This week the Australian box office made $13.65 million, up 21% from last week’s $11.24 million.
Bursting into the top spot this week is the latest Marvel film, Venom: Let There Be Carnage. It tells the story of Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), who is still struggling to live with Venom’s presence. When serial killer Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson) also becomes host to an alien symbiote, Brock and Venom must put aside their differences.
Also piquing fans’ interest was the post-credits scene, which teased a crossover between Venom and Spider-Man. With Spider-Man: No Way Home on the horizon, theories have sprung up about Venom’s potential involvement.
Also entering the top five this week is The Boss Baby: Family Business and A Boy Called Christmas.
Dropping out are Last Night in Soho, Ron’s Gone Wrong, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
#1, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, $6.48 million
Already the sixth highest-grossing film of 2021, Venom: Let There Be Carnage averaged a massive $10,886 across 595 screens in its opening weekend.
#2, No Time to Die, $3.88 million
The twenty-fifth film in the James Bond series, and the fifth and final appearance of Daniel Craig as the iconic spy averaged $7,328 across 530 screens this week. In three weeks the film has pulled in a total of $26.47 million.
#3, The Boss Baby: Family Business, $1.02 million
Starring Alec Baldein, the sequel to 2017’s The Boss Baby averaged $3,258 across 313 screens in its weekend.
#4, Eternals, $729,430
Dropping from second to fourth in its fourth week of release, Chloé Zhao’s Eternals averaged $2,473 across 295 screens, bringing it to a total of $14 million.
#5, A Boy Called Christmas, $312,591
As the festive season begins to show on the chart, A Boy Called Christmas follows a young boy called Nikolas as he goes on an adventure to find his father. It averaged $1,342 over 233 screens.