The Wolf of Wall Street enjoys a big first weekend in the box office
The Wolf of Wall Street has dominated cinema on its opening weekend taking more than $5m, more than the next three films combined.
The three-hour long Roadshow film which stars Leonardo DiCaprio as controversial New York trader Jordan Belfort who made and lost a fortune in the 80s and 90s, took $5.137m in its opening weekend across 325 screens.
It’s nearest contender was Disney’s Frozen, which opened on Boxing Day took $2.097m, taking its total to $31.67m across the school holidays, while The Book Thief took $1.496m and Saving Mr Banks $1.409m over the long weekend.
The latest in the horror series Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones also opened last Thursday and sat in fifth spot with $1.392m across 206 screens, ahead of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit with $1.001m and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug which posted $896,674, taking its total earnings to $36.586m in just over a month since opening.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wolf Of Wall Street (Roadshow) | $5,137,351 | 325 | $5,384,886 |
| Frozen (Disney) | $2,097,639 | 380 | $31,679,064 |
| The Book Thief (Fox) | $1,496,751 | 254 | $8,961,572 |
| Saving Mr. Banks (Disney) | $1,409,417 | 272 | $7,880,672 |
| Paranormal Activity:the Marked Ones (Paramount) | $1,392,751 | 206 | $1,415,940 |
| Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (Paramount) | $1,001,538 | 267 | $4,025,997 |
| The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (Wb) | $896,674 | 296 | $36,587,773 |
| 47 Ronin (Universal) | $817,771 | 276 | $3,482,784 |
| Free Birds (Roadshow) | $774,256 | 265 | $4,929,712 |
| Philomena (Eone /hopscotch) | $585,998 | 164 | $8,055,139 |
| 12 Years A Slave (Icon) | $408,387 | 120 | $545,796 |
| American Hustle (Roadshow) | $383,879 | 116 | $11,986,641 |
| Walking With Dinosaurs 3d (Fox) | $349,689 | 172 | $5,932,858 |
| The Railway Man (Transmission) | $328,369 | 165 | $5,629,649 |
| The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty (Fox) | $296,712 | 136 | $13,293,975 |
| Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 (Sony) | $257,949 | 110 | $12,720,470 |
| Jai Ho (Eros) | $243,778 | 27 | $243,778 |
| Anchorman 2 (Paramount) | $173,385 | 111 | $17,748,011 |
| Her (Sony) | $169,885 | 33 | $748,536 |
| Inside Llewyn Davis (Roadshow) | $133,230 | 32 | $544,856 |
