War for the Planet of the Apes opening tops weekend box office takings
War for the Planet of the Apes, the latest instalment in the movie franchise which first premiered in 1968, has gone straight to number one in the Australian box office, unseating last week’s leader, Dunkirk.
While the Apes movie failed to match Dunkirk’s opening weekend of $6m, it still managed to draw $4.07m across 441 screens, just eclipsing Dunkirk’s second weekend figures of $3.972m on 427 screens and bringing its total box office to $12.3m.
Critically acclaimed Baby Driver’s third weekend saw it draw $1.355m from 328 screens, putting it in third place.
A surprise debutant in fourth place was Andre Rieu’s 2017 Maastricht Concert, earning $1.19m off 117 screens and pushed Spider-Man: Homecoming into fifth spot, with a weekend total of 1.058m and a total box office of $23.9m since it was released four weeks ago.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| War For The Planet Of The Apes (Fox) | $4,077,790 | 441 | $4,083,721 |
| War For The Planet Of The Apes (Fox) | $4,077,790 | 441 | $4,083,721 |
| Dunkirk (Wb) | $3,927,759 | 427 | $12,367,275 |
| Dunkirk (Wb) | $3,927,759 | 427 | $12,367,275 |
| Baby Driver (Sony) | $1,355,855 | 328 | $10,554,263 |
| Baby Driver (Sony) | $1,355,855 | 328 | $10,554,263 |
| Spider-man: Homecoming (Sony) | $1,058,906 | 337 | $23,917,784 |
| Spider-man: Homecoming (Sony) | $1,058,906 | 337 | $23,917,784 |
| Despicable Me 3 (Universal) | $436,048 | 256 | $31,825,727 |
| Despicable Me 3 (Universal) | $436,048 | 256 | $31,825,727 |
| Paris Can Wait (Transmission) | $272,647 | 109 | $907,666 |
| Paris Can Wait (Transmission) | $272,647 | 109 | $907,666 |
| Cars 3 (Disney) | $206,338 | 180 | $12,917,349 |
| Cars 3 (Disney) | $206,338 | 180 | $12,917,349 |
| Wonder Woman (Wb) | $166,442 | 132 | $31,059,106 |
| Wonder Woman (Wb) | $166,442 | 132 | $31,059,106 |
| The Beguiled (Universal) | $111,661 | 67 | $1,066,587 |
| The Beguiled (Universal) | $111,661 | 67 | $1,066,587 |
| The Black Prince (Seven Colors) | $72,152 | 19 | $234,015 |
| The Black Prince (Seven Colors) | $72,152 | 19 | $234,015 |
