Joker brings in a further $7.4m over the weekend, beating Hustlers and Gemini Man
Female led-drama, Hustlers, and action flick, Gemini Man, have failed to topple the Joker in their opening weekend at the Australian box office. Hustlers, which stars Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu as strippers who become con artists during the Global Financial Crisis, came in second on the weekend earning $2.819 million from 368 screens.
Gemini Man stars Will Smith as Henry Brogan, a former assassin being hunted by a clone of his younger self – also played by Smith. The film came in behind Hustlers with $1.513 million from 370 screens.
Joker brought in $7.439 million from 541 screens over the weekend, a drop of 24% from last weekend’s $10 million debut. The film stars Joaquin Pheonix as the titular villain from the DC Comics Universe, telling the story of how The Joker came to be. There has been public criticism that the film promotes incel culture, but it continues to climb, with a running total of $22m at the Australian box office.
Australian film Ride Like a Girl, which follows the story of jockey Michelle Payne, experienced a 21% drop in its third weekend at the box office. The film earned $1.3m at the box office from 289 screens, making its running total $6.874m.
Animated features, Abominable and The Angry Birds Movie 2, felt the benefit of the last weekend of school holidays in some states. Abominable was shown on 274 screens earning $1.146m, and Angry Birds received $899,841 from 285 screens.
After debuting at number one and holding the top spot for a second week, Downton Abbey, brought in $548,364 over its fifth weekend, from 269 screens. The running total in Australia for the film is now $12.391m.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Joker (Wb) | $7,439,024 | 541 | $22,037,700 |
| Hustlers (Roadshow) | $2,819,787 | 368 | $3,298,856 |
| Gemini Man (Paramount) | $1,513,794 | 370 | $1,547,260 |
| Ride Like A Girl (Transmission) | $1,306,442 | 289 | $7,567,624 |
| Abominable (Universal) | $1,146,046 | 274 | $8,298,704 |
| The Angry Birds Movie 2 (Sony) | $899,841 | 285 | $9,274,895 |
| Dora And The Lost City Of Gold (Paramount) | $714,121 | 259 | $6,044,364 |
| Downton Abbey (Universal) | $548,364 | 269 | $12,391,812 |
| Paw Patrol: Ready Race Rescue (Paramount) | $333,912 | 221 | $1,057,285 |
| Good Boys (Universal) | $315,535 | 191 | $5,198,633 |
| War (Mindblowing Films) | $232,586 | 43 | $1,174,383 |
| Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (Universal) | $188,777 | 158 | $2,194,571 |
| Ad Astra (Fox) | $178,520 | 136 | $5,419,812 |
| Metallica & San Francisco Symphony: S&m2 (Trafalgar) | $158,311 | 115 | $312,978 |
| Uglydolls (Roadshow) | $117,806 | 104 | $1,172,363 |
| It: Chapter 2 (Wb) | $106,370 | 100 | $15,532,048 |
| The Captain (Magnum) | $105,784 | 17 | $800,004 |
| My People, My Country (Cmc Pictures) | $105,689 | 27 | $1,268,148 |
| The Climbers (Magnum) | $100,396 | 26 | $100,396 |
| The Sky Is Pink (Mindblowing Films) | $69,007 | 37 | $69,007 |
