Chris Hemsworth’s 12 Strong fails to crack $1m at weekend box office, with Black Panther earning additional $3.2m
Disney’s Black Panther has dominated at the weekend box office for the fourth consecutive week, raking in an additional $3.2m across 454 screens. The film has now earned over $32m at the Australian box office and has cracked the $1bn mark internationally, fending off a challenge from fellow Disney film A Wrinkle in Time in North America.
Roadshow’s 12 Strong, which stars Chris Hemsworth as a US Special Forces leader in Afghanistan and boasts Jerry Bruckheimer as a producer, couldn’t dent Black Panther’s performance and failed to crack the $1m mark in its first outing at the local weekend box office.
The film screened in 254 locations and earned $917,076.
The closest competitor to Black Panther was Fox’s Red Sparrow. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence and Australia’s Joel Edgerton, and pulled in an additional $1.997m from 296 screens. Last week, during its opening weekend, Red Sparrow earned $2.76m. Its total earnings now sit at $5.76m.
Game Night had its third outing at the weekend box office. Its earnings of $946,261 from 246 screens took its total up to $5.166m.
A Wrinkle in Time hits Australian cinemas on Thursday, 29 March.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Panther (Disney) | $3,203,132 | 454 | $32,769,483 |
| Red Sparrow (Fox) | $1,996,944 | 296 | $5,759,028 |
| Game Night (Wb) | $946,261 | 246 | $5,166,498 |
| 12 Strong (Roadshow) | $917,076 | 254 | $923,102 |
| Finding Your Feet (Eone) | $604,278 | 256 | $3,517,401 |
| The Greatest Showman (Fox) | $558,238 | 214 | $32,316,704 |
| The Shape Of Water (Fox) | $389,046 | 212 | $4,031,045 |
| Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Fox) | $330,574 | 198 | $10,916,871 |
| Fifty Shades Freed (Universal) | $238,144 | 170 | $14,037,279 |
| Monster Family (Roadshow) | $215,674 | 206 | $229,479 |
| Death Wish (Rialto) | $212,587 | 123 | $215,902 |
| Lady Bird (Universal) | $211,242 | 157 | $3,589,805 |
| I, Tonya (Roadshow) | $177,801 | 133 | $8,460,124 |
| Darkest Hour (Universal) | $117,874 | 109 | $7,173,236 |
| Operation Red Sea (Tangren) | $109,163 | 18 | $754,350 |
| Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle (Sony) | $103,276 | 61 | $48,421,079 |
| The Mercy (Studiocanal) | $90,299 | 59 | $99,265 |
| Sweet Country (Transmission) | $72,882 | 108 | $1,766,230 |
| Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool (Transmission) | $59,524 | 107 | $405,279 |
| Winchester (Studiocanal) | $54,587 | 89 | $831,773 |
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12 Strong
A Wrinkle in Time
Australian box office
Black Panther
Chris Hemsworth
Weekend Box Office
That’s a billion globally.
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“Black Panther … has cracked the $1bn mark in North American theatres”
Not quite… $US 560 million so far in North America, $1bn + global.
More important though, any chance of getting the top 20 chart added to the report?
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Hi RussVB,
You are entirely correct. Apologies for the error. This has been amended.
More importantly, the table should now be visible.
Thanks for flagging,
Vivienne – Mumbrella
Hi ffx,
Apologies for the error here. This has been fixed and is now accurate.
Thanks,
Vivienne – Mumbrella
Perhaps if the film had been released in Australia in line with the US release which was in early January, it would have done better. Not sure why the delayed the Oz release till 2 months later. The film was getting massive hype in the USA when it came out there, and that would have pushed it out here too.
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