Sequels rule the box office across the long weekend
Sequels proved the popular choice at the cinema over the long weekend, with The Conjuring 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of the Shadows and Now You See Me 2 claiming the top three spots.
Horror movie The Conjuring 2 grabbed the top spot after pulling in $3.527m on its opening weekend, taking in a total of $4.339m since its premiere on Thursday.
Megan Fox vehicle, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, managed second place, raking in $2.463m, while Now You See Me 2 fell to third spot, after taking out the number one position last week, and making $2.050m.
Taika Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople grabbed $1.507m to take the New Zealand film’s total Australian box office to $4.542m.
Johnny Depp’s Alice Through The Looking Glass achieved $1.129m – taking its local box office to $7.392m.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Conjuring 2 (Wb) | $3,527,744 | 0 | $4,339,598 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows (Paramount) | $2,463,055 | 0 | $2,758,446 |
| Now You See Me 2 (Eone) | $2,050,433 | 0 | $5,809,021 |
| Money Monster (Sony) | $1,616,637 | 0 | $4,545,234 |
| Hunt For The Wilderpeople (Madman) | $1,507,920 | 0 | $4,542,028 |
| Alice Through The Looking Glass (Disney) | $1,129,121 | 0 | $7,392,439 |
| X-men: Apocalypse (Fox) | $763,111 | 0 | $14,369,358 |
| The Angry Birds Movie (Sony) | $614,288 | 0 | $8,635,173 |
| Captain America: Civil War (Disney) | $183,816 | 0 | $33,569,949 |
| The Nice Guys (Roadshow) | $158,600 | 0 | $5,171,166 |
| The Jungle Book (Disney) | $118,288 | 0 | $29,630,150 |
| God Willing (Palace) | $104,697 | 0 | $479,272 |
| The Wailing (Dreamwest Pictures) | $98,796 | 0 | $98,796 |
| Housefull 3 (Eros) | $75,156 | 0 | $370,133 |
| Florence Foster Jenkins (Eone) | $71,891 | 0 | $3,487,064 |
| Queen Of The Desert (Transmission) | $67,335 | 0 | $224,170 |
| Bad Neighbours 2 (Universal) | $59,059 | 0 | $7,658,464 |
| The Man Who Knew Infinity (Icon) | $47,854 | 0 | $1,336,872 |
| The Meddler (Sony) | $45,832 | 0 | $380,488 |
| Chasing Asylum (Cinemaplus) | $41,251 | 0 | $286,881 |
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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