Tom Cruise’s American Made tops weekend box office
Tom Cruise’s latest film, American Made, kicked Annabelle:Creation off the top spot at the weekend box office, collecting $2.139m in its first weekend.
The Universal Pictures film, which premiered on August 24, is based on the true story of a pilot, who is unexpectedly recruited by the CIA, to run one of the biggest operations in US history.
According to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia, Annabelle:Creation, which placed second, earned $911,082 across 213 screens.
Last week the film grossed $1.526m and since its debut, the film has made $5.492m.
In third place was Dunkirk, which has collected more than $21.7m since its July debut.
Sony’s sci-fi thriller, The Dark Tower, fell from second to fourth over the weekend, collecting just over $500,000 across 269 screens.
While its first weekend at box office saw total earnings of $1.339m, its second week was less successful, bringing its total to $2.384m.
Eone’s Hampstead remained in fifth place, which made $500,972, over the weekend.
The film has made a total of $1.719m.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Made (Universal) | $2,138,945 | 359 | $2,138,945 |
| Annabelle: Creation (Wb) | $911,082 | 213 | $5,941,979 |
| Dunkirk (Wb) | $664,353 | 274 | $21,727,410 |
| The Dark Tower (Sony) | $587,551 | 269 | $2,384,002 |
| Hampstead (Eone) | $500,972 | 235 | $1,719,308 |
| Logan Lucky (Roadshow) | $351,024 | 249 | $1,586,575 |
| Celebrate Studio Gibili (Madman) | $281,674 | 53 | $281,674 |
| Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets (Eone) | $242,249 | 232 | $2,672,540 |
| The Big Sick (Roadshow) | $235,341 | 233 | $3,917,782 |
| War For The Planet Of The Apes (Fox) | $234,681 | 188 | $10,093,479 |
| 47 Meters Down (Vendetta) | $226,827 | 73 | $229,513 |
| Vivegam (Mks Retail) | $184,674 | 28 | $184,674 |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3d (Studiocanal) | $146,288 | 120 | $150,461 |
| Baby Driver (Sony) | $145,792 | 104 | $13,200,301 |
| Atomic Blonde (Universal) | $145,365 | 165 | $4,695,221 |
| All For One (Madman) | $124,571 | 46 | $142,931 |
| Despicable Me 3 (Universal) | $104,257 | 131 | $32,732,479 |
| Madame (Studiocanal) | $82,052 | 29 | $281,748 |
| Maudie (Transmission) | $81,174 | 36 | $146,173 |
| The King's Choice (Palace) | $77,031 | 16 | $281,184 |
