Ride Like a Girl tops Australian box office, takes $1.7m in first weekend
Rachel Griffiths’ directorial debut Ride Like a Girl, the story of jockey Michelle Payne who became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup in 2015, has topped the Australian box office on its opening weekend, taking $1.665m across 270 screens.
The film, which stars Teresa Palmer as Payne alongside Sam Neill and Brooke Satchwell, toppled Downton Abbey which has held the top spot for two weeks and took a further $1.418m across 306 screens over the weekend, adding to a total of $9.61m.
Teresa Palmer plays jockey Michelle Payne in Ride Like a Girl
Sci-fi flick Ad Astra took the third spot with a further $1.220m in takings across 321 screens, for a running total of $3.9m at the Australian box office. Both it and Downton Abbey fell 37% in revenue on last weekend.
Universal animated film Abominable jumped on last week, rising 30% to take $1.189m across 282 screens for its second week out, making it the highest-grossing children’s movie for the weekend. It was followed by The Angry Birds Movie 2 which also increased on last week, rising 19% to $1.097m.
Comedy Good Boys was in sixth place with a taking of $967,974 across 227 screens for its second week. Dora and the Lost City of Gold took $839,373 across 291 screens to land seventh.
André Øvredal’s reimagining of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark took $806,623 for its first weekend, playing across 209 screens. The horror film is based on the children’s series of the same name, written by Alvin Schwartz, and adapted by Dan and Kevin Hageman, from a screen story by producer Guillermo del Toro.
It: Chapter 2 and Rambo: Last Blood rounded out the top 10 with $802,926 and $580,229 respectively.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ride Like A Girl (Transmission) | $1,665,034 | 270 | $2,357,803 |
| Downton Abbey (Universal) | $1,418,577 | 306 | $9,610,493 |
| Ad Astra (Fox) | $1,220,111 | 321 | $3,901,597 |
| Abominable (Universal) | $1,189,694 | 282 | $2,958,988 |
| The Angry Birds Movie 2 (Sony) | $1,097,306 | 368 | $4,603,170 |
| Good Boys (Universal) | $967,974 | 227 | $3,298,540 |
| Dora And The Lost City Of Gold (Paramount) | $839,373 | 291 | $2,606,628 |
| Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (Universal) | $806,623 | 209 | $806,623 |
| It: Chapter 2 (Wb) | $802,929 | 284 | $14,486,151 |
| Rambo: Last Blood (Roadshow) | $580,229 | 284 | $1,910,487 |
| Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Sony) | $309,477 | 126 | $20,676,768 |
| Uglydolls (Roadshow) | $173,253 | 250 | $408,063 |
| The Lion King (2019) (Disney) | $138,078 | 106 | $63,544,789 |
| The Goldfinch (Wb) | $110,789 | 40 | $126,620 |
| The Farewell (Roadshow) | $93,242 | 68 | $1,257,906 |
| Dream Girl (Zee Studios) | $84,911 | 29 | $507,967 |
| Angel Has Fallen (Roadshow) | $48,982 | 54 | $5,779,888 |
| The Dead Don't Die (Universal) | $39,217 | 14 | $176,977 |
| Exhibition On Screen: Rembrandt (2019) (Seventh Art Production) | $38,613 | 41 | $38,613 |
| Nikka Zaildar 3 (Forum Films) | $31,864 | 17 | $232,542 |
topics
Abominable
Ad Astra
Australian box office
Downton Abbey
Rachel Griffiths
Ride Like A Girl
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Weekend Box Office
