Ford v Ferrari shoots to the top of the Australian box office, trumping Charlie’s Angels reboot
Ford v Ferrari, the American drama film showing the battle by Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca to build the Ford GT40 and finally defeat the Ferrari racing team in 1966, has skyrocketed to the top of the Australian box office in its first week, taking $2.581m across 468 screens.
The film topped the newest Charlie’s Angels reboot, which also premiered this weekend and managed $1.687m across 390 screens.
Ford v Ferrari stars Matt Damon and Christian Bale and was written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth and Jason Keller. It was directed by James Mangold, and initially had Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise tied to the lead roles, although they dropped out before production began.
Charlie’s Angels was written and directed by Elizabeth Banks and stars Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska as the new Angels. Following on from the two films, Charlie’s Angels in 2000 and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle in 2003, the film picks up later in the story initially started in the 1976 TV series of the same name.
Stewart, Scott and Balinksa are the new generation of Angels, while Banks and Djimon Hounsou are in the role of the Bosleys. Patrick Stewart picks up Bill Murray’s role as John Bosley and, for the first time, Robert Clotworthy is Charlie, following the death of John Forsyth in 2010.
Charlie’s Angels was followed by Christmas flick Last Christmas, which took another $1.622m across 271 screens, dropping from first place last week to third. Terminator: Dark Fate took $836,821 across 310 screens for its third week, and the top five was rounded out by Joker with a further $763,618 for its seventh week – adding to a total of $38.57m in Australian box office takings.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil followed with $423,657 across 2020 screens, Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep pulled another $382,987 across 257 and Judy landed another $219,804 across 185 screens for its fifth week of release. It currently has a total of $2.52m in takings.
INXS Live Baby Live at Wembley Stadium slipped into ninth position with $194,732 across 168 screens for its first week, while Zombieland: Double Tap finished the top ten with $192,240.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford V. Ferrari (Disney) | $2,581,633 | 468 | $2,581,633 |
| Charlie's Angels (Sony) | $1,687,043 | 390 | $1,889,670 |
| Last Christmas (Universal) | $1,622,661 | 271 | $4,637,508 |
| Terminator: Dark Fate (Disney) | $836,821 | 310 | $7,421,205 |
| Joker (Wb) | $763,618 | 231 | $38,586,054 |
| Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil (Disney) | $423,657 | 202 | $8,565,558 |
| Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep (Wb) | $382,987 | 257 | $1,459,079 |
| Judy (Universal) | $219,804 | 185 | $2,809,296 |
| Inxs Live Baby Live At Wembley Stadium (Piece Of Magic Ent.) | $194,732 | 168 | $194,732 |
| Zombieland: Doubletap (Sony) | $192,240 | 159 | $5,774,058 |
| Ride Like A Girl (Transmission) | $136,592 | 161 | $11,287,953 |
| Hustlers (Roadshow) | $128,153 | 111 | $9,032,142 |
| Better Days (Magnum) | $126,587 | 26 | $707,099 |
| Bala (Mindblowing Films) | $116,416 | 24 | $393,732 |
| One Piece: Stampede (Madman) | $112,600 | 39 | $112,600 |
| Arctic Justice (Icon) | $103,720 | 166 | $352,062 |
| Abominable (Universal) | $77,761 | 82 | $9,282,176 |
| Pain And Glory (Universal) | $71,684 | 23 | $425,476 |
| Pavarotti (Madman) | $65,684 | 53 | $832,250 |
| The Angry Birds Movie 2 (Sony) | $47,025 | 68 | $9,855,105 |
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