X-Men: Dark Phoenix takes over $2m in first weekend out, fails to topple Rocketman and Aladdin
X-Men: Dark Phoenix, the latest film in the X-Men franchise, has taken $2,705,618 in its first weekend at the box office, losing out to Elton John biopic Rocketman and Disney’s Aladdin remake.
Rocketman took $3,411,705 for its second week in cinemas and Aladdin $4,743,323 for its third.
Sophie Turner as Jean Grey in Dark Phoenix
Dark Phoenix is the 12th in the series of X-Men films and follows the story of X-Men: The Last Stand from a Jean Grey-centered perspective. Grey is portrayed by Game of Thrones’ Sophie Turner.
The film was produced by 20th Century Fox but distributed by Walt Disney, thanks to a US$71.3 billion merger.
Disney’s other film in the top five, a live action remake of Aladdin, current has a running total of $21,513,412 in the Australian box office. It showed on 479 screens over the weekend, compared to 441 for Dark Phoenix and 521 for Rocketman.
Rocketman, the Elton John biopic starring Taron Egerton and distributed by Paramount, has a running total of $9,522,094.
Outside of the top three, Warner Bros’ Godzilla: King of the Monsters took $1,322,238 in its second week out, John Wick: Chapter Three from Studiocanal took $1,137,493 and Warner Bros’ Pokemon Detective Pikachu delivered $511,184 for the fifth week in cinemas.
Avengers: Endgame still sits in the top ten, bringing in $499,144 for the eight week out, adding to a running total of $82,717,488.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aladdin (live Action) (Disney) | $4,743,323 | 479 | $21,905,568 |
| Rocketman (Paramount) | $3,411,705 | 521 | $10,502,962 |
| X-men: Dark Phoenix (Fox) | $2,705,618 | 441 | $2,705,618 |
| Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (Wb) | $1,322,238 | 279 | $4,627,386 |
| John Wick: Chapter Three (Studiocanal) | $1,137,493 | 257 | $12,590,547 |
| Pokemon Detective Pikachu (Wb) | $511,184 | 256 | $13,705,614 |
| Avengers: Endgame (Disney) | $499,144 | 239 | $82,741,502 |
| Bharat (Forum Films) | $446,249 | 67 | $559,763 |
| Red Joan (Transmission) | $439,278 | 132 | $565,940 |
| The Hustle (Universal) | $161,038 | 126 | $6,538,046 |
| Brightburn (Sony) | $107,977 | 129 | $1,545,299 |
| 2040 (Madman) | $107,632 | 84 | $734,042 |
| Top End Wedding (Universal) | $98,380 | 98 | $4,908,796 |
| My Big Gay Italian Wedding (Palace) | $56,850 | 17 | $191,149 |
| Poms (Roadshow) | $34,658 | 87 | $2,248,441 |
| The Gangster Cop Devil (Indies) | $30,584 | 11 | $30,584 |
| The Heiresses (Palace) | $27,275 | 19 | $301,029 |
| Asterix: The Secret Of The Magic Potion (Icon) | $25,991 | 159 | $205,279 |
| All Is True (Sony) | $22,329 | 34 | $453,274 |
| Peppa Pig: Festival Of Fun (Universal) | $18,477 | 61 | $970,118 |
