Box office: Great scott! Back to the Future returns to theatres for its 40th anniversary

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This weekend, the top 20 films at the Australian box office grossed $5,171,501, a -9% decrease from last weekend’s $5,709,052.

This weekend, the top 20 films at the Australian box office grossed $5,171,501, a -9% decrease from last weekend’s $5,709,052.

Top five

1.  Regretting You

From Paramount Pictures, Regretting You continued its strong run at the Australian box office in its third weekend, pulling in $1,002,328 across 322 screens, bringing its local total to $5,567,392.

Synopsis: When a devastating accident reveals a shocking betrayal, Morgan Grant and her daughter, Clara, explore what’s left behind as they confront family secrets, redefine love, and rediscover each other.

Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $5,567,392

2. Back to the Future (40th Anniversary)

From Universal Pictures, the timeless sci-fi adventure Back to the Future returned to Australian cinemas for its 40th anniversary, drawing fans back to Hill Valley for another ride with Marty and Doc. The re-release pulled in $728,463 across 226 screens.

Synopsis: Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.

Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $728,463

3. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere continued to resonate with fans of The Boss in its third weekend, drawing steady audiences nationwide. The music-driven documentary pulled in $400,073 across 298 screens, bringing its local total to $2,782,386.

Synopsis: On the cusp of global superstardom, New Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past as he records the album “Nebraska” in the early 1980s.

Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $2,782,386

4. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

Based on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s hit manga, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc continued to draw devoted fans in its third weekend at Australian cinemas. The film pulled in $390,083 across 173 screens, bringing its local total to $3,056,793.

Synopsis: Chainsaw Man faces his deadliest battle yet in a brutal war between devils, hunters and secret enemies.

Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $3,056,793

5. Black Phone 2

From Universal Pictures, The Black Phone 2 continued to draw audiences in its fourth weekend, holding strong as one of the season’s top horror sequels.

The film pulled in $379,564 across 219 screens, bringing its local total to $4,215,654.

Synopsis: Bad dreams haunt 15-year-old Gwen as she receives calls from the black phone and sees disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp. Accompanied by her brother, Finn, they head to the camp to solve the mystery, only to confront the Grabber — a killer who’s grown even more powerful in death.

Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $4,215,654

Top six to ten

6. Bugonia

Synopsis: Two conspiracy-obsessed men kidnap the CEO of a major company when they become convinced that she’s an alien who wants to destroy Earth.

Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $1,113,702

7. Good Fortune

Synopsis: A well-meaning but inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy venture capitalist.

Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $972,400

8. A Paw Patrol Christmas

Synopsis: When Santa gets ill, Christmas is cancelled in Adventure Bay. Mayor Humdinger goes to the North Pole to take all the gifts for himself.

Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $667,891

9. Predator: Badlands

Synopsis: Cast out from its clan, an alien hunter and an unlikely ally embark on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $2,505,894

10. One Battle After Another

Synopsis: Bob is a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces and Willa goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her as both father and daughter battle the consequences of their pasts.

Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $8,467,967

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