Transformers: Age of Extinction claims number one Australian box office rank
The fourth instalment of Michael Bay’s Transformers, Age of Extinction has dominated the weekend box office taking in $8.8m across 623 screens.
The action flick starring Mark Wahlberg and Kelsey Grammer has taken in over $10m at the Australian box office since its opening last Thursday.
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It pushed 22 Jump Street into second place which fell well behind, bringing in $3.557m across 359 screens, with kids flick How To Train Your Dragon 2 relegated to third after bringing in $2.491m across 548 screens.
There was a $1.722m gap between third and fourth place, with The Fault In Our Stars bringing in $769, 093 while Maleficent managed $699,551 across 199 screens.
With the weekend marking the first weekend of school holidays in most states, kids animated movie Tinkerbell: The Pirate Fairy managed to take out eighth place in the box office rankings after grabbing $366,900 across 169 screens.
X-Men: Days of Future Past continues to remain in the top 10, taking in $250,770 at the box office across 120 screens. In Australia the Marvel movie has made $22.111m.
| Title (Distributor) | Weekend B/O | Screens | Total B/O |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transformers: Age Of Extinction (Paramount) | $8,802,859 | 623 | $10,136,309 |
| 22 Jump Street (Sony) | $3,557,427 | 359 | $12,698,793 |
| How To Train Your Dragon 2 (Fox) | $2,491,979 | 548 | $12,133,576 |
| The Fault In Our Stars (Fox) | $769,093 | 0 | $11,167,405 |
| Maleficent (Disney) | $699,551 | 199 | $13,799,033 |
| Blended (Wb) | $509,325 | 0 | $3,199,194 |
| Edge Of Tomorrow (Roadshow) | $464,583 | 215 | $8,577,542 |
| Tinkerbell: The Pirate Fairy (Disney) | $336,900 | 169 | $340,786 |
| X-men: Days Of Future Past (Fox) | $250,770 | 120 | $22,111,003 |
| Two Faces Of January (Studiocanal) | $247,408 | 36 | $606,491 |
| The Trip To Italy (Madman) | $197,900 | 62 | $2,360,509 |
| Punjab 1984 (Sizzling) | $150,935 | 22 | $150,935 |
| Yves Saint Laurent (Eone) | $118,921 | 18 | $119,841 |
| Grace Of Monaco (Eone) | $73,349 | 49 | $1,825,491 |
| The Grand Budapest Hotel (Fox) | $55,687 | 36 | $11,970,703 |
| The Rover (Roadshow) | $48,296 | 32 | $425,554 |
| Million Ways To Die In The West, A (Universal) | $38,916 | 43 | $5,831,256 |
| Frank (Madman) | $33,235 | 9 | $119,319 |
| Sunshine On Leith (Eone) | $29,419 | 19 | $623,985 |
| Bad Neighbours (Universal) | $29,170 | 64 | $17,972,129 |
