School holidays see box office takings up as Maze Runner stays top
The Maze Runner held onto the top spot in the box office for a second week as the effect of the school holidays had an impact on movie going, giving a nice bump to several films.
Last week saw just two films top the million-dollar mark for the weekend, but this week four films managed it, including the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which is now in its third weekend and took $1.991m, taking its total box office north of $13m.
21st Century Fox film The Maze Runner posted $3.008m on 319 screens in its second weekend, which coupled with a strong week has taken its total takings to $8.8m.
Newcomer The Equalizer starring Denzel Washington about a man who has put his violent history behind him before meeting a Russian girl he wants to help break free of the control of gangsters, got $2.28m on 303 screens.
Kids movie The Boxtrollsmore than doubled its opening weekend takings jumping to $1.288m on 294 screens, taking its total to $2.955m, leapfrogging Disney’s Pllanes: Fire and Rescue which also enjoyed a bump up to $994,629, with its total takings now up to $2.697m.
Aussie animation The House of Magic got $578,544 on 198 screens making it sixth overall, whilst Aussie comedy The Little Death opened on 34 screens, taking $77,704 on its first weekend, while local drama The Skeleton Twins $87,763 on 21 screens.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Maze Runner (Fox) | $3,008,166 | 319 | $8,800,568 |
| The Equalizer (Roadshow) | $2,280,426 | 303 | $2,280,426 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount) | $1,991,904 | 0 | $13,574,308 |
| The Boxtrolls (Universal) | $1,288,404 | 294 | $2,955,842 |
| Planes: Fire & Rescue (Disney) | $994,692 | 0 | $2,697,968 |
| The House Of Magic (Studiocanal) | $578,544 | 192 | $1,143,278 |
| Step Up: All In (Universal) | $482,224 | 209 | $2,373,387 |
| Guardians Of The Galaxy (Disney) | $438,442 | 123 | $25,652,468 |
| The Hundred-foot Journey (Disney) | $309,311 | 104 | $11,278,668 |
| Into The Storm (Roadshow) | $235,098 | 164 | $4,892,075 |
| The Giver (Roadshow) | $162,479 | 154 | $1,578,268 |
| Magic In The Moonlight (Eone) | $142,209 | 79 | $2,812,154 |
| Boyhood (Universal) | $141,262 | 42 | $1,347,819 |
| Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (Icon) | $134,237 | 116 | $618,589 |
| Lucy (Universal) | $106,546 | 42 | $15,817,788 |
| The Skeleton Twins (Sony) | $87,763 | 21 | $138,094 |
| The Little Death (Eone) | $77,704 | 34 | $83,546 |
| If I Stay (Wb) | $77,173 | 54 | $2,833,320 |
| The Admiral: Roaring Currents (Ming) | $71,282 | 4 | $201,889 |
| What We Do In The Shadows (Madman) | $59,883 | 27 | $798,921 |
