Gone Girl well ahead of pack for third week topping weekend box office
For the third weekend in a row David Fincher’s Gone Girl has smashed the weekend box office, taking $3.130m across 420 screens, more than $2m ahead of its closest competitor.
The film starring Ben Affleck, and based on the book by Gillian Flynn, has made $16.110m in Australia since its premiere earlier this month.
Liam Neeson’s latest movie Walk Among The Tombstones claimed second place in the box office rankings in its first weekend after pulling in $1.124m across 238 screens.
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Overall the movie, which tells the story of how a private investigator is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife, has taken in $1.133m at the Australian box office since last Thursday.
Comedy Tammy which stars Melissa McCarthy grabbed third place after taking in $1.008m across 210 screens in its opening weekend, pushing down last week’s second placed film, horror movie Annabelle, which saw its ticket sales slide over the weekend to $682,420 across 168 screens after taking $1.245m across 167 screens last weekend.
The Judge and Dracula Untold also saw their ticket sales tumble, with The Judge pulling in $664,704 across 285 screens compared to last week’s $1.030m across 281 screens and Dracula Untold only managing $612,732 across 213 screens compared to last weekend’s $1.091m across 283 screens.
Nicole Kidman’s newest movie Before I Go To Sleep, which also stars Colin Firth and is based on the book by S.J. Watson, made $418,074 across 194 screens in its opening weekend.
Guardians Of the Galaxy continues to loiter in the top 20 after pulling in $47,806 across 21 screens. To date the movie has made $26.622m at the Australian box office.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gone Girl (Fox) | $3,130,594 | 420 | $16,110,218 |
| Walk Among The Tombstones (Roadshow) | $1,124,695 | 238 | $1,133,641 |
| Tammy (Wb) | $1,088,439 | 210 | $1,090,647 |
| Annabelle (Wb) | $683,420 | 168 | $5,011,298 |
| The Judge (Roadshow) | $664,704 | 285 | $2,160,926 |
| Dracula Untold (Universal) | $612,732 | 213 | $4,851,883 |
| The Maze Runner (Fox) | $505,274 | 221 | $15,318,632 |
| Before I Go To Sleep (Studiocanal) | $418,074 | 194 | $418,074 |
| The Equalizer (Roadshow) | $299,065 | 151 | $6,292,500 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) | $166,997 | 0 | $17,583,557 |
| The Boxtrolls (Universal) | $145,636 | 195 | $6,475,926 |
| Planes: Fire & Rescue (Disney) | $91,943 | 141 | $5,238,495 |
| The House Of Magic (Studiocanal) | $81,671 | 153 | $3,123,205 |
| The Hundred-foot Journey (Disney) | $67,098 | 45 | $11,969,916 |
| Son Of A Gun (Eone) | $64,680 | 53 | $69,039 |
| Force Majeure (Sharmill) | $50,024 | 14 | $50,024 |
| Guardians Of The Galaxy (Disney) | $47,806 | 21 | $26,622,504 |
| The Tale Of The Studio Ghibli Showcase (Madman) | $39,336 | 5 | $99,534 |
| Whiplash (Sony) | $38,520 | 37 | $40,172 |
| Boyhood (Universal) | $30,065 | 36 | $1,645,751 |
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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