Will Smith’s Focus has bumped The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel from the top spot in the weekend box office as only three films made more than $1m in ticket sales.
Focus, which also stars former Neighbours star Margot Robbie, pulled in $1.746m across 275 screens in its second weekend to take its total Australian box office takings to $5.405m.
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel claimed second place after taking $1.621m across 392 screens. Chappie grabbed third place with sales of $1.359m in its opening weekend.
There was a sharp drop to Kingsman: The Secret Service in fourth place which generated $731,684 across 208 screens.
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Fifty Shades of Grey claimed fifth place after pulling in $509,042 to take its total to $23.014m.
Cinema goers spent $205,435 watching Carl Barron’s Manny Lewis which showed on 140 screens in its opening weekend to grab 9th place.
| Title (Distributor) |
Weekend B/O |
Screens |
Total B/O |
| Focus (Wb) |
$1,746,381 |
275 |
$5,405,379 |
| The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Fox) |
$1,621,772 |
392 |
$11,469,182 |
| Chappie (Sony) |
$1,359,630 |
0 |
$1,369,580 |
| Kingsman: The Secret Service (Fox) |
$731,684 |
208 |
$16,782,698 |
| Fifty Shades Of Grey (Universal) |
$509,042 |
0 |
$23,014,766 |
| Seventh Son (Universal) |
$402,523 |
187 |
$1,388,168 |
| Unfinished Business (Fox) |
$322,950 |
207 |
$1,211,663 |
| Jupiter Ascending (Roadshow) |
$265,264 |
179 |
$5,049,453 |
| Manny Lewis (Studiocanal) |
$205,435 |
140 |
$220,451 |
| Inherent Vice (Wb) |
$183,728 |
28 |
$259,033 |
| What We Did On Our Holiday (Paramount) |
$141,328 |
0 |
$1,411,358 |
| Paper Planes (Roadshow) |
$141,059 |
147 |
$9,366,990 |
| American Sniper (Roadshow) |
$120,559 |
111 |
$19,233,422 |
| Top Five (Paramount) |
$112,834 |
81 |
$175,613 |
| Still Alice (Icon) |
$105,576 |
105 |
$2,127,440 |
| That Sugar Film (Madman) |
$95,414 |
27 |
$332,139 |
| The Theory Of Everything (Universal) |
$89,279 |
105 |
$6,028,805 |
| Project Almanac (Paramount) |
$66,704 |
103 |
$1,336,656 |
| Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (Becker) |
$49,712 |
0 |
$49,712 |
| Selma (Studiocanal) |
$44,601 |
42 |
$1,361,847 |