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The Monuments Men dominates weekend box office again

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.

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
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