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.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again (Universal) | $3,903,564 | 531 | $12,848,854 |
| The Equalizer 2 (Sony) | $1,868,046 | 297 | $5,753,174 |
| Ant-man And The Wasp (Disney) | $1,056,040 | 291 | $17,941,494 |
| The Breaker Upperers (Madman) | $717,564 | 227 | $867,880 |
| Incredibles 2 (Disney) | $695,500 | 266 | $44,051,007 |
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Universal) | $694,440 | 269 | $34,468,702 |
| Skyscraper (Universal) | $693,423 | 278 | $6,616,423 |
| Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation (Sony) | $481,941 | 265 | $17,675,072 |
| Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (Chinalion Film) | $153,363 | 28 | $153,363 |
| Beirut (Roadshow) | $149,369 | 85 | $185,476 |
| Ocean's 8 (Roadshow) | $122,069 | 97 | $17,919,839 |
| Maya The Bee: The Honey Games (Studiocanal) | $82,135 | 237 | $82,135 |
| Whitney (Transmission) | $67,300 | 49 | $74,407 |
| Adrift (Roadshow) | $63,953 | 100 | $2,823,340 |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey - 50th Anniversary (Wb) | $62,782 | 72 | $260,029 |
| Rbg (Icon) | $56,787 | 35 | $89,597 |
| Back To Burgundy (Studiocanal) | $54,380 | 46 | $800,115 |
| Sicario: Day Of The Soldado (Roadshow) | $42,868 | 58 | $3,085,482 |
| The Leisure Seeker (Eone) | $37,045 | 60 | $1,004,106 |
| Dhadak (Zee Studios) | $36,632 | 15 | $185,594 |
topics
Ant-man and The Wasp
Incredibles 2
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again
The Breaker Upperers
The Equalizer 2
Weekend Box Office
