Jurassic World passes $30m at Australian box office while Minions opens strongly
Dinosaurs and kids movies dominated the weekend box office with Jurassic World cracking the $30m in total local takings in just under two weeks.
The revival of the dinosaur series pulled in $9.87m across 604 screens over the weekend, easily trumping its closest rival kids movie Minions which made $5.874m in its opening weekend across 487 screens.
Fellow children’s movie Disney Pixar’s Inside Out, which stars the vocal talents of Amy Poehler and Mindy Kaling, making $3.583m across 468 screens.
Since premiering on Friday the movie has made $4.611m.
Melissa McCarthy’s comedy Spy was pushed into fourth place with a large gap in takings between it and Inside Out. Spy pulled in $741,370 across 241 screens to take its total box office to $12.956m.
In at fifth place was Entourage which grabbed $686,393 across 235 screens while Mad Max: Fury Road made $408,055 across 159 screens.
Disney’s Tomorrowland pulled in $86,945 across 128 screens.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jurassic World (Universal) | $9,870,007 | 604 | $30,238,783 |
| Minions (Universal) | $5,874,643 | 487 | $5,874,643 |
| Inside Out (Disney) | $3,583,920 | 468 | $4,611,672 |
| Spy (Fox) | $741,370 | 241 | $12,956,290 |
| Entourage (Wb) | $686,393 | 235 | $6,964,767 |
| Mad Max: Fury Road (Roadshow) | $408,055 | 159 | $20,890,040 |
| San Andreas (Roadshow) | $405,544 | 199 | $8,517,725 |
| Hot Pursuit (Wb) | $404,255 | 160 | $1,247,230 |
| Woman In Gold (Roadshow) | $373,388 | 158 | $5,298,514 |
| Aloha (Fox) | $269,346 | 198 | $3,579,508 |
| Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal) | $173,568 | 129 | $27,634,548 |
| Tomorrowland (Disney) | $86,945 | 128 | $4,275,772 |
| Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief (Madman) | $76,197 | 14 | $118,132 |
| Walking The Camino: Six Ways To Santiago (Umbrella Ent.) | $73,870 | 13 | $194,140 |
| The Mafia Kills Only In Summer (Palace) | $70,368 | 13 | $396,595 |
| Wild Tales (Sony) | $55,401 | 10 | $410,915 |
| Dil Dhadakne Do (Eros) | $35,730 | 12 | $489,367 |
| Ex Machina (Universal) | $32,852 | 15 | $699,872 |
| The Nightingale (Pinnacle Films) | $26,824 | 13 | $44,350 |
| The Avengers: Age Of Ultron (Disney) | $25,905 | 17 | $40,069,205 |
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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