Escape Room tops Australian box office with $1.32m weekend takings
Sony Pictures’s drama Escape Room premiered over the weekend and earned $1.32m across 204 screens.
Starring Taylor Russel and Logan Miller, Escape Room knocked The Mule off its top box office spot.
Despite being pushed to third, The Mule still brought in $1.077m across 291 screens.
Also beating The Mule was Green Book which drew in another $1.145m, taking its total earnings to $6.126m.
Meanwhile, Cold Pursuit featuring Liam Neeson also premiered over the weekend and took $1.015m.
On the Basis of Sex was the third movie to debut. The legal drama film brought in $730,779.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escape Room (Sony) | $1,320,743 | 204 | $1,354,523 |
| Green Book (Eone) | $1,145,307 | 289 | $6,126,458 |
| The Mule (Wb) | $1,077,834 | 291 | $6,495,935 |
| Cold Pursuit (Studiocanal) | $1,015,848 | 240 | $1,065,488 |
| On The Basis Of Sex (Eone) | $730,779 | 227 | $918,155 |
| Glass (Disney) | $546,025 | 252 | $9,438,343 |
| Bohemian Rhapsody (Fox) | $527,470 | 228 | $52,444,471 |
| The Wandering Earth (Cmc Pictures) | $521,677 | 23 | $525,424 |
| Instant Family (Paramount) | $504,244 | 226 | $11,946,059 |
| Aquaman (Wb) | $368,952 | 179 | $41,294,782 |
| How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Universal) | $337,945 | 224 | $22,097,310 |
| Mary Poppins Returns (Disney) | $257,057 | 193 | $19,214,232 |
| Ben Is Back (Roadshow) | $217,093 | 160 | $848,745 |
| Mary Queen Of Scots (Universal) | $180,125 | 195 | $3,698,474 |
| Storm Boy (Sony) | $167,513 | 240 | $4,584,266 |
| The Favourite (Fox) | $162,273 | 138 | $4,694,609 |
| Star Is Born, A (Wb) | $155,040 | 109 | $35,602,246 |
| Extreme Job (Jbg Pictures) | $137,692 | 11 | $137,692 |
| Pegasus (Cmc Pictures) | $105,430 | 24 | $232,315 |
| Ralph Breaks The Internet (Disney) | $97,686 | 115 | $20,479,248 |
Abigail Dawson was Mumbrella's senior content journalist covering event content. She left Mumbrella to move into an agency role in 2020.
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