Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 knocks The Fate of the Furious from top weekend box office spot
Disney’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has topped the weekend box office knocking The Fate of the Furious from first place, earning $8.616m across 705 screens over the weekend.
Premiering on Thursday the action science fiction film has totalled $15.684m, according to weekend box office figures from the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia.
The reigning winner The Fate of The Furious fell to second position as it grabbed $1.717m across 426 screens this weekend, taking its total box office to date to $25.859m.
Showing in 255 cinema screens, Beauty and the Beast also dropped one spot to third place, managing $855,614 over the weekend.
The Walt Disney movie now has a total box office earning of $46.319m, the highest total box office figure of this week’s top 20.
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (Hindi) also debuted this week, pulling in $839,323 across 45 screens this weekend.
Going in Style, which premiered last week, dropped to fifth as it grabbed $832,278 this weekend, taking its total to $2.716m.
The Boss Baby, which sat at number 3 last week, dropped to number 7 managing $482,046 this weekend as it screened on 266 screens.
The Boss Baby now has a total box office earning of $20.693m.
The Lego Batman Movie dropped a few places, falling from fifth to ninth as it earned $280,448 this weekend. Its total is $10.940m.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (Disney) | $8,616,167 | 705 | $15,684,880 |
| The Fate Of The Furious (Universal) | $1,717,133 | 426 | $25,859,487 |
| Beauty And The Beast (live Action) (Disney) | $855,614 | 255 | $46,319,696 |
| Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (hindi) (Eros) | $839,323 | 45 | $839,323 |
| Going In Style (Roadshow) | $832,278 | 238 | $2,716,590 |
| The Boss Baby (Fox) | $482,046 | 266 | $20,693,464 |
| Their Finest (Transmission) | $361,035 | 160 | $1,781,505 |
| The Lego Batman Movie (Wb) | $280,448 | 226 | $10,940,477 |
| Smurfs: The Lost Village (Sony) | $246,417 | 213 | $6,203,503 |
| Love Off The Cuff (Magnum) | $199,311 | 12 | $237,605 |
| Table 19 (Fox) | $150,015 | 0 | $750,265 |
| Things To Come (Palace) | $110,958 | 15 | $442,511 |
| Battle Of Memories (Chinalion Film) | $81,547 | 16 | $81,547 |
| Denial (Eone) | $71,526 | 51 | $622,724 |
| Dance Academy (Studiocanal) | $54,521 | 87 | $2,052,095 |
| The Country Doctor (Madman) | $46,321 | 21 | $479,445 |
| Hidden Figures (Fox) | $43,067 | 45 | $17,367,442 |
| Ghost In The Shell (Paramount) | $42,957 | 75 | $5,791,056 |
| Rules Don't Apply (Fox) | $42,322 | 46 | $42,322 |
| Berlin Syndrome (Eone) | $41,756 | 22 | $148,835 |
Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 actually opened on Tuesday (Anzac Day) with Monday night previews, and earned a cool 7 million through Wednesday.
And from the “things we’ve never seen before” file:
the top 10 posted at mpdaa.org has Bahubali 2 appearing TWICE,
with different language versions from different distributors —
4 BAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION (HINDI) EROS AUSTRALIA 839,323
…
6 BAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION (TAMIL/ TELEGU/ MALAYALAM) SOUTHERN STAR 571,269
Video games tend to gross more than films, if you’re after the Top 10 selling titles in ANZ:
http://www.igea.net/2017/04/to.....pril-2017/