Ron Howard’s epic whale tale In the Heart of the Sea becalmed at the box office
The star-power combination of Chris Hemsworth and director Ron Howard was not enough to lift the Moby Dick adventure In the Heart of the Sea above the $1 million mark on the movie’s debut, with the film taking $876,237 from 429 screens.
As the retelling of the whale tale sat becalmed, the domination of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 in the Australian box office continued, with the the final instalment of the film franchise adding $2,836,979 from 442 screens to bring its tally to $22,352,770.
James Bond’s Spectre continued in the runner-up slot, just narrowly missing out on breaking through the $3o,000,000 barrier reaching a total of $29,137,225 on the back of earning $2,103,423 from 447 screens.
Sony Pictures’ Hotel Transylvania also remained in third place in its second week after opening earning $1,478,127 from 409 screens to bring its total to $4,482,982, ahead of Rocky rehash Creed, with Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan, which pulled $1,230,211 from 197 screens.
Aussie flick The Dressmaker continues to hang around in the top ten with $589,853 on 275 screens, with takings of $16.295m since opening at the end of October.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (Roadshow) | $2,836,979 | 442 | $22,352,770 |
| Spectre (Sony) | $2,103,423 | 447 | $29,137,225 |
| Hotel Transylvania 2 (Sony) | $1,478,127 | 409 | $4,482,982 |
| Creed (Wb) | $1,230,211 | 197 | $3,553,051 |
| In The Heart Of The Sea (Roadshow) | $876,237 | 429 | $876,237 |
| The Night Before (Sony) | $777,230 | 182 | $789,533 |
| The Dressmaker (Universal) | $589,853 | 275 | $16,295,430 |
| Love The Coopers (Eone) | $262,070 | 161 | $843,327 |
| Secret In Their Eyes (Roadshow) | $116,816 | 133 | $1,386,233 |
| Bridge Of Spies (Fox) | $88,431 | 63 | $7,170,433 |
| The Martian (Fox) | $71,313 | 56 | $27,119,673 |
| Truth (Roadshow) | $57,974 | 10 | $57,974 |
| Tamasha (Mindblowing Films) | $51,688 | 21 | $299,537 |
| Our Times (Magnum) | $50,217 | 11 | $454,287 |
| Fall In Love Like A Star (Chinalion Film) | $44,038 | 11 | $44,038 |
| By The Sea (Universal) | $43,491 | 50 | $237,373 |
| Phoenix (Madman) | $43,438 | 11 | $138,154 |
| The Program (Studiocanal) | $32,501 | 26 | $136,264 |
| The Lobster (Sony) | $31,321 | 18 | $519,901 |
| Florence And The Uffizi Gallery (Sharmill) | $26,970 | 12 | $156,798 |
