This weekend the Australian box office made $12.59 million, up 43% from last weekend’s total of $8.78 million.
$3,879 was averaged across 3,246 screens, as four of the five top films are new entries to the top of the box office.
Making its way into the charts for the first time and heading straight to #1 is action-adventure comedy Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Based on the video game franchise published by Sega, the film is the second in the franchise and stars Jim Carrey, James Marsden and Ben Schwartz.
Claiming the #2 spot is action-adventure film Morbius, centred around a dangerously ill doctor with a rare blood disorder who aims to save others from the same fate.
Coming in third is The Bad Guys starring Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron and Awkwafina.
Fourth place goes to The Batman which has come in at #1 for the past four weeks and has brought in a total of $35 million to date.
Set in 1961, placing fifth and making its way to the top five for the first time is drama-comedy The Duke.
Dropping out of the top five this week is Dog, Uncharted, RRR and Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie
#1 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – $3,656,273
Sequel to the popular 2020 film Sonic The Hedgehog, the second film in the franchise averaged $7,697 over 475 screens this weekend, making it the most-watched film of the past week.
#2 Morbius – $3,069,938
Based on the Marvel Comics character, Morbius, the film averaged $5,212 over 589 screens this weekend.
#3 The Bad Guys – $1,886,717
American computer-animated crime comedy, The Bad Guys made its debut in the top five averaging $5,469 over 345 screens and grossing a total of $2,257,317 to date.
#4 The Batman – $1,409,322
Falling three places from #1 for the past four weeks, The Batman averaged $4,207 over 335 screens.
#5 The Duke – $623,017
Moving its way up the charts, The Duke averaged $2,387 over 261 screens, grossing a total of $1,346,467 to date.