The Monuments Men has dominated the weekend box office for the second week in a row, bringing in a total of $1,714,813 across 329 screens and taking its total Australian box office to just over $5 million.
The film, directed by George Clooney who also starred alongside Matt Damon and Bill Murray and tells the story of a World War II platoon tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners, trumped its closest competitor Disney’s Need For Speed by $756,301.
Need For Speed, which stars Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul made $958,512 across 320 screens, taking its total box office takings to $2.9 million.
The film, based on a computer game, tells the story of a street racer fresh from prison who was framed by a wealthy business associate and joins a cross country race with revenge in mind.
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Ride Along, starring Ice Cube, brought in $926,637 across 145 screens while Pompeii, starring Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington, bought in $643,461 across 175 screens.
Oscar winning 12 Years A Slave took its total Australian box office to over $7 million after bringing in $236, 114 across 164 screens.
The Wolf Of Wall Street continues to draw a crowd, taking $224,684 across 70 screens, taking its total Australian box office takings to nearly $23 million.
|
| Title (Distributor) |
Weekend B/O |
Screens |
Total B/O |
|---|
| The Monuments Men (Fox) |
$1,714,813 |
329 |
$5,061,401 |
| Need For Speed (Disney) |
$958,512 |
320 |
$2,903,652 |
| Ride Along (Universal) |
$926,637 |
145 |
$933,231 |
| 300: Rise Of An Empire (Wb) |
$916,017 |
430 |
$7,408,145 |
| Pompeii (Icon) |
$634,461 |
175 |
$650,884 |
| Non-stop (Studiocanal) |
$396,635 |
175 |
$5,122,183 |
| Cuban Fury (Studiocanal) |
$313,762 |
182 |
$390,607 |
| 12 Years A Slave (Icon) |
$236,114 |
164 |
$7,105,439 |
| The Wolf Of Wall Street (Roadshow) |
$224,684 |
70 |
$22,929,995 |
| Vampire Academy (Studiocanal) |
$214,951 |
162 |
$1,646,703 |
| Tracks (Paramount) |
$202,910 |
196 |
$1,823,062 |
| The Dallas Buyers Club (Pinnacle Films) |
$184,440 |
69 |
$2,472,570 |
| I, Frankenstein (Eone) |
$183,410 |
64 |
$183,410 |
| Wadjda (Eone) |
$94,379 |
23 |
$95,921 |
| Wolf Creek 2 (Roadshow) |
$89,394 |
99 |
$9,630,444 |
| Le Week-end (Paramount) |
$54,279 |
55 |
$939,904 |
| Last Vegas (Universal) |
$41,103 |
61 |
$6,728,400 |
| The Wind Rises (Madman) |
$36,029 |
10 |
$419,728 |
| Lone Survivor (Bvi) |
$33,520 |
29 |
$3,988,518 |
| The Great Beauty (Palace) |
$29,763 |
19 |
$1,175,219 |