George Clooney’s The Monuments Men dominates weekend box office
The Monuments Men dominated the weekend’s box office, taking $2,319,102 across 323 screens, pushing 300: Rise Of An Empire to second spot.
The film directed by George Clooney who also starred alongside Matt Damon and Bill Murray, which had its Australian premiere earlier in the week, tells the story of a World War II platoon tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.
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It made $732,301 more than its nearest rival 300: Rise of An Empire, sequel to the oft-imitated 300, which made $1.586 million across 467 screens, taking its total Australian box office takings to just under $6 million.
Need for Speed, which stars Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul, made $1.513 million across 457 screens over the weekend on its first weekend since opening.
Oscar winning 12 Years A Slave made $381,851 across 209 screens with fellow Oscar winning film The Dallas Buyers Club taking in $232, 700 across 78 screens.
Australian film Tracks, which stars Mia Wasikowska, made $313,527 across 203 screens, taking its total Australian box office takings to $1.458 million, while The Wolf of Wall Street took $329,088, taking its total to $22,570,968.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Monuments Men (Fox) | $2,319,102 | 323 | $2,520,352 |
| 300: Rise Of An Empire (Wb) | $1,586,801 | 467 | $5,960,525 |
| Need For Speed (Disney) | $1,513,581 | 457 | $1,528,726 |
| Non-stop (Studiocanal) | $648,511 | 235 | $4,520,352 |
| Vampire Academy (Studiocanal) | $400,736 | 164 | $1,329,858 |
| 12 Years A Slave (Icon) | $381,851 | 209 | $6,719,439 |
| The Wolf Of Wall Street (Roadshow) | $329,088 | 112 | $22,570,968 |
| Tracks (Paramount) | $313,527 | 203 | $1,458,250 |
| Wolf Creek 2 (Roadshow) | $248,316 | 177 | $4,460,540 |
| The Dallas Buyers Club (Pinnacle Films) | $232,700 | 78 | $2,208,972 |
| Lone Survivor (Bvi) | $139,092 | 125 | $3,905,738 |
| Last Vegas (Universal) | $119,800 | 113 | $6,627,158 |
| Robocop (Sony) | $71,293 | 60 | $6,985,937 |
| Le Week-end (Paramount) | $68,900 | 55 | $854,004 |
| Are We Officially Dating? (Studiocanal) | $60,577 | 38 | $2,551,721 |
| The Wind Rises (Madman) | $51,767 | 10 | $364,164 |
| Generation Iron (Madman) | $51,482 | 14 | $57,682 |
| The Armstrong Lie (Sony) | $47,787 | 8 | $53,754 |
| Nebraska (Roadshow) | $41,883 | 36 | $548,708 |
| The Book Thief (Fox) | $39,098 | 30 | $13,911,070 |
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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