Disney’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has topped the weekend box office knocking The Fate of the Furious from first place, earning $8.616m across 705 screens over the weekend.
Premiering on Thursday the action science fiction film has totalled $15.684m, according to weekend box office figures from the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia.
The reigning winner The Fate of The Furious fell to second position as it grabbed $1.717m across 426 screens this weekend, taking its total box office to date to $25.859m.
Showing in 255 cinema screens, Beauty and the Beast also dropped one spot to third place, managing $855,614 over the weekend.
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The Walt Disney movie now has a total box office earning of $46.319m, the highest total box office figure of this week’s top 20.
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (Hindi) also debuted this week, pulling in $839,323 across 45 screens this weekend.
Going in Style, which premiered last week, dropped to fifth as it grabbed $832,278 this weekend, taking its total to $2.716m.
The Boss Baby, which sat at number 3 last week, dropped to number 7 managing $482,046 this weekend as it screened on 266 screens.
The Boss Baby now has a total box office earning of $20.693m.
The Lego Batman Movie dropped a few places, falling from fifth to ninth as it earned $280,448 this weekend. Its total is $10.940m.
| Title (Distributor) |
Weekend B/O |
Screens |
Total B/O |
|
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (Disney)
|
$8,616,167 |
705 |
$15,684,880 |
|
The Fate Of The Furious (Universal)
|
$1,717,133 |
426 |
$25,859,487 |
|
Beauty And The Beast (live Action) (Disney)
|
$855,614 |
255 |
$46,319,696 |
|
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (hindi) (Eros)
|
$839,323 |
45 |
$839,323 |
|
Going In Style (Roadshow)
|
$832,278 |
238 |
$2,716,590 |
|
The Boss Baby (Fox)
|
$482,046 |
266 |
$20,693,464 |
|
Their Finest (Transmission)
|
$361,035 |
160 |
$1,781,505 |
|
The Lego Batman Movie (Wb)
|
$280,448 |
226 |
$10,940,477 |
|
Smurfs: The Lost Village (Sony)
|
$246,417 |
213 |
$6,203,503 |
|
Love Off The Cuff (Magnum)
|
$199,311 |
12 |
$237,605 |
|
Table 19 (Fox)
|
$150,015 |
0 |
$750,265 |
|
Things To Come (Palace)
|
$110,958 |
15 |
$442,511 |
|
Battle Of Memories (Chinalion Film)
|
$81,547 |
16 |
$81,547 |
|
Denial (Eone)
|
$71,526 |
51 |
$622,724 |
|
Dance Academy (Studiocanal)
|
$54,521 |
87 |
$2,052,095 |
|
The Country Doctor (Madman)
|
$46,321 |
21 |
$479,445 |
|
Hidden Figures (Fox)
|
$43,067 |
45 |
$17,367,442 |
|
Ghost In The Shell (Paramount)
|
$42,957 |
75 |
$5,791,056 |
|
Rules Don't Apply (Fox)
|
$42,322 |
46 |
$42,322 |
|
Berlin Syndrome (Eone)
|
$41,756 |
22 |
$148,835 |