The Hitman’s Bodyguard kicks American Made off top spot at weekend box office
Samuel Jackson and Ryan Reynolds’ new film, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, knocked American Made off the top spot at weekend box office, after just one week.
Debuting on August 31, the film is centred on a bodyguard and an assassin who are thrown together for 24 hours.
In its first weekend, the film earned $2.330m across 313 screens.
Since its premiere four days ago, it has collected more than $3m in earnings.
In second place was Tom Cruise action film, American Made, which made just over $1.5m this weekend, compared to last week’s $2.139m.
In total, the Universal film has made $4.484m.
Another new film in cinemas over the weekend was Universal’s Girl Trip, starring Queen Latifah, which ranked third, according to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia.
Girl’s Trip reported $1.303m in earnings, bringing its total to $1.419m.
The film features four friends who travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival.
Sliding to fourth was Dunkirk, which has now made $22.543m since its July premiere.
Over the weekend, it obtained $563,115.
Fifth was Annabelle: Creation, collecting $536,237 over the weekend, across 212 screens.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hitman's Bodyguard (Roadshow) | $2,330,317 | 313 | $3,013,836 |
| American Made (Universal) | $1,524,918 | 319 | $4,484,650 |
| Girl's Trip (Universal) | $1,303,011 | 282 | $1,419,580 |
| Dunkirk (Wb) | $563,155 | 223 | $22,543,352 |
| Annabelle: Creation (Wb) | $536,237 | 212 | $6,750,067 |
| The Dark Tower (Sony) | $323,784 | 228 | $2,914,927 |
| Hampstead (Eone) | $297,410 | 227 | $2,274,084 |
| Ali's Wedding (Madman) | $227,916 | 51 | $313,764 |
| Gifted (Roadshow) | $200,873 | 93 | $215,862 |
| Celebrate Studio Gibili (Madman) | $162,512 | 53 | $496,250 |
| The Big Sick (Roadshow) | $141,108 | 103 | $4,148,930 |
| Logan Lucky (Roadshow) | $137,531 | 230 | $1,854,348 |
| War For The Planet Of The Apes (Fox) | $135,812 | 100 | $10,310,136 |
| Despicable Me 3 (Universal) | $111,812 | 140 | $32,855,018 |
| Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets (Eone) | $108,810 | 104 | $2,861,131 |
| 47 Meters Down (Vendetta) | $106,997 | 68 | $414,969 |
| Baby Driver (Sony) | $86,802 | 62 | $13,340,444 |
| Madame (Studiocanal) | $71,379 | 31 | $395,440 |
| The King's Choice (Palace) | $68,153 | 17 | $382,189 |
| Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sordor (Indies) | $65,590 | 105 | $65,590 |
topics
American Made
Annabelle:Creation
Dunkirk
Girl's Trip
Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Weekend Box Office
Sorry to be picky, but for 2 weeks in a row the chart has featured
“Celebrate Studio Gibili ”
and it’s frankly pathetic that somebody at the MPDAA could really
spell it that way. Any chance of sending a note back up the line?
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