Australia’s Lion holds first place at weekend box office after Academy Award nomination

Independent Australian film Lion has held onto the top spot at the box office over the weekend for the second consecutive week, following its Academy Award nomination for best picture.

Created by Transmission Films, the film, which tells the story of Indian-born Australian businessman Saroo Brierley and stars Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman, made $4.185m over the weekend.

According to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia’s report, the film has collected a total earnings of $11.419m across the eleven days since its debut.