Suicide Squad dominates the weekend box office despite bad reviews
DC Comics’ Suicide Squad defied its bad reviews pulling in a whooping $13.898m across 516 screens in its opening weekend, easily dominating the weekend box office with its nearest competitor trailing behind by $10m.
Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne grabbed $3.588m across 483 screens over the weekend to take its total local box office to $13.545m.
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie made $2.766m across 370 screens in its opening weekend, to take its local box office to $3.358m having premiered in Australia on Thursday.
Ticket sales plummeted after the top three films, with Star Trek Beyond not managing to crack the $1m mark, pulling in only $744,956 across 273 screens.
Ghostbusters manager $708,707 across 269 screens while Disney’s The BFG grabbed $259,838 across 175 screens.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suicide Squad (Wb) | $13,898,391 | 516 | $13,898,391 |
| Jason Bourne (Universal) | $3,588,722 | 483 | $13,545,374 |
| Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (Fox) | $2,766,251 | 370 | $3,358,902 |
| Star Trek Beyond (Paramount) | $744,956 | 273 | $8,285,873 |
| Ghostbusters (Sony) | $708,706 | 269 | $11,408,298 |
| Lights Out (Wb) | $388,196 | 169 | $2,873,282 |
| The Bfg (Disney) | $259,838 | 175 | $14,704,382 |
| Finding Dory (Disney) | $255,099 | 198 | $47,883,021 |
| Love & Friendship (Transmission) | $215,200 | 91 | $1,465,492 |
| The Legend Of Tarzan (Roadshow) | $213,996 | 167 | $11,809,287 |
| Hunt For The Wilderpeople (Madman) | $166,185 | 107 | $10,536,331 |
| Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates (Fox) | $121,426 | 83 | $6,823,966 |
| Central Intelligence (Universal) | $86,173 | 84 | $15,259,582 |
| Ice Age: Collision Course (Fox) | $83,112 | 107 | $11,727,172 |
| Bambukat (Mindblowing Films) | $81,166 | 13 | $453,632 |
| Embrace Of The Serpent (Palace) | $76,604 | 16 | $315,780 |
| Our Kind Of Traitor (Studiocanal) | $53,767 | 57 | $855,732 |
| Embrace (Transmission) | $37,685 | 15 | $58,609 |
| Me Before You (Wb) | $30,805 | 44 | $12,185,282 |
| Goldstone (Transmission) | $30,596 | 48 | $785,554 |
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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