Ridley Scott’s The Martian rakes in over $4m easily beating comedy The Intern
Matt Damon’s latest film The Martian dominated the weekend box office, taking in over $3m more than its closest rival Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway’s The Intern.
The Ridley Scott sci-fi drama grabbed $4.516m across 558 screens over the weekend to take its total box office takings over $13m.
Meanwhile, The Intern pulled in $1.498m across 305 screens, taking its total local takings to $4.790m.
Johnny Depp and Benedict Cumberbatch’s Black Mass, which also stars Aussie Joel Edgerton, pulled in $1.129m across 269 screens in its opening weekend.
Coming in at fourth place was Roadshow’s Oddball which only saw $730,187 worth of tickets bought across 282 screens, bringing its local takings to $9.274m.
Warner Brothers’ Peter Pan movie, starring Hugh Jackman and Amanda Seyfried, grabbed $612,201 across 300 screens to take Pan’s total box office to $6.493m.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Martian (Fox) | $4,516,183 | 558 | $13,372,920 |
| The Intern (Wb) | $1,498,196 | 305 | $4,790,500 |
| Black Mass (Wb) | $1,129,018 | 269 | $1,129,018 |
| Oddball (Roadshow) | $730,187 | 282 | $9,274,499 |
| Pan (Wb) | $612,201 | 300 | $6,493,268 |
| Miss You Already (Eone) | $580,233 | 217 | $600,029 |
| Pixels (Sony) | $509,979 | 217 | $12,506,444 |
| Sicario (Roadshow) | $423,469 | 193 | $4,468,661 |
| Everest (Universal) | $395,225 | 244 | $9,716,982 |
| Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (Fox) | $393,544 | 181 | $13,250,081 |
| The Visit (Universal) | $269,972 | 155 | $2,815,700 |
| Blinky Bill The Movie (Studiocanal) | $163,528 | 190 | $2,688,067 |
| Learning To Drive (Madman) | $104,492 | 43 | $104,492 |
| The Walk (Sony) | $98,150 | 192 | $98,150 |
| Goodbye Mr Loser (Chinalion Film) | $67,182 | 6 | $67,182 |
| Macbeth (Transmission) | $65,530 | 31 | $210,122 |
| Lost In Hong Kong (Magnum) | $53,021 | 11 | $949,952 |
| Straight Outta Compton (Universal) | $52,537 | 46 | $11,901,012 |
| Jazbaa (Friends India) | $49,927 | 15 | $49,927 |
| Singh Is Bling (Eros) | $36,271 | 15 | $261,635 |
Miranda Ward worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017, eventually becoming deputy editor. Miranda joined Mumbrella in September 2013 from Sky News.
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