Dawn of the Planet of the Apes beats Sex Tape by $1.053m
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has once again dominated the weekend box office after taking in $1.053m more than its closest rival, Jason Segel’s Sex Tape.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes, pulled $3.514m across 569 screens taking its total Australian box office to $12.675m.
Sex Tape, a comedy written by and starring Segel and Cameron Diaz, which premiered last Wednesday in Australia, took in nearly $2.5m over the weekend. Its total Australian box office stands at $2.533m.
Transformers: Age of Extinction maintained its third place positioning after grabbing $1.210m taking its total Australian box office to $26.248m.
For the first time in weeks, kids movie How To Train Your Dragon 2 was out of the top three however it still managed to break the $1m mark. Its current Australian box office stands at $24.905m.
22 Jump Street didn’t manage to break the $1m mark, taking in $918,567 across 248 screens while Jersey boys managed to get $914, 922 across 298 screens.
The numbers drop between seventh and eighth place with Rio 2 managing $845,351 across 332 screens while Tinkerbell: The Pirate Fairy pulled $301,328 across 199 screens.
Paramount’s Calvary and Madman’s The Lunchbox round out the top ten, taking $293,484 and $217,231 respectively.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (Fox) | $3,514,304 | 569 | $12,675,457 |
| Sex Tape (Sony) | $2,460,884 | 0 | $2,533,234 |
| Transformers: Age Of Extinction (Paramount) | $1,210,863 | 0 | $26,248,578 |
| How To Train Your Dragon 2 (Fox) | $1,046,670 | 332 | $24,905,393 |
| 22 Jump Street (Sony) | $918,568 | 248 | $21,511,462 |
| Jersey Boys (Wb) | $914,922 | 298 | $5,766,268 |
| Rio 2 (Fox) | $845,351 | 332 | $11,246,275 |
| Tinkerbell: The Pirate Fairy (Disney) | $301,328 | 199 | $3,504,507 |
| Calvary (Paramount) | $293,484 | 47 | $1,366,131 |
| The Lunchbox (Madman) | $217,231 | 29 | $566,096 |
| Maleficent (Disney) | $215,660 | 120 | $16,284,886 |
| Charlie's Country (Eone) | $128,723 | 29 | $151,017 |
| The Fault In Our Stars (Fox) | $119,924 | 94 | $13,009,521 |
| Blended (Wb) | $99,558 | 74 | $4,688,347 |
| Words & Pictures (Umbrella Ent.) | $66,379 | 25 | $89,306 |
| Edge Of Tomorrow (Roadshow) | $62,512 | 35 | $9,430,177 |
| Two Faces Of January (Studiocanal) | $60,572 | 43 | $1,113,521 |
| The Trip To Italy (Madman) | $54,232 | 50 | $2,727,215 |
| Yves Saint Laurent (Eone) | $37,474 | 19 | $437,504 |
| Still Life (Palace) | $32,789 | 14 | $83,341 |
Miranda Ward worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017, eventually becoming deputy editor. Miranda joined Mumbrella in September 2013 from Sky News.
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