Box office: Venom 3 pulls big pre-Halloween audiences
Horror flicks and supervillains ruled the Australian box office this weekend, as Venom: The Last Dance, Smile 2, and Terrifier 3 drove a 34% jump in takings, compared to the prior weekend.
The third film in the Tom Hardy-led Venom franchise took in $4.71 million during its opening weekend, well ahead of horror-thriller Smile 2, which took in another $1.1 million to bring it’s total to $3.64 million.
Kate Winslet’s new film, Lee, brought in $889,000 over opening weekend, with preview screenings tipping it over the one-million-mark, according to HOYTS.
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Fourth place went to The Wild Robot with $449,000 bringing its total takings in this country to a cool $15.41 million after six weeks.
Horror film Terrifier 3 took $244,000 the weekend before Halloween to bring its cume to $1.92 million, while animated Japanese movie, Look Back, which brought in $151,000 in its first week.
In seventh place was Transformers One, which added $136,000 to its $8.15 million box office, while Aussie flick, Runt, was at eighth with $134,000 – bringing its box office to $5.72 million.
In ninth is Substance, which added $129,000 to a $2.29 million six-week tally, while Joker: Folie a Deux drew just $114,000 in its fourth week.
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