The Lion King tops another weekend at Australian box office as it nears US$1bn globally
As it nears US$1bn in global revenue, Disney’s remake of The Lion King has also continued to find success in Australia, bringing in another AU$11.25m across the weekend box office, to build a total of $41.02m.
Despite dropping 45% week on week, the film didn’t need to do much to stay on top. The closest challenger was Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: Far From Home which brought in $1.3m for its fifth week out.
The reboot of the 1994 animated classic stars Donald Glover and Beyoncé Knowles Carter
Taking third spot was Andre Reiu’s 2019 Maastricht Concert – Shall We Dance? which took $1.24m across its debut weekend. Distributed by Piece of Magic Entertainment, the title showed over 152 screens compared to Spider-Man’s 475, and The Lion King’s 857.
Toy Story 4 held the fourth spot, after six weeks in the box office it still took $839,968 across 277 screens, adding to a total of $39.23m.
Beatles-themed comedy Yesterday brought in a further $612,825, a 27% drop from the week prior, but adding to a total of $11.91m in the Australian box office.
The two other newcomers in the top 10 were Chal Mera Putt which took $313,404 across 33 screens, and The Keeper which brought in $224,384 across 95 screens.
Chal Mera Putt is a Indian Punjabi-language dramedy directed by Janjot Singh which follows the story of a group of illegal immigrants living in the city of Birmingham and the struggle to get their permanent residency. The Keeper is a British-German film following the story of a relationship between a young English woman and a German Prisoner of War.
Chal Mera Putt took sixth place in the top 10, while The Keeper took eighth. The Secret Life of Pets 2 held onto seventh with $287,866 across 223 screens, while Apollo 11 and Ardaas Karaan rounded out the list.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lion King (2019) (Disney) | $11,254,648 | 857 | $41,034,315 |
| Spider-man: Far From Home (Sony) | $1,301,837 | 475 | $35,198,387 |
| Toy Story 4 (Disney) | $839,968 | 277 | $39,701,455 |
| Yesterday (Universal) | $612,825 | 284 | $12,110,006 |
| The Secret Life Of Pets 2 (Universal) | $287,866 | 223 | $18,072,000 |
| The Keeper (Icon) | $224,384 | 95 | $230,955 |
| Apollo 11 (Madman) | $209,990 | 107 | $864,173 |
| Ardaas Karaan (Forum Films) | $200,045 | 7 | $651,605 |
| Annabelle Comes Home (Wb) | $195,102 | 136 | $5,829,252 |
| Aladdin (live Action) (Disney) | $187,405 | 141 | $34,880,903 |
| Crawl (Paramount) | $163,656 | 149 | $1,325,898 |
| The White Crow (Universal) | $140,313 | 59 | $500,335 |
| Rocketman (Paramount) | $124,585 | 112 | $19,830,973 |
| Diego Maradona (Roadshow) | $113,576 | 53 | $136,084 |
| Booksmart (Universal) | $86,631 | 115 | $1,013,934 |
| Stuber (Fox) | $85,693 | 136 | $1,074,421 |
| Parasite (Madman) | $77,119 | 37 | $1,311,721 |
| Apocalypse Now: Final Cut (Studiocanal) | $76,223 | 22 | $76,223 |
| Mystify Michael Hutchence (Madman) | $62,581 | 61 | $988,996 |
| Looking Up (Chinalion Film) | $56,841 | 15 | $57,716 |
