Rebel Wilson’s How To Be Single fails to push Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool from top spot
Rebel Wilson’s latest comedy, How To Be Single, raked in $2.729m across 254 screens on its opening weekend, but that wasn’t enough to topple Marvel’s Deadpool.
How To Be Single, which premiered last Thursday, has pulled in a total of $3.207m, with Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool easily coming in on top after grabbing $7.907m across 403 screens over the weekend to take its total box office to $27.106m.
In third place is Ice Cube’s Ride Along 2 which took $1.222m across 211 screens on its opening weekend, pushing Ben Stiller’s Zoolander 2 to fourth place.
Zoolander 2 made $1.165m across 358 screens over the weekend, taking its total local box office to $5.679m.
Meanwhile, Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues to see ticket sales trickle in, grabbing $247,395 across 110 screens to take its total local box office just above $93m.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadpool (Fox) | $7,907,512 | 403 | $27,106,110 |
| How To Be Single (Wb) | $2,729,828 | 254 | $3,207,718 |
| Ride Along 2 (Universal) | $1,222,462 | 211 | $1,222,462 |
| Zoolander 2 (Paramount) | $1,165,287 | 358 | $5,679,952 |
| Brooklyn (Transmission) | $839,513 | 162 | $2,776,332 |
| The Mermaid (Sony) | $521,956 | 18 | $521,956 |
| Spotlight (Eone) | $329,644 | 146 | $3,354,822 |
| Three Wise Cousins (Ms21 Films) | $293,231 | 17 | $293,231 |
| The Revenant (Fox) | $289,743 | 167 | $18,856,298 |
| Concussion (Roadshow) | $272,555 | 130 | $296,624 |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney) | $247,395 | 110 | $93,031,459 |
| Dirty Grandpa (Eone) | $246,505 | 172 | $6,316,857 |
| 45 Years (Madman) | $206,272 | 41 | $272,201 |
| The Big Short (Paramount) | $183,888 | 92 | $6,868,490 |
| Trumbo (Eone) | $142,118 | 37 | $212,429 |
| Risen (Sony) | $133,364 | 44 | $133,364 |
| Beauty And The Beast 3d: (re:12) (Disney) | $124,652 | 70 | $671,186 |
| The Hateful Eight (Roadshow) | $113,075 | 54 | $7,610,330 |
| Goosebumps (Roadshow) | $97,059 | 114 | $9,572,671 |
| The Danish Girl (Universal) | $69,757 | 71 | $2,561,854 |
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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Rebel Wilson is one of the most successful Australian entertainers around but no one here seems to realize – she’s got the Steve Irwin complex it seems
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Yeah, not many comedian actors actually come out of Australia for some reason..
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