Mad Max: Fury Road holds off Spy to top box office for second consecutive week
Mad Max: Fury Road has topped the Australian box office for the second week in a row, taking $4.169m from 473 screens to hold off new Melisa McCarthy film Spy.
The fourth film in the Mad Max franchise – produced 30 years after the third instalment – has earned $12.601m since it opened.
Fox flick Spy, which also stars Jason Statham, came second over the weekend, earning $3.623m off 377 screens.
Rebel Wilson’s Pitch Perfect 2 ranked third, taking $3.223 in its third week to reach $22.529m in total revenue.
Helen Mirren stars in Woman in Gold, which took $1.085m on 234 screens at the box office.
The Avengers: Age of Ultron was the fifth-most popular film, earning $1.084m on 243 screens to see its total reach $38.585m.
Horror film Poltergeist by Fox opened this weekend, taking $755,306, followed by A Royal Night Out, which took $322,792.
Indian film Tanu Weds Manu Returns also opened, taking $196,832 on 19 screens.
Unfriended took $101,907 to reach $2.916m, and Fast and Furious 7 took $93,530 in its seventh week in cinemas to reach $43.241m.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Max: Fury Road (Roadshow) | $4,169,213 | 473 | $12,600,720 |
| Spy (Fox) | $3,623,297 | 377 | $3,705,735 |
| Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal) | $3,223,348 | 0 | $22,529,407 |
| Woman In Gold (Roadshow) | $1,084,518 | 234 | $1,117,661 |
| The Avengers: Age Of Ultron (Disney) | $1,083,564 | 243 | $38,584,743 |
| Poltergeist (Fox) | $755,306 | 296 | $755,306 |
| Royal Night Out, A (Paramount) | $322,792 | 0 | $1,640,522 |
| Tanu Weds Manu Returns (Indies) | $196,832 | 19 | $196,832 |
| Unfriended (Universal) | $101,907 | 0 | $2,916,284 |
| Fast And Furious 7 (Universal) | $93,530 | 67 | $43,241,134 |
| Cinderella (Disney) | $69,456 | 157 | $22,115,326 |
| Home (Fox) | $66,257 | 106 | $18,741,360 |
| Ex Machina (Universal) | $56,218 | 0 | $363,246 |
| Wild Tales (Sony) | $51,263 | 7 | $107,920 |
| Warren Miller's: No Turning Back (Ice Edge) | $48,164 | 1 | $59,231 |
| Clouds Of Sils Maria (Pinnacle Films) | $46,430 | 32 | $384,427 |
| Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge Out Of Water (Paramount) | $37,671 | 53 | $8,066,801 |
| Shaun The Sheep (Studiocanal) | $37,274 | 68 | $6,264,970 |
| While We're Young (Roadshow) | $36,959 | 46 | $1,482,783 |
| When Marnie Was There (Madman) | $34,394 | 9 | $117,364 |
Maybe you could add how many weeks a film has been running to help with comparison?
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It’s also interesting to note that this is the first Australian film to be number one at the domestic box office since Strictly Ballroom.
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sorry Ben – there was an Australian film called – AUSTRALIA. was #1 for some time.
a little film called RED DOG also did quite well.
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And the ten biggest video games in market at the moment:
http://www.mcvpacific.com/news.....20/0149903
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