Pitch Perfect 3 and All The Money in the World fail to beat Jumanji at weekend box office
It was the opening weekend for big-budget films Pitch Perfect 3 and All The Money In The World, but both were both unable to knock Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle off the top spot at weekend box office.
All The Money In The World – the film that re-shot its scenes after one of its lead actors Kevin Spacey was accused of sexual misconduct and assault – came in fifth place at its opening weekend. Spacey was replaced by actor Christopher Plummer.
The crime thriller, made by British director Ridley Scott, failed to hit the $1.5m mark on its first weekend, taking in $1.468m in earnings across 223 screens, according to the latest Motion Pictures Distributors Association of Australia report.
The film follows the kidnapping of a 16-year-old boy and the attempts of his mother and grandfather to pay the ransom.
Starring Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow and Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect 3 is set three years after Pitch Perfect 2, with the Bellas all having graduated college and living separate lives. They come together once again for a USO tour – which sees them perform for army troops.
It made $4.647m across 370 screens on its first weekend, taking its total earnings to $10.710m.
In 2015, Pitch Perfect 2 took $9.419m across 427 screens in its opening weekend. In 2012, the original Pitch Perfect made $2.598m in its opening weekend across 290 screens.
Meanwhile Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle entered its second week leading the weekend box office with an additional $6.409m in earnings across 477 screens. Since its premiere, the film has made $27.559m.
In third place was Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which collected another $3m over the weekend. The film has now earned more than $50m at the Australian box office.
Slipping from third to fourth place was Hugh Jackman’s new film The Great Showman. It made $2.949m over the weekend.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle (Sony) | $6,409,668 | 477 | $27,559,946 |
| Pitch Perfect 3 (Universal) | $4,647,498 | 470 | $10,710,724 |
| Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Disney) | $3,017,139 | 408 | $51,374,624 |
| The Greatest Showman (Fox) | $2,949,701 | 323 | $12,265,806 |
| All The Money In The World (Roadshow) | $1,468,266 | 223 | $1,473,785 |
| Coco (Disney) | $1,339,728 | 318 | $6,015,191 |
| Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (Fox) | $1,087,741 | 84 | $2,023,676 |
| Ferdinand (Fox) | $1,058,392 | 295 | $9,384,551 |
| Paddington 2 (Studiocanal) | $938,016 | 298 | $5,840,609 |
| Downsizing (Paramount) | $468,502 | 188 | $2,682,564 |
| Wonder (Roadshow) | $453,691 | 141 | $11,655,557 |
| Call Me By Your Name (Sony) | $192,407 | 35 | $915,713 |
| Just To Be Sure (Palace) | $168,394 | 26 | $978,197 |
| Daddy's Home 2 (Paramount) | $102,026 | 72 | $12,670,457 |
| Tiger Zinda Hai (Mindblowing Films) | $86,615 | 42 | $1,531,328 |
| The Ex-file 3: The Ruturn Of The Exes (Chinalion Film) | $86,450 | 10 | $221,304 |
| Breathe (Transmission) | $82,296 | 75 | $501,770 |
| Murder On The Orient Express (Fox) | $79,233 | 45 | $15,928,317 |
| The Mountain Between Us (Fox) | $56,471 | 6 | $4,994,180 |
| The Florida Project (Icon) | $50,479 | 23 | $281,874 |
