Gravity tops Aussie box office on opening weekend
Warner Bros distributed feature Gravity starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock has topped the Australian box office on its opening weekend. The film, set in space, has been critically well received and opened to takings of $3,546,776 across 469 screens.
In second place was comedy Grown Ups 2. Distributed by Sony, this was the third weekend for the film which stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock and Salma Hayek. It took $2,288,947 across 285 screens on what was a long weekend in New South Wales, Queensland, the ACT and South Australia. This was the first weekend since the start of September that two films made for adult audiences have managed to fill out the top end of the box office chart with school holiday favourites Turbo, Smurfs 2 and Planes the biggest winners on recent weekends.
It was the second weekend at the box office for Australian film Tim Winton’s The Turning. It saw the number of screens increase by just one to 17. It made $165,532 this weekend, a drop from the $215,000 it made the previous weekend.
Rush – starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl as racing drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauder – was sixth in the box office with a weekend opening of $1.2m.
THE BOX OFFICE TOP 20
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravity (Wb) | $3,546,776 | 469 | $3,548,216 |
| Grown Ups 2 (Sony) | $2,288,947 | 285 | $7,479,603 |
| Turbo (Fox) | $2,216,179 | 312 | $10,260,447 |
| The Smurfs 2 (Sony) | $1,751,233 | 315 | $11,254,878 |
| Planes (Disney) | $1,437,400 | 432 | $5,805,223 |
| Rush (Eone /hopscotch) | $1,211,040 | 223 | $1,277,457 |
| Percy Jackson: The Sea Of Monsters (Fox) | $1,109,289 | 288 | $6,028,623 |
| Runner Runner (Fox) | $664,346 | 231 | $2,573,584 |
| Blue Jasmine (Eone /hopscotch) | $454,182 | 115 | $4,514,873 |
| White House Down (Sony) | $299,088 | 149 | $6,894,169 |
| One Direction: This Is Us (Sony) | $295,909 | 208 | $2,610,715 |
| Now You See Me (Eone /hopscotch) | $206,047 | 58 | $16,917,537 |
| 2 Guns (Sony) | $191,349 | 152 | $206,891 |
| Tim Winton (Madman) | $165,532 | 17 | $623,924 |
| Thanks For Sharing (Paramount) | $146,095 | 54 | $182,331 |
| Riddick (Roadshow) | $119,732 | 104 | $3,366,855 |
| Stories We Tell (Palace) | $83,980 | 17 | $333,238 |
| Besharam (Mindblowing Films) | $77,941 | 17 | $92,587 |
| Young Detective Dee: Rise Of The Sea Dragon (Chinalion Film) | $68,274 | 8 | $68,274 |
| The Best Offer (Paramount) | $62,738 | 56 | $1,763,198 |
Data courtesy of the MPDAA.
Gravity is an amazing film, go see it!
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Suggestion – Could you include the number of weeks a film has been screening?
Jack
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Gravity is that rare occurrence when Hollywood studios and art meet to create a unique and rewarding cinema experience.. It used to happen a lot more in the 1970s but is rare now with the studios making more mindless,,bloated special effects films with lame characters. Gravity is the exception. Go see it in 3D or even better IMAX 3D.
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Jack, that information is posted each week on the Val Morgan website http://www.valmorgan.com.au/ – simply click on ‘View Full Details’ under the summary table.
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Agree. Gravity is fantastic. Possibly the most immersive film i have ever seen. Moo.
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Its an amazingly immersive film. And it triumphs by being mercifully edited and keeping you totally entertained for the full 90mins.
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