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Wonder Woman soars to first place in weekend box office, collecting almost $7m

Warner Bros Picture’s Wonder Woman has cleaned up at the weekend box office, earning almost $7m in its first weekend, ahead of Paramount’s Bay Watch.

According to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia, the film – which debuted on June 1 – made $6.768m over the weekend across 607 screens.

In second place at the weekend box office Paramount’s Baywatch raked in $3.481m, bringing its total earnings to $3.679m since its premiere late last week.

The film, featuring Zac Efron and Dwayne Johnson, is the story of lifeguard Mitch Buchanan, who uncovers a criminal plot with a new recruit.

As Wonder Woman and Baywatch entered box office this week, Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales slipped to third place from first at the weekend box office, pulling $2.490m across 454 screens.

Since its release, the film had collected just short of $10m.

Disney’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 added $559,675 with its total earnings climbing to $31.785m overall.

In fifth place, down from second at last weekend’s box office, was King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, which made $473,221.

Title (Distributor) Weekend B/O Screens Total B/O
Wonder Woman (Wb) $6,768,064 607 $6,768,064
Baywatch (Paramount) $3,481,131 403 $3,679,001
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (Disney) $2,490,392 454 $9,998,757
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (Disney) $559,675 215 $31,785,244
King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword (Roadshow) $473,221 249 $4,985,769
Viceroy's House (Transmission) $354,785 138 $1,980,511
John Wick: Chapter Two (Studiocanal) $317,243 195 $3,910,717
Alien: Covenant (Fox) $291,418 203 $8,989,823
Snatched (Fox) $284,298 260 $7,709,284
Dog's Purpose, A (Eone) $199,698 163 $4,340,833
20th Century Women (Eone) $110,021 32 $124,733
Get Out (Universal) $94,865 54 $5,947,455
The Shack (Studiocanal) $90,620 59 $305,001
The Sense Of An Ending (Roadshow) $85,072 50 $349,775
Neruda (Palace) $67,157 13 $343,452
Norman: The Moderate Rise And Tragic Fall Of A New York Fixer (Becker) $65,708 27 $182,195
The Zookeeper's Wife (Roadshow) $65,529 0 $1,446,249
The Boss Baby (Fox) $59,795 98 $21,420,611
Beauty And The Beast (live Action) (Disney) $36,839 79 $47,851,679
The Lego Batman Movie (Wb) $34,512 52 $11,396,589
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