The Fault in Our Stars takes box office number one as X-Men pushed into fourth place
X-men: Days of Future Past has been pushed down to fourth place in the weekend’s box office, with The Fault In Our Stars claiming the top spot after taking in $3.776m across 273 screens over the long weekend.
The Fault in Our Stars, based on the book by John Green, has taken just over $4m in Australia since its premiere on Thursday.
Its closest rival action movie Edge of Tomorrow, which stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, grabbed $3.023m over the weekend across 477 screens, taking its total Australian box office takings to $3.079m.
Disney’s Maleficent, starring Angelina Jolie as the Sleeping Beauty antagonist Maleficent, was pushed into third place after grabbing second place last week. It took $2.68m over the weekend across 530 screens, pushing its total box office takings in Australia to $8.109m.
X-men: Days of Future Past had to settle for fourth place after dominating the box office for the last few weeks, taking in $2.198m in ticket sales across 523 screens, boosting its total box office takings to $18.422m.
Kids flick How To Train Your Dragon 2 was fifth grabbing $2.015m in tickets over the long weekend across 430 screens, while Seth McFarlane’s western comedy A Million Ways To Die In the West, which stars the Family Guy creator alongside Liam Neesen and Charlize Theron took in $1.203m across 280 screens. The film recently had an online ad pulled by the Advertising Standards Board for a scene in which oral sex is implied using silhouetted figures.
Godzilla had to settle for 10th place taking only $431,867 across 228 screens, taking its total Australian box office takings to nearly $13.5m.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Fault In Our Stars (Fox) | $3,776,246 | 273 | $4,002,892 |
| Edge Of Tomorrow (Roadshow) | $3,023,910 | 477 | $3,079,586 |
| Maleficent (Disney) | $2,681,215 | 530 | $8,109,958 |
| X-men: Days Of Future Past (Fox) | $2,198,050 | 523 | $18,422,324 |
| How To Train Your Dragon 2 (Fox) | $2,015,764 | 430 | $2,015,764 |
| Million Ways To Die In The West, A (Universal) | $1,203,812 | 280 | $4,139,892 |
| Bad Neighbours (Universal) | $595,346 | 197 | $17,132,296 |
| Grace Of Monaco (Eone) | $542,141 | 209 | $608,335 |
| The Trip To Italy (Madman) | $456,218 | 49 | $1,211,872 |
| Godzilla (Wb) | $431,867 | 228 | $13,402,699 |
| The Grand Budapest Hotel (Fox) | $143,974 | 73 | $11,631,262 |
| Belle (Icon) | $98,919 | 64 | $1,640,909 |
| Chef (Studiocanal) | $82,144 | 65 | $2,834,588 |
| The Other Woman (Fox) | $78,560 | 77 | $20,218,301 |
| Sunshine On Leith (Eone) | $52,681 | 39 | $441,411 |
| Ida (Curious Films) | $40,803 | 10 | $159,577 |
| The Lego Movie (Roadshow) | $38,045 | 98 | $29,747,601 |
| Under The Skin (Roadshow) | $32,915 | 5 | $96,480 |
| The Babadook (Umbrella Ent.) | $28,373 | 10 | $174,342 |
| Overheard 3 (Magnum) | $27,584 | 9 | $123,101 |
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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