This weekend, the Australian box office grossed $12,583,798, down -24% from last weekend’s $16,589,344.
1. A Minecraft Movie
For a third consecutive week, A Minecraft Movie has bagged the top spot at the Australian Box Office. The long weekend saw the film earn $5,971,259 across 684 screens, a drop of -43% from last week where the adventure-comedy earned $10,415,354.
Synopsis: A portal pulls four misfits into the Overworld, a land made of cubes shaped by imagination. To return home, they must learn the terrain and complete a quest with a crafter named Steve. The film stars Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks and Emma Myers and is based on the 2011 video game Minecraft by Mojang Studios.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $37,087,713
2. Sinners
Sinners makes its debut at the Australian box office, generating $1,340,786 across 281 screens. The American Southern Gothic supernatural horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Ryan Coogler and stars Michael B. Jordan who previously worked with Coogler in Black Panther and Creed. Also starring in the film is Hailee Steinfeld and Miles Caton.
Synopsis: Michael B. Jordan stars as twin brothers, Smoke and Stack, former soldiers who bootleg. Set in the deep South in 1932, the twins return to the Mississippi Delta with money and Irish beer to open a juke joint bought from a man and enlist their cousin Sammie to help. However, trouble follows when they face a force beyond the natural world.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $1,340,786
3. Dog Man
The children’s animated film holds its ranking in third place after three weeks at the box office. The long weekend saw the Dreamworks production make $912, 295 across 335 screens, representing a -18% drop in earnings in comparison to last week.
Synopsis: A police officer and his police dog are injured in the line of duty, a surgery combines them into one being, creating Dog Man. As Dog Man adapts to this new form, he must stop Petey the Cat from creating a clone and committing crimes. Dog Man features the voices of Pete Davidson, Lil Rel Howery, Isla Fisher, and Ricky Gervais.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $912,295
4. The Amateur
The Rami Malek made generated $803,350 across 289 screens over the long weekend, a drop of -36% from last weekend’s debut earnings. The vigilante action spy film also stars Rachel Brosnahan, Caitríona Balfe and Laurence Fishburne and is based on the 1981 novel of the same name by Robert Littell.
Synopsis: Charlie Heller, a CIA decoder, faces a turning point when his wife dies in a terrorist attack in London. When his supervisors choose not to act, he uses his skills and begins a mission across the globe to find those behind the attack.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $803,350
5. Warfare
Warfare, written and directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland, follows the real life experiences of Mendoza who served as a U.S. Navy SEAL during the Iraq War and centres on his platoon’s experience on November 19, 2006 in the wake of the Battle of Ramadi. The film’s material is exclusively taken from the testimonies of the platoon members, and is presented in real time beginning from the main title to maintain historical accuracy. Warfare features a star studded cast: D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Michael Gandolfini, Noah Centineo, Joseph Quinn and Charles Melton.
Synopsis: The war film follows a platoon of Navy SEALs stationed in the home of an Iraqi family, observing the movement of US forces through territory held by fighters. The story unfolds in real time, drawn from the memory of those who experienced it.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $1,340,786
Top six to ten
6. Drop
7. Disney’s Snow White
8. The King of Kings
9. Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh
10. The Chosen: Last Supper (S5 Part 1)