• This weekend, the Australian box office made $6,605,358, down -32% from last weekend’s $9,705,818.
Top 5
1. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Now in it’s third week in Australian cinemas, the fourth instalment in the Bridget Jones holds top spot for a second week running. The romantic comedy grossed $1,807,285 across 469 screens this weekend, down -36% from $2,808,578 earned last week across 508 screens last weekend.
Synopsis: Renée Zellweger reprises her role as Bridget Jones. Now a single parent, Jones balances parenting two young children, a demanding career, and the chaos of modern dating as she finds herself torn between a younger admirer and the unexpected possibility of romance with her son’s science teacher.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $12,130,785
2. Captain America: Brave New World
The latest offering from Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to hold second spot on the charts. Now in its third week, the film earned $1,412,618 this week after screening across 428 cinemas, down -42% from last week’s earnings of $ 2,439,671 from 503 screens.
Synopsis: With Sam Wilson (played by Anthony Mackie) taking over as Captain America from friend Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), he finds himself at the centre of an international incident after meeting with President Thaddeus Ross. Wilson and the new Falcon, Joaquin Torres (played by Danny Ramirez) are thrust into a crisis and must uncover the motive behind a sinister global scheme.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $11,079,115
3. Ne Zha 2
The Chinese animated film also retains the same position as last week in its third week at the Australian Box Office. This weekend the film made $739,603 after being shown at 122 cinemas, a sharp drop of -51% from $1,504,128 generated across 136 screens last weekend.
Synopsis: The film follows the events of the first film, that see Ne Zha and Ao Bing survive the catastrophe by becoming Spirits. To stop from completely dissipating, Taiyi plans to rebuild Ne Zha and Ao Bing’s mortal bodies with the Seven-colored Precious Lotus. But amid the reconstruction, there are many obstacles.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $6,367,636
4. The Monkey
The comedy horror film, written and directed by Osgood Perkins, saw a -31% drop in earnings this weekend with $403,417 across 230 cinema screens. In its debut last week, the film made $581,152.
Synopsis: Twin brothers Bill and Hal (played by Theo James) who find a wind-up monkey that begin a series of outrageous deaths that tear their family apart. Twenty-five years, the cursed toy resurfaces, unleashing a new wave of terror and forcing the estranged siblings to face their dark past.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $1,160,030
5. A Complete Unknown
Now in its sixth week in Australian cinemas, the biopic, starring Timothée Chalamet, generated $299,968 across 221 screens. Last week, the film earned $406,192 at the box office.
Synopsis: The Searchlight Pictures film, directed by James Mangold, takes audiences back to 1961 when a then-unknown Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar and forges relationships with musical icons on his meteoric rise.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $7,572,155
Top 6 – 10
6. Conclave
7. Chhaava
8. I’m Still Here
9. Mufasa: The Lion King
10. In the Lost Lands