Sean Byrne’s acclaimed horror film The Loved Ones (Madman Entertainment) failed to capture the Australian box office, opening outside the top 10 with a screen average of $1,586 ($141,152 from 89 screens).
But it’s not like Australians reject torture on film; a different kind of physical abuse did reach the top of the box office, with Jackass 3D (Paramount) earning $3,582,884.
It should be noted that Indian film Golmaal 3, from specialty distributor Eros Entertainment, managed to make more money than The Loved Ones and Summer Coda. Eros has a very limited market budget, limited screens and its films are aimed at a limited ethnic group, yet they performed better than two Australian titles in their local territory.
The other Australian projects currently in cinemas saw a decline in their earnings. Richard Gray’s Summer Coda earned $26,010 (26 screens), while the Animal Logic production Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole made $67,377. In Australia, it has crossed the $4.6m mark, and Box Office Mojo reports earnings of U$120,000,000 worldwide.
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This was the Australian top 10 for the November 4-7 weekend.
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1 |
Jackass 3D |
Paramount |
$3,582,884 |
2 |
The Social Network |
Sony |
$2,170,710 |
3 |
Red |
Icon |
$1,482,035 |
4 |
Life As We Know It |
Roadshow |
$943,687 |
5 |
Paranormal Activity 2 |
Paramount |
$730,934 |
6 |
The Town |
Roadshow |
$601,137 |
7 |
Saw VII 3D |
Hoyts |
$469,320 |
8 |
Eat Pray Love |
Sony |
$459,804 |
9 |
Made in Dagenham |
Paramount /Transmission |
$229,754 |
10 |
Golmaal 3 |
Eros Australia |
$184,610 |