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Kingdom makes $4m, Madman hopes for 5

Animal Kingdom (Madman Entertainment) has crossed the $4m mark after six weeks. Theatrical distribution manager James Hewison told Encore he expects the film to reach $5m before completing its cinema run.

Claire McCarthy’s debut feature, The Waiting City (Hopscotch Films), earned $31,991 at the box office during its preview weekend – ahead of its full release on July 15.

The Horseman (Umbrella Entertainment) was the other new Australian entry. It received critical acclaim but the limited released debuted with $2,270 from three screens (average $756).

In terms of international new releases, the controversy over its PG rating didn’t stop The Karate Kid. The remake of the 1984 film, starring Will Smith’s son Jaden and superstar Jackie Chan opened in NSW, SA and WA, completing its national release and placing it at number 3.

Predators was almost a text book case, taking 10 percent of its US box office, opening at number 4 with $2.68m.

Toy Story 3 continued to perform strongly, reaching $30m since its June 24 release.

Vampire/werewolf love triangle Eclipse suffered a 58 percent dropped from its impressive opening the previous week, but has nevertheless managed to earn $23m in Australia.

This is the top 10 for July 8-11, 2010:

1 Toy Story (Disney) 6,361,024
2 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Hoyts) 5,396,651
3 The Karate Kid (Sony) 3,686,613
4 Predators (Fox) 2,681,018
5 Shrek Forever After (Paramount) 2,673,761
6 Grown Ups (Sony) 1,600,471
7 Marmaduke (Fox) 933,388
8 Get Him to the Greek (Universal) 578,793
9 Sex and the City 2 (Roadshow) 295,794
10 Animal Kingdom (Madman) 250,185

Source: Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia

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