This weekend, the top 20 films Australian box office grossed $14,699,178, a small +2% increase from last weekend’s $14,379,590.
Top five
1. How to Train Your Dragon
The live action remake of the 2010 DreamWorks animation has take the top spot from Lilo & Stitch at the Australian Box Office, drawing in $6,780,549 across 559 screens. Globally, the film made US$197.8M and of that, US$114.1M was from 81 overseas markets, according to Deadline. Meanwhile, Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer gave it 77%.
Synopsis: Hiccup, a Viking teenager, comes from a village where people hunt dragons. He meets an injured dragon named Toothless and chooses not to harm it. Over time, Hiccup and Toothless form a connection and he works to change his village’s view of dragons and seeks to end the conflict between the two groups.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $6,780,549
2. Materialists
The romantic/comedy, written and directed by Celine Song, also debuted across Australian cinemas over the weekend, making $2,332,550 across 386 screens. Dakota Johnson stars as ambitious matchmaker Lucy who finds herself caught up in a love triangle with Pedro Pascal’s Harry and Chris Evans who plays Lucy’s ex John. The A24 film made $12million in its US debut according to Variety and was given 86% Tomatometer rating.
Synopsis: Lucy, a matchmaker in New York, helps others find partners but has not found one for herself. She finds herself drawn to Harry, a wealthy and seemingly perfect match, while also harbouring feelings for her ex, John, a struggling actor.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $2,332,550
3. Lilo & Stitch
The family film has finally been knocked off the top spot after three weeks at number one at the top of the Australian box office. Lilo & Stitch made $1,784,654, a -57% jump down from last weekend’s $4,182,730 On a global scale, the live action Disney remake officially surpassed the $800million worldwide as is now expected to hit $1billion according to Deadline.
Synopsis: Lilo, a lonely young girl living on Kauaʻi, Hawaii, adopts a creature she believes is a dog. The creature, called Stitch, is a genetic experiment who escapes from another planet and arrives on Earth. Lilo, through care and commitment to the idea of family (Ohana), helps Stitch change his behaviour and he begins to learn what it means to care for others
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $26,061,245
4. Karate Kid: Legends
Karate Kid: Legends, now in its second week at the Australian box office, made $1,127,928, a sharp decline of -62% from last week’s debut earnings of $2,973,484. While the film brought in big names like Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio to reprise their roles, the film received a 58% rating by Rotten Tomatoes.
Synopsis: Kung Fu prodigy Li Fong moves with his mother to New York and struggles to adjusts to his new school. He meets a student who asks for help. To support him, Li enters a karate competition. With guidance from Mr. Han and Daniel LaRusso, Li combines martial arts methods for the final match.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $5,329,734
5. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible film hangs in the top five in its fourth week at the box office, making $918,886 over the weekend, down -55% from last weekend’s $2,036,220. Globally, the action/thriller made US$565.7 million according to Screen Rant.
Synopsis: Ethan Hunt and the IMF team work to track a system called the Entity. The Entity has the power to control information and systems, and various nefarious groups seek to use it. Hunt and his team follow clues.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $21,472,690
Top six to ten
6. Ballerina
Synopsis: Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas), trained by assassin organisation Ruska Roma, tracks down those linked to her father’s death to seek revenge.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $3,367,092
7. Bring Her Back
Synopsis: Two step-siblings find themselves in a dark occult ritual, orchestrated to resurrect their foster mother’s deceased daughter.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $2,200,305
8. Dangerous Animals
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Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $242,575
9. Final Destination Bloodlines
Synopsis: A young woman experiences recurring nightmares about a tower collapse in the 1960s and returns home to find the person who can break the cycle. She comes to understand that these events follow an order and tries to stop Death from taking her family’s lives.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $7,069,101
10. The Phoenician Scheme
Synopsis: The Wes Anderson directed film follows businessman Zsa-zsa Korda (played by Benicio del Toro) names his daughter, a nun named Liesl, as heir to his estate. As Korda begins a new enterprise, they become the target of tycoons, terrorists, and assassins.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $1,086,039