New Zealand film The Breaker Upperers premieres with $717,564

New Zealand comedy The Breaker Upperers earned just over $700,000 at its first weekend box office, but was eclipsed by bigger US films.

The film stars co-writers and directors Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek – otherwise known as Mel and Jen – who are co-dependent best friends and business partners, attempting to break up relationships on behalf of clients.

It aired on 227 screens over the weekend, and has made $867,880 since its July 26 premiere.

But the film was well behind Ant-man and The Wasp, The Equalizer 2 and Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again.

Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again topped the weekend box office for a second consecutive week, making $3.903m across 531 screens. Since its premiere, the film made $12.848m.

American thriller The Equalizer 2, which is based on the TV series about a retired agent, added $1.868m to total earnings. Meanwhile, Marvel film Ant-man and The Wasp added another $1m to earnings, bringing its total to $17.941m.

The Incredibles 2 collected $695,500 over the weekend. Since the film premiered, it has made $44.051m.

Zoe Samios

Zoe Samios worked at Mumbrella between 2016 and 2019, finishing up as senior media reporter in March 2019. She completed her degree at the University of Sydney in Media and Communications. She's previously travelled overseas for internships, including to South Korea, where she worked as a reporter for The Korea Herald.

topics Ant-man and The Wasp, Incredibles 2, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, The Breaker Upperers, The Equalizer 2, Weekend Box Office

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