Now You See Me tops Aussie box office on opening weekend
The Hopscotch/eOne distributed Now You See Me has topped the Australian box office on its opening weekend, taking home $3,981,757 across 265 screens.
The opening trumped Michael Bay’s Pain and Gain, starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, which also premiered across the weekend on 201 screens but brought home just $1,758,006 for distributor Paramount.
Now You See Me stars Australian actress Isla Fisher, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo and Woody Harrelson. The film follows a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists.
Both films push box office stayers The Wolverine, The Conjuring and The Heat down the list however they remain in the top five. This was The Wolverine’s third weekend at the Australian box office and the film has made a total of $13,489,126 while The Conjuring’s total is $7,257,013 and The Heat $14,030,793. The Great Gatsby remains in the top 20 after 11 weekends at the box office. It has now made a total of $27,439,765, inching ever closer to the $30m mark.
Sophia Coppola’s The Bling Ring also opened this weekend on just 10 screens and made $54,230.
The Box Office Top 20:
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now You See Me (Eone /hopscotch) | $3,981,757 | 265 | $4,064,974 |
| Pain & Gain (Paramount) | $1,758,006 | 210 | $1,790,616 |
| The Wolverine (Fox) | $1,528,097 | 546 | $13,489,126 |
| The Conjuring (Wb) | $880,463 | 178 | $7,257,013 |
| The Heat (Fox) | $773,313 | 272 | $14,030,793 |
| The World's End (Universal) | $496,187 | 207 | $1,935,285 |
| This Is The End (Sony) | $450,068 | 207 | $7,246,135 |
| Chennai Express (Mindblowing Films) | $385,262 | 21 | $385,262 |
| Despicable Me 2 (Universal) | $326,317 | 207 | $34,815,670 |
| Behind The Candelabra (Roadshow) | $324,684 | 106 | $1,947,261 |
| The Way Way Back (Studiocanal) | $274,175 | 125 | $1,010,785 |
| Pacific Rim (Wb) | $196,981 | 121 | $8,034,088 |
| Monsters University (Disney) | $112,947 | 123 | $23,863,850 |
| Man Of Steel (Wb) | $104,625 | 81 | $24,248,723 |
| Before Midnight (Eone /hopscotch) | $97,342 | 49 | $993,343 |
| The Great Gatsby (Roadshow) | $68,662 | 57 | $27,439,765 |
| The Lone Ranger (Disney) | $55,992 | 54 | $10,411,941 |
| The Bling Ring (Roadshow) | $54,230 | 10 | $74,617 |
| Epic (Fox) | $49,650 | 85 | $8,215,455 |
| Dino Time (Studiocanal) | $42,663 | 114 | $86,737 |
Data courtesy of the MPDAA.
I saw it at the weekend and gave it 3.5 out of 5, there is a bit of a lull in the pace halfway through but picks up again
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