New Deadpool film knocks Avengers: Infinity War out of box office top spot
20th Century Fox’s newest film featuring Marvel Comics superhero Deadpool achieved more than $12m in earnings over the weekend, taking over from Avengers: Infinity War as Australia’s most popular movie.
Deadpool 2, which stars Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin and New Zealander Julian Dennison, took $12.619m across 602 screens on its first weekend at the Australian box office.
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Reynolds plays Wade Wilson, an everyday man turned superhero, doing battle with time-traveling mutant, Cable.
The film it didn’t earn as much as the first Deadpool, which made $15m on its first weekend.
According to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia report, Deadpool 2 took $10m more than Avengers over the weekend. Avengers, which stars the majority of Marvel’s other superheroes, made an additional $2.358m across 481 screens.
Since its premiere, it has taken $57.228m.
Making just under $1m in earnings this week was Life Of The Party, starring Melissa McCarthy. The film entered its second weekend at box office with $885,503 in earnings, half of its opening weekend’s $1.995m.
The Tim Winton novel adaptation Breath added almost $400,000 to its total earnings and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society made an extra $326,790.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadpool 2 (Fox) | $12,619,836 | 602 | $15,242,416 |
| Deadpool 2 (Fox) | $12,619,836 | 602 | $15,242,416 |
| Avengers: Infinity War (Disney) | $2,358,483 | 481 | $57,228,421 |
| Avengers: Infinity War (Disney) | $2,358,483 | 481 | $57,228,421 |
| Life Of The Party (Wb) | $885,503 | 261 | $3,390,316 |
| Life Of The Party (Wb) | $885,503 | 261 | $3,390,316 |
| Breath (Roadshow) | $385,292 | 242 | $3,061,159 |
| Breath (Roadshow) | $385,292 | 242 | $3,061,159 |
| The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society (Studiocanal) | $326,790 | 239 | $5,511,196 |
| The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society (Studiocanal) | $326,790 | 239 | $5,511,196 |
| I Feel Pretty (Eone) | $284,518 | 213 | $8,875,912 |
| I Feel Pretty (Eone) | $284,518 | 213 | $8,875,912 |
| Tully (Studiocanal) | $198,212 | 182 | $754,059 |
| Tully (Studiocanal) | $198,212 | 182 | $754,059 |
| Quiet Place, A (Paramount) | $184,832 | 152 | $12,177,007 |
| Quiet Place, A (Paramount) | $184,832 | 152 | $12,177,007 |
| Peter Rabbit (Sony) | $115,432 | 165 | $26,340,203 |
| Peter Rabbit (Sony) | $115,432 | 165 | $26,340,203 |
| Crooked House (Roadshow) | $105,368 | 199 | $424,397 |
| Crooked House (Roadshow) | $105,368 | 199 | $424,397 |
