Southpaw and Vacation both unseat Trainwreck at the top of the Australian box office

August 24, 2015 6:03

The fifth instalment of National Lampoon’s Vacation topped the Australian box office on the weekend pulling in $1.65m across 299 screens.

Vacation performed well but was beaten on a revenue per cinema basis by boxing drama Southpaw, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker and Rachel Adams, taking $1.54m from 193 locations.

Both films managed to knock off Amy Schumer’s comedy Trainwreck which has been at the top of the charts for several weeks, taking $1.26m on the weekend, having now taken $11.3m at cinemas across the country.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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Southpaw and Vacation both unseat Trainwreck at the top of the Australian box office

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