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.
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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 |
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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 |