Arrival takes second spot from Hacksaw Ridge but Doctor Strange dominates weekend box office
New sci-fi film Arrival relegated the Mel Gibson war film Hacksaw Ridge to third spot at the box office, raking in $2.171m across its premiere weekend.
The film, which opened on November 10, features Amy Adams in a lead role about a group of investigators communicating with extraterrestrial visitors who have landed in spaceships across Earth.
Despite Arrival’s success, it could not dislodge Disney’s Dr Strange which achieved an additional $2.577m at box office. To date, Doctor Strange, has achieved a total of $16.058m earnings at the Australian box office.
