This weekend, the top 20 films at the Australian box office grossed $16,410,723, a -11% decrease from last weekend’s $18,352,891.
Top five
1. Avatar: Fire and Ash
From Walt Disney, Avatar: Fire and Ash took $3,175,478 across 401 screens in its fifth weekend, bringing its total to $51,551,434.
Synopsis: The conflict on Pandora escalates as Jake and Neytiri’s family encounter a new, aggressive Na’vi tribe.
Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $51,551,434
2. The Housemaid
From Studiocanal, The Housemaid earned $2,990,231 across 364 screens in its fourth weekend, taking its total to $18,082,340.
Synopsis: Hoping for a fresh start, a young woman becomes a live-in maid for a wealthy couple who harbour sinister secrets.
Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $18,082,340
3. Zootopia 2
From Walt Disney, Zootopia 2 grossed $1,916,999 across 336 screens in its eighth weekend, lifting its total to $38,090,744.
Synopsis: Detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who turns the mammal metropolis of Zootopia upside down. Testing their growing partnership like never before, they go under cover in new parts of town to crack the case.
Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $38,090,744
4. Anaconda
From Sony, Anaconda pulled $1,410,847 across 386 screens in its fourth weekend, with a total of $14,528,136.
Synopsis: Best friends Griff and Doug have always dreamed of remaking their all-time favorite movie “Anaconda.” When a midlife crisis pushes them to finally go for it, they assemble a crew and head deep into the jungles of the Amazon to start filming. However, life soon imitates art when a gigantic anaconda with a thirst for blood starts hunting them down.
Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $14,528,136
5. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
From Sony, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple debuted with $1,353,105 across 340 screens, taking its total to $1,472,582.
Synopsis: Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship with consequences that could change the world as he knows it, while Spike’s encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can’t escape.
Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $1,472,582
Top six to ten
6. Song Sung Blue
Synopsis: Two down-on-their-luck performers form a Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it’s never too late to find love and follow your dreams.
Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $7,990,463
7. Hamnet
Synopsis: William Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes, celebrate the birth of their son, Hamnet. However, when tragedy strikes and Hamnet dies at a young age, it inspires Shakespeare to write his timeless masterpiece “Hamlet.”
Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $1,593,013
8. The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants
Synopsis: Hoping to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob follows a mysterious, swashbuckling ghost pirate known as the Flying Dutchman on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the ocean.
Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $8,536,472
9. Back to the Past
Synopsis: After losing everything for a crime he didn’t commit, Ken vows to travel back to the Qin Dynasty and reclaim everything he lost by usurping the throne.
Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $390,286
10. The Choral
Synopsis: As World War I rages on, Dr. Henry Guthrie takes over a British choral society that’s lost most of its men to the army. The community soon discovers that the best response to the chaos of war is to make beautiful music together.
Total Australian Box Office gross to Date: $2,630,510