens, for a running total of $7.097m.
Downton Abbey, which also beat out both Ad Astra and the newest addition to the Rambo franchise, Rambo: Last Blood, in the American box office, just pushed past US$70m in global revenue.
Rambo: Last Blood struggled in the Australian box office, taking $976,901 for its first week out, landing in fifth place behind comedy Good Boys which premiered to $1.271m and IT: Chapter 2 which took another $1.396m for the third week out. Rambo showed across 263 screens, Good Boys 227 and IT 305.
The Angry Birds Movie 2 took a further $920,750 across 359 screens for its second week, and Universal’s Abominable premiered to $916,541 over 277 screens. The children’s animated film follows the story of Yi who discovers a yeti living on the roof of her apartment building and endeavours to return it to its home.
Dora and the Lost City of Gold, the first live-action adaption of the Dora the Explorer animated series, also had its first weekend in the box office, bringing in $784,073 across 264 screens for eighth positions on the charts.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood still managed to nudge into the top 10, holding ninth place with a further $443,393 added to its running total which has just broken $20m at the Australian box office. It was followed by Nikka Zaildar 3, a romantic comedy that sees Nikka possessed by the spirit of his dead father. It took $157,842 across 33 screens.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downton Abbey (Universal) | $2,256,068 | 452 | $7,097,185 |
| Ad Astra (Fox) | $1,947,761 | 364 | $1,947,761 |
| It: Chapter 2 (Wb) | $1,396,778 | 305 | $13,159,452 |
| Good Boys (Universal) | $1,271,466 | 227 | $1,759,961 |
| Rambo: Last Blood (Roadshow) | $976,901 | 263 | $977,451 |
| The Angry Birds Movie 2 (Sony) | $920,750 | 359 | $2,707,089 |
| Abominable (Universal) | $916,541 | 277 | $916,541 |
| Dora And The Lost City Of Gold (Paramount) | $784,073 | 264 | $1,140,872 |
| Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Sony) | $443,393 | 215 | $20,196,315 |
| The Farewell (Roadshow) | $151,546 | 67 | $1,093,626 |
| The Lion King (2019) (Disney) | $141,614 | 136 | $63,270,603 |
| Dream Girl (Zee Studios) | $117,272 | 34 | $389,102 |
| Angel Has Fallen (Roadshow) | $106,516 | 99 | $5,687,175 |
| Margaret Atwood: Live In Cinemas (Sharmill) | $75,205 | 30 | $75,205 |
| Game Changers, The (Indies) | $61,972 | 29 | $198,732 |
| Fast & Furious: Hobbs And Shaw (Universal) | $57,311 | 57 | $18,811,740 |
| Amazing Grace (Studiocanal) | $45,666 | 48 | $752,253 |
| The Australian Dream (Madman) | $38,667 | 40 | $1,022,074 |
| Palm Beach (Universal) | $37,698 | 56 | $4,409,013 |
| Chhichhore (Mindblowing Films) | $35,387 | 16 | $271,750 |
