Patriots Day debuts at number three, Lion retains weekend box office top spot
Roadshow’s Patriots Day, starring Mark Wahlberg, managed third at the weekend box office while Australian film Lion held on to the number one spot for the third consecutive week.
Patriots Day is based on the events of the 2003 Boston Marathon Bombings.
According to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia report, Patriots Day, directed by Peter Berg (Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon), tells the story of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis’ actions in the lead up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, collected $1.189m over the weekend.
Since its debut on February 2, the film has made $1.319m.
Despite success in its first week, the film was unable to defeat Transmission Films’ Lion, which has retained the top spot for three consecutive weeks.
Starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman, the independent Australian film achieved $3.058m over the weekend, bringing its total earnings to $16.225m.
The film is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
M. Night Shyamalan’s newest film, Split, held onto the number two spot at weekend box office for the second consecutive week, earning $2.316m, bringing its total to $1.319m.
The thriller, which debuted on Australia Day, tells the story of a man with dissociative identity disorder who has an urge to abduct three teenagers by one of his personalities, Kevin.
In fourth place, production company Eone’s musical La La Land collected $793,885, taking the film’s Australian earning total to $16.807m.
While the film did not manage a top five spot last weekend, it did leap back to fourth, knocking Sony’s Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, starring Mila Jovovich, out of the top five.
XXX 3: The Return of Xander Cage, starring Vin Diesel, slipped to fifth from third place, taking in $631,013 over the weekend. The film has collected $6.536m since launch.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lion (Transmission) | $3,058,542 | 270 | $16,225,610 |
| Split (Universal) | $2,316,559 | 291 | $7,254,412 |
| Patriots Day (Roadshow) | $1,189,412 | 242 | $1,319,868 |
| La La Land (Eone) | $793,885 | 287 | $16,807,718 |
| Xxx 3: The Return Of Xander Cage (Paramount) | $631,013 | 244 | $6,536,027 |
| Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (Sony) | $562,066 | 207 | $2,316,006 |
| Manchester By The Sea (Universal) | $559,044 | 57 | $691,951 |
| Gold (Studiocanal) | $398,610 | 209 | $472,538 |
| Moana (Disney) | $362,339 | 206 | $25,051,556 |
| Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Disney) | $348,193 | 115 | $50,638,925 |
| Sing (Universal) | $344,338 | 242 | $28,165,551 |
| Ballerina (Studiocanal) | $225,434 | 187 | $4,161,647 |
| Monster Trucks (Paramount) | $197,172 | 186 | $4,759,332 |
| Jackie (Eone) | $168,826 | 0 | $1,947,612 |
| Moonlight (Roadshow) | $157,840 | 25 | $568,215 |
| Perfect Strangers (Palace) | $138,896 | 21 | $756,030 |
| Passengers (Roadshow) | $136,143 | 98 | $14,262,254 |
| Live By Night (Wb) | $122,290 | 203 | $871,299 |
| Allied (Paramount) | $112,042 | 146 | $11,960,800 |
| The Edge Of Seventeen (Roadshow) | $100,357 | 47 | $4,277,492 |
Patriots Day pleased the LA Times but was unpopular in Boston. Wrote in the fictitious character played by M. Wahlberg and wrote out the black policeman who was killed by the terrorists.
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