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The Secret Life of Pets grabs top spot at the box office on first weekend of school holidays

Miranda Ward

September 26, 2016 4:28

The first weekend of the school holidays has helped boost animation The Secret Life of Pets back to the box office top spot after taking in $3.416m across 489 screens.

The animated film, which has a total local box office of $17.890m, pushed the third Bridget Jones film – Bridget Jones’ Baby – into third place after it took $2.817m in tickets to take its box office total to $10.345m.

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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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