Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs & Shaw takes over $7m across weekend box office
After three weeks in the top spot, The Lion King has been toppled by Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, the latest movie in the Fast & Furious franchise. The movie took $7.24m across its first weekend in the Australian box office, showing across 296 screens.
The film, which is the ninth in the Fast & Furious franchise and the first spin-off, stars Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham as Hobbs and Shaw, characters from the original film series, who are forced to team up against a common enemy.
The Lion King, a live-action remake of the 1994 animated classic, still took a further $6.33m across 604 screens for its fourth weekend, adding to a total of $49.7m at the Australian box office.
Spider-Man: Far From Home took the third spot, with its sixth week delivering $667,486 across 339 screens for a rolling total of $36.18m, while Toy Story 4 added $510,083 to its total of $39.92m.
Beatles-themed comedy Yesterday held onto fifth spot, sitting above The Keeper and Chal Mera Putt. They were followed by The Secret Life of Pets 2, which took a further $162,039 for its seventh week.
French thriller Who You Think I Am, starring Juliette Binoche and directed by Safy Nebbou, brought in $129,518 across just 19 screens for its first weekend, and Universal’s The White Crow held 10th spot with a total of $102,220 for the week.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fast & Furious: Hobbs And Shaw (Universal) | $7,239,135 | 296 | $7,239,135 |
| The Lion King (2019) (Disney) | $6,328,015 | 604 | $49,735,363 |
| Spider-man: Far From Home (Sony) | $667,486 | 339 | $36,201,851 |
| Toy Story 4 (Disney) | $510,083 | 234 | $40,405,730 |
| Yesterday (Universal) | $431,034 | 243 | $12,786,701 |
| The Keeper (Icon) | $222,374 | 101 | $619,792 |
| Chal Mera Putt (Mindblowing Films) | $212,496 | 41 | $749,803 |
| The Secret Life Of Pets 2 (Universal) | $162,039 | 192 | $18,284,841 |
| Who You Think I Am (Palace) | $129,518 | 19 | $335,584 |
| The White Crow (Universal) | $102,220 | 64 | $672,725 |
| Apollo 11 (Madman) | $97,646 | 90 | $1,037,558 |
| Rocketman (Paramount) | $89,600 | 88 | $19,982,357 |
| Aladdin (live Action) (Disney) | $88,893 | 124 | $35,016,839 |
| Annabelle Comes Home (Wb) | $88,113 | 83 | $5,976,644 |
| The Bravest (Sony) | $85,941 | 23 | $85,941 |
| Diego Maradona (Roadshow) | $62,523 | 51 | $244,070 |
| Camino Skies (Limelight) | $62,161 | 19 | $73,311 |
| Parasite (Madman) | $61,839 | 36 | $1,409,852 |
| The Public (Rialto) | $59,308 | 57 | $61,414 |
| Ardaas Karaan (Forum Films) | $57,188 | 20 | $760,805 |
