Horrible Bosses topples the Hunger Games as school holidays kick off
A second dose of Horrible Bosses knocked The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 off the top of the weekend box office, in a more even week at the cinema.
Jason Bateman film Horrible Bosses 2 squeezed ahead on its first weekend taking $1.95m, with The Hunger Games taking $1.781m, taking its total box office in the last four weeks to $28.696m.
Another new release, Paddington, grabbed $1.398m on the first weekend of school holidays for many, but was only fourth behind last week’s second placed Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings which took $1.607m.
It managed to get ahead of Disney film Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No good Very Bad Day which has been out for a few weeks and got $1.035m this weekend.
Aussie film Fat Pizza vs Housos took $22,715 with its total takings now at $593,786.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horrible Bosses 2 (Wb) | $1,954,999 | 0 | $2,612,701 |
| Horrible Bosses 2 (Wb) | $1,954,999 | 0 | $2,612,701 |
| Horrible Bosses 2 (Wb) | $1,954,999 | 0 | $2,612,701 |
| Horrible Bosses 2 (Wb) | $1,954,999 | 0 | $2,612,701 |
| Horrible Bosses 2 (Wb) | $1,954,999 | 0 | $2,612,701 |
| Horrible Bosses 2 (Wb) | $1,954,999 | 0 | $2,612,701 |
| Horrible Bosses 2 (Wb) | $1,954,999 | 0 | $2,612,701 |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (Roadshow) | $1,781,159 | 0 | $28,696,619 |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (Roadshow) | $1,781,159 | 0 | $28,696,619 |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (Roadshow) | $1,781,159 | 0 | $28,696,619 |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (Roadshow) | $1,781,159 | 0 | $28,696,619 |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (Roadshow) | $1,781,159 | 0 | $28,696,619 |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (Roadshow) | $1,781,159 | 0 | $28,696,619 |
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (Roadshow) | $1,781,159 | 0 | $28,696,619 |
| Exodus : Gods & Kings (Fox) | $1,607,567 | 0 | $5,395,826 |
| Exodus : Gods & Kings (Fox) | $1,607,567 | 0 | $5,395,826 |
| Exodus : Gods & Kings (Fox) | $1,607,567 | 0 | $5,395,826 |
| Exodus : Gods & Kings (Fox) | $1,607,567 | 0 | $5,395,826 |
| Exodus : Gods & Kings (Fox) | $1,607,567 | 0 | $5,395,826 |
| Exodus : Gods & Kings (Fox) | $1,607,567 | 0 | $5,395,826 |
Is that table an attempt at ‘Big Data’.