John Wick can’t displace Fury and Gone Girl at top of box office
Fury held on to the top of the weekend box office for a second week with the Brad Pitt movie taking in $1.897m across 334 screens taking its total box office takings in Australia to nearly $5.5m.
Ben Affleck film Gone Girl took in $1.736m across 375 screens, taking its total Aussie takings to $21.802m.
In at third place was the newly released John Wick which stars Keanu Reaves as an ex-hitman who comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. It made $1.092m in its opening weekend.
Romance The Best of Me didn’t do quite as well in its opening weekend, pulling in $748,703 across 22 screens. Since opening on Thursday the film has made $931,698.
Warner Brothers comedy drama This is Where I Leave You starring Jason Bateman and Tina Fey sank to fifth place in its second weekend, grabbing $534,877 across 235 screens. The film has made $1.784m at the local box office.
British comedy Pride, which took just $54,739 on 94 screens last week, enjoyed a stronger second weekend as it took in $521,580 0n 130 screens, beating comedy Tammy which grabbed $365,625 across 207 screens, taking its total Aussie box office to $2.629m.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fury (Sony) | $1,897,625 | 334 | $5,465,692 |
| Gone Girl (Fox) | $1,736,728 | 375 | $21,802,513 |
| John Wick (Roadshow) | $1,092,605 | 0 | $1,092,605 |
| The Best Of Me (Roadshow) | $748,703 | 222 | $931,698 |
| This Is Where I Leave You (Wb) | $534,877 | 235 | $1,784,214 |
| Pride (Eone) | $521,580 | 130 | $595,198 |
| Tammy (Wb) | $365,625 | 207 | $2,629,108 |
| Walk Among The Tombstones (Roadshow) | $235,535 | 201 | $2,497,737 |
| Annabelle (Wb) | $203,432 | 143 | $5,856,358 |
| Dracula Untold (Universal) | $163,440 | 101 | $5,639,638 |
| The Maze Runner (Fox) | $158,107 | 109 | $15,966,606 |
| Happy New Year (Mindblowing Films) | $141,351 | 26 | $644,780 |
| The Judge (Roadshow) | $132,030 | 120 | $2,974,025 |
| Kill The Messenger (Paramount) | $119,048 | 54 | $119,048 |
| Whiplash (Sony) | $111,696 | 38 | $341,678 |
| Before I Go To Sleep (Studiocanal) | $77,807 | 132 | $1,055,365 |
| The Boxtrolls (Universal) | $72,089 | 111 | $6,674,844 |
| Living Is Easy (with Eyes Closed) (Palace) | $56,222 | 16 | $300,366 |
| The House Of Magic (Studiocanal) | $44,823 | 63 | $3,247,972 |
| National Theatre Live: Skylight (Sharmill) | $40,819 | 9 | $201,482 |
People keep asking me if I’m going to see John Wick.
Yeah, I’m thinking I’m gonna see John Wick.