Tomb Raider remake pulls $2.8m in weekend box office debut, knocking Black Panther off top spot

Zoe Samios

March 19, 2018 4:53

Warner Bros’ new Tomb Raider film made almost $3m on its first weekend, enough to finally edge Black Panther off the Australian weekend box office throne.

The film – a reboot of the Lara Croft franchise originally starring Angelina Jolie – made $2.787m across 559 screens, according to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia.

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Zoe Samios

Zoe Samios worked at Mumbrella between 2016 and 2019, finishing up as senior media reporter in March 2019.

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Tomb Raider remake pulls $2.8m in weekend box office debut, knocking Black Panther off top spot

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