Star Wars maintains box office top spot leaving new Will Ferrell comedy distant second

January 4, 2016 6:00

Three weeks after its release Star Wars: The Force Awakens has taken almost $70m at the box office, recording total sales of $69.949m as of last weekend.

Star Wars remains well ahead of any other film currently screening in cinemas, taking $9m this week from the 741 screens showing the film nationally.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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2 COMMENTS

Anonymous 5 Jan 16

Hi guys,

Think you’ve got the wrong info. Point Break released this week ($1.9M) and so did Peanuts ($1.2M).

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Alex Hayes 5 Jan 16

Hi Anonymous,

WE’ve approached MPDAA for that info but are still awaiting a response. Neither was included on the report we were sent.

Cheers,

Alex, editor, Mumbrella

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Star Wars maintains box office top spot leaving new Will Ferrell comedy distant second

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