Gravity continues its box office reign while About Time enters the fray
Warner Bros space film Gravity has topped the Australian box office for the third weekend running, taking $2,407,063 across 492 screens. The film has now made more than $12m locally.
In second position this weekend was romantic comedy About Time from the writer of Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral Richard Curtis. It made its debut at the Australian box office this weekend and took $1,687,625 on 284 screens. Also debuting this weekend, and coming in third place, was the Warner Bros feature Prisoners starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenghaal. The action pic made $1,097,492 on 206 screens.
Two Australian films were in the box office top 20 across the weekend, Ivan Sen’s Mystery Road and Tim Winton’s The Turning. The Turning saw a major increase in the number of screens to 36 and made $80,959. It has now almost cracked the million dollar mark. Mystery Road made $59,853 across 17 screens.
THE BOX OFFICE TOP 20
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravity (Wb) | $2,407,063 | 492 | $12,269,732 |
| About Time (Universal) | $1,687,625 | 284 | $2,212,558 |
| Prisoners (Wb) | $1,097,492 | 206 | $1,099,241 |
| 2 Guns (Sony) | $957,993 | 260 | $3,329,824 |
| Grown Ups 2 (Sony) | $518,432 | 262 | $9,989,189 |
| Rush (Eone /hopscotch) | $506,959 | 222 | $3,406,826 |
| The Family (Roadshow) | $292,172 | 159 | $1,001,100 |
| Diana (Becker) | $285,800 | 206 | $1,326,423 |
| Turbo (Fox) | $275,866 | 217 | $12,233,663 |
| Blue Jasmine (Eone /hopscotch) | $200,991 | 111 | $5,385,331 |
| The Smurfs 2 (Sony) | $181,300 | 211 | $12,684,509 |
| Planes (Disney) | $167,066 | 168 | $7,238,832 |
| Percy Jackson: The Sea Of Monsters (Fox) | $160,056 | 140 | $7,118,392 |
| Tim Winton (Madman) | $80,959 | 36 | $948,737 |
| Runner Runner (Fox) | $78,750 | 80 | $3,250,789 |
| Mystery Road (Indies) | $59,853 | 17 | $104,871 |
| Boss (Indies) | $55,346 | 15 | $55,346 |
| One Direction: This Is Us (Sony) | $40,617 | 50 | $2,889,460 |
| Stories We Tell (Palace) | $38,021 | 17 | $505,160 |
| Special Id (Magna) | $37,044 | 9 | $37,044 |
Data courtesy of the MPDAA.
Saw Prisoners on the weekend and it’s a great film. Harrowing, disturbing and quite unrelentingly grim but mesmerising. Tense throughout the entire 153 mins. Do yourself a favour!