Dunkirk regains top spot at weekend box office over War For The Planet Of the Apes
Despite dominating on its opening weekend, War For The Planet Of The Apes fell to second place at the weekend box office, earning $2.082m.
It was beaten by Dunkirk which returned to top spot after a week, achieving $2.697m across 340 screens on the weekend.
The Warner Bros epic starring Harry Styles has made more than $16m since its first weekend following its July 20 debut.
Thriller Atomic Blonde, which premiered on August 3, made $1.752m across 436 screens, according to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia report.
The film features Oscar winner Charlize Theron, who stars in the action thriller as the crown jewel of Her Majesty’s Secret Intelligence Service.
In fourth place was Roadshow’s The Big Sick, which pulled $1.096m in its first weekend at box office.
The Big Sick stars Kumail Nanijiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter and Ray Romano, and tells the story of a couple who must deal with their cultural differences.
Fifth was Baby Driver, which fell from last week where it came in third at the weekend box office.
The film made $845,974 over the weekend and has almost cracked the $12m mark in total earnings.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkirk (Wb) | $2,697,606 | 340 | $16,461,118 |
| War For The Planet Of The Apes (Fox) | $2,082,987 | 370 | $7,267,885 |
| Atomic Blonde (Universal) | $1,752,749 | 436 | $2,203,620 |
| The Big Sick (Roadshow) | $1,096,306 | 322 | $1,542,470 |
| Baby Driver (Sony) | $845,974 | 269 | $11,827,024 |
| Spider-man: Homecoming (Sony) | $600,944 | 229 | $24,778,848 |
| Wolf Warrior 2 (Indies) | $427,203 | 15 | $685,437 |
| Despicable Me 3 (Universal) | $279,806 | 207 | $32,218,976 |
| The Trip To Spain (Madman) | $209,477 | 79 | $308,071 |
| Paris Can Wait (Transmission) | $172,081 | 123 | $1,257,446 |
| Cars 3 (Disney) | $133,631 | 142 | $13,044,963 |
| The Fifth Element 20th Anniversary (Madman) | $91,047 | 1 | $109,290 |
| Vekh Baraatan Challiyan (Mindblowing Films) | $80,673 | 20 | $364,232 |
| Wonder Woman (Wb) | $53,948 | 66 | $31,187,675 |
| Brotherhood Of Blades 2 (Chinalion Film) | $52,323 | 20 | $52,323 |
| Wind River (Icon) | $52,191 | 61 | $90,753 |
| The Beguiled (Universal) | $51,979 | 59 | $1,175,280 |
| Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (Fox) | $47,534 | 84 | $5,879,286 |
| Monster Calls, A (Eone) | $26,774 | 46 | $131,518 |
| Andre Rieu's 2017 Maastricht Concert (Indies) | $22,549 | 44 | $1,145,453 |
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Atomic Blonde
baby driver
Dunkirk
The Big Sick
War for the planet of the Apes
Weekend Box Office
