This weekend, the top 20 films at the Australian box office grossed $18,065,499, a 25% decrease from last weekend’s $24,157,895.
Top five
1. Superman
The Man of Steel is flying high at the Australian box office, with Superman holding onto the top spot in its second week. The film pulled in $5,514,703 across 534 screens, bringing its local total to $16,823,830. Despite a 32% drop from its huge debut weekend, it remains Australia’s number-one film.
Synopsis: When Superman gets drawn into conflicts at home and abroad, his actions are questioned, giving tech billionaire Lex Luthor the opportunity to get the Man of Steel out of the way for good. Will intrepid reporter Lois Lane and Superman’s four-legged companion, Krypto, be able to help him before it’s too late?
Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $16,823,830
2. Jurassic World Rebirth
Jurassic World Rebirth continues its box office rampage, holding steady at number two in its third week. The dinosaur epic clawed in $3,837,291 from 470 screens over the weekend, lifting its total Australian gross to $25,558,182. That’s a 37% dip from last week, but it’s still stomping strong.
Synopsis: Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, Earth’s ecology has become inhospitable to dinosaurs, confining them to isolated equatorial regions. A pharmaceutical company commissions a covert team, led by Zora Bennett, to extract DNA from the three most colossal prehistoric creatures for a potential life-saving drug. Their mission intersects with a civilian family’s boating expedition, leading to a shared struggle for survival on an island harboring a sinister secret.
Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $25,558,182
3. F1 The Movie
F1: The Movie keeps its momentum going in its fourth week, taking third place with $2,161,268 across 350 screens. The high-speed drama has now grossed $23,595,052 in Australia. While weekend earnings dropped 27% from the previous frame, the film remains a podium finisher.
Synopsis: In the 1990s, Sonny Hayes was Formula 1’s most promising driver until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, the owner of a struggling Formula 1 team convinces Sonny to return to racing and become the best in the world. Driving alongside the team’s hotshot rookie, Sonny soon learns that the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $23,595,052
4. How to Train Your Dragon
The live-action How to Train Your Dragon is still flying high in its sixth week, earning $1,698,876 from 326 screens. That brings its total Australian gross to $28,466,727.
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: $28,466,727
5. Smurfs
The blue crew is holding their ground as Smurfs adds $1,075,275 in its second weekend across 305 screens. That brings its total Australian gross to $5,119,589. With just a 20% drop from last week, the family-friendly flick is proving to have solid staying power.
Synopsis: When evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel take Papa Smurf, the Smurfs embark on a mission to the real world to save him. With help from some new friends, they must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $5,119,589
Top six to ten
6. I Know What You Did Last Summer
Synopsis: When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge. As one by one the friends are stalked by a killer, they discover this has happened before, and they turn to two survivors of the legendary Southport Massacre of 1997 for help.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $1,164,227
7. Lilo & Stitch
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: $33,555,745
8. Elio
Synopsis: Elio, an underdog with an active imagination, finds himself inadvertently beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s ambassador to the rest of the universe, he starts to form new bonds with eccentric aliens while discovering who he’s truly meant to be.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $5,321,611
9. 28 Years Later
Synopsis: Set nearly three decades after the original outbreak, the film follows a new generation grappling with the resurgence of the Rage virus. As survivors attempt to rebuild, a new threat emerges — not just from the infected, but from the institutions meant to protect them.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $6,875,704
10. Sarbala Ji
Synopsis: In pre-independence Punjab, a cursed groom, a kidnapped cousin, and a wild wedding mix-ups lead to chaos, comedy, and unexpected love.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $197,977