Star Trek Beyond debuts with $4m in box office sales
The debut of Paramount film Star Trek Beyond has blasted Ghostbusters from the top spot at the Australian box office, pulling just over $4m in ticket sales over the weekend.
Ghostbusters’ second week in the cinemas saw it pull $2.4m, down from its opening week where it achieved $4.7m.
The Legend of Tarzan was third with $1.295m in sales, while supernatural horror film Lights Out debuted with $1.2m.
Children’s film Finding Dory fell to fifth place with $960,000; however, the film has taken more than $45m since it was released, making it one of the biggest releases of 2016.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek Beyond (Paramount) | $4,001,902 | 539 | $4,140,257 |
| Ghostbusters (Sony) | $2,448,729 | 417 | $8,579,412 |
| The Legend Of Tarzan (Roadshow) | $1,295,802 | 260 | $10,338,074 |
| Lights Out (Wb) | $1,113,903 | 170 | $1,113,903 |
| Finding Dory (Disney) | $960,633 | 271 | $46,920,821 |
| The Bfg (Disney) | $847,167 | 285 | $13,745,321 |
| Central Intelligence (Universal) | $804,545 | 228 | $14,485,892 |
| Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates (Fox) | $698,252 | 0 | $6,023,298 |
| Love & Friendship (Transmission) | $453,359 | 84 | $481,434 |
| Ice Age: Collision Course (Fox) | $406,634 | 259 | $11,412,639 |
| Hunt For The Wilderpeople (Madman) | $369,562 | 139 | $9,867,481 |
| Our Kind Of Traitor (Studiocanal) | $200,370 | 57 | $582,378 |
| Me Before You (Wb) | $181,818 | 133 | $11,920,444 |
| Independence Day: Resurgence (Fox) | $98,861 | 105 | $11,556,385 |
| Sing Street (Roadshow) | $81,975 | 32 | $301,372 |
| Goldstone (Transmission) | $66,196 | 41 | $645,291 |
| Sultan (Mindblowing Films) | $54,203 | 21 | $1,323,075 |
| Cold War 2 (Magnum) | $53,302 | 11 | $496,057 |
| Maggie's Plan (Sony) | $39,120 | 15 | $296,976 |
| Swiss Army Man (Madman) | $35,929 | 6 | $119,920 |
