Disney’s live action Aladdin debuts to top spot in weekend box office, taking $7.59m
Disney’s live action remake of Aladdin debuted to the top spot of the weekend’s box office, earning $7.59m across 578 screens.
The film is the latest in Disney’s series of live action remakes, following the release of Tim Burton’s Dumbo in April and leading into the new Lion King film which will be released in July. The new version of Aladdin stars Mena Massoud as the titular character, Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine and Will Smith in the role of Genie.
Last week’s weekend box office winner, John Wick: Chapter Three, experienced a 32% drop from last weekend’s earnings, taking second place at the box office. The action thriller took in $2.8m over the weekend from 258 screens, making its running total in Australia $8.3m.
Moving down to third place was Detective Pikachu. After three weekends at the box office the film has earned $11.7m, taking in $1.7m over the weekend from 288 screens.
Holding onto a place in the top five was Avengers: Endgame. The film took in $1.5m over the weekend from 350 screens, a 50% drop from the weekend prior. The Marvel film sits just shy of second place in Australia’s highest grossing films of all time. Avengers’ current running total sits at $80.8m, with second place holder Star Wars: The Force Awakens holding $94m.
Also debuting over the weekend was Brightburn, taking out fifth spot with $754,907. The film describes itself as a ‘super hero horror film’ and follows the story of a boy who falls to Earth from space. Instead of using his powers for good, he uses them to terrorise the town he lives in. The horror flick debuted across 247 screens.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aladdin (live Action) (Disney) | $7,592,423 | 578 | $7,987,952 |
| John Wick: Chapter Three (Studiocanal) | $2,837,082 | 258 | $8,518,523 |
| Pokemon Detective Pikachu (Wb) | $1,714,631 | 288 | $11,701,190 |
| Avengers: Endgame (Disney) | $1,527,181 | 350 | $80,828,216 |
| Brightburn (Sony) | $754,907 | 247 | $794,855 |
| The Hustle (Universal) | $723,759 | 262 | $5,699,405 |
| Top End Wedding (Universal) | $325,070 | 255 | $4,405,413 |
| Poms (Roadshow) | $201,850 | 250 | $1,958,954 |
| 2040 (Madman) | $197,440 | 89 | $321,178 |
| Long Shot (Studiocanal) | $82,398 | 94 | $2,017,676 |
| The Heiresses (Palace) | $77,713 | 20 | $160,765 |
| Chandigarh Amritsar Chandigarh (Forum Films) | $77,586 | 30 | $77,586 |
| All Is True (Sony) | $58,125 | 34 | $345,483 |
| De De Pyaar De (Mindblowing Films) | $56,609 | 37 | $300,431 |
| Warren Miller's Face Of Winter (Ice Edge) | $53,132 | 4 | $115,545 |
| Peppa Pig: Festival Of Fun (Universal) | $37,342 | 67 | $909,508 |
| The Chaperone (Studiocanal) | $33,656 | 56 | $1,357,805 |
| The Least Of These: The Graham Staines Story (Heritage) | $31,479 | 46 | $166,983 |
| Gloria Bell (Roadshow) | $22,768 | 51 | $652,801 |
| The Aftermath (Fox) | $18,823 | 40 | $2,095,079 |
