Legend of Tarzan swings into second place at the box office
The debut of The Legend of Tarzan has seen the Village Roadshow production pull in $4.2m during its first weekend at the box office, but it was not enough to challenge the continuing dominance of Finding Dory.
The animated film continues to be the top choice for movie goers during school holidays pulling in $5.05m over the weekend on 454 screens to Tarzan’s 334 screens, bringing its total ticket sales to over $40m.
The BFG, based on the Roald Dahl book, also performed strongly pulling in $3.339m while Central Intelligence which stars The Rock and was in second place last week slipped to fourth with $3.097m, on a bumper weekend for cinemas nationwide.
Fox’s comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates starring Zac Efron and Adam Devine pulled $2.4m while Ice Age Collision Course took in $2.19m.
Sci-fi sequel Independence Day: Resurgence took $1m on the weekend, with total takings of $10m making it one of the biggest blockbuster flops of the year so far.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finding Dory (Disney) | $5,055,430 | 454 | $40,391,332 |
| The Legend Of Tarzan (Roadshow) | $4,280,405 | 334 | $4,287,405 |
| The Bfg (Disney) | $3,339,983 | 413 | $8,808,485 |
| Central Intelligence (Universal) | $3,097,231 | 307 | $10,465,641 |
| Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates (Fox) | $2,495,421 | 307 | $2,592,796 |
| Ice Age: Collision Course (Fox) | $2,193,968 | 366 | $8,225,021 |
| Independence Day: Resurgence (Fox) | $1,047,458 | 334 | $10,600,301 |
| Me Before You (Wb) | $829,314 | 236 | $10,795,783 |
| Sultan (Mindblowing Films) | $639,513 | 29 | $792,289 |
| Hunt For The Wilderpeople (Madman) | $634,960 | 142 | $8,479,743 |
| The Conjuring 2 (Wb) | $237,947 | 109 | $10,502,214 |
| Goldstone (Transmission) | $183,699 | 42 | $338,486 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows (Paramount) | $178,722 | 110 | $6,318,281 |
| Now You See Me 2 (Eone) | $152,809 | 44 | $9,372,259 |
| Warcraft: The Beginning (Universal) | $123,325 | 83 | $6,321,549 |
| Maggie's Plan (Sony) | $95,838 | 14 | $130,584 |
| The Wait (Palace) | $73,520 | 18 | $429,290 |
| Mustang (Madman) | $68,445 | 20 | $372,620 |
| Money Monster (Sony) | $65,906 | 45 | $6,995,294 |
| The Angry Birds Movie (Sony) | $55,783 | 55 | $9,419,431 |
