Box office: The Rock cooks up an early Christmas for cinema-goers

Nathan Jolly

November 11, 2024 1:09

Christmas arrived in cinemas early this year, with over a quarter of this weekend’s box office takings being for holiday flick, Red One, starring Chris Evans and The Rock.

The film took $2.05 million in its opening weekend according to HOYTS, ahead of Venom: The Last Dance, which added $1.64 million to a box office that has now surpassed $11 million.

Horror film, Smile 2, has survived Halloween to continue drawing crowds at the box office, bringing in $567,000 to bring its local box office takings to $5.6 million. Kate Winslet’s Lee took $521,000 in its third week.

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Nathan Jolly

Nathan Jolly is the Features Editor at Mumbrella. He joined the team in July, 2023.