Tomorrow, highest debut ever for all-Australian film
Tomorrow, When the War Began has debuted at the top of the Australian box office, with $3,862,193 in its first weekend and a screen average of $11,293.
Although officially it’s the third biggest opening for an Australian film behind Happy Feet and Australia, it is the highest debut for a project not financed by US studios.
Including previews, the film has earned $3,898,547. It is already the fourth highest grossing local film of the year, behind Bran Nue Dae, The Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2 and Animal Kingdom, and it is likely to overtake all of them during its theatrical run.
In New Zealand, it earned NZD$358,653 and is the second best opening for an Australian film, behind Happy Feet.
Tomorrow, When the War Began was written and directed by Stuart Beattie, from the popular John Marsden series. It is distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by Omnilab Media’s Ambience Entertainment.
“We are particularly pleased with the strong regional and country results to go with the excellent figures in metro and city areas and we are looking forward to the word of mouth reaching out to all audiences and strong results right through into the school holidays to help set up the franchise,” said Paramount MD Mike Selwyn.
The top 10 for September 2-4, 2010:
| # | Film Title | Distributor | Box Office |
| 1 | Tomorrow, When the War Began | Paramount | $3,862,193 |
| 2 | Despicable Me | Universal | $1,495,360 |
| 3 | Salt | Sony | $1,362,106 |
| 4 | Inception | Roadshow | $863,929 |
| 5 | Going the Distance | Roadshow | $827,626 |
| 6 | Vampires Suck | Fox | $579,467 |
| 7 | The Expendables | Roadshow | $557,498 |
| 8 | Piranha 3D | Roadshow | $508,140 |
| 9 | Step up 3D | Universal | 4369,386 |
| 10 | The Kids Are All Right | Hopscotch | $329,950 |
Woah — fantastic!!
Hey look everyone (Screen Australia included — take note), if you make a highly commercial action adventure films, Aussie audiences will go to theaters to watch it!
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Well-deserved too. It’s a thrilling story, strong cast, great soundtrack. What’s not to like? Can’t wait for the sequels.
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Yeah, so glad the Australian film bodies didn’t get their hands on this, they would have twisted it into something “uniquely” (aka self absorbed drivel) Australian. Hope it continues to burn bright, thoroughly enjoyed it and have never read the books. Friends who have also really enjoyed it.
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Poorly acted, dreadful screenplay, thankfully downed out by the volume and cliched action sequences..A victory for the ‘ far right’, just what we need…On par with another memorably stupid film RED DAWN, let’s hope that remake never sees the light of day.
The original version was bad enough… zzzz
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I wonder how will this go in the US?
Mao’s Last Dancer has barely made a dent at the US box office…
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