TOP 5
1. Deadpool & Wolverine – $7,483,424 (1)
Walt Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine continues to perform exceedingly well, hitting over $1 billion in box office gross globally. This is the Merc with the Mouth’s first appearance in the MCU, which is now possible due to Disney buying Twentieth Century Fox in 2019. Aussie Hugh Jackman also returns as Wolverine. The film now has the eighth-biggest opening weekend of all time globally. Coming in first place this week, Deadpool & Wolverine took $7,483,424 in its third week, averaging $11,321 over 661 screens.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $47,915,371
Synopsis: Deadpool’s peaceful existence comes crashing down when the Time Variance Authority recruits him to help safeguard the multiverse. He soon unites with his would-be pal, Wolverine, to complete the mission and save his world from an existential threat.
2. It Ends With Us – $6,101,956 (debut)
Sony’s It Ends With Us is based on the bestseller of the same name, written by Colleen Hoover. Boasting a massive debut, a sequel, is assumingly all but confirmed. It will also assumingly be based on the book ‘It Starts With Us’. Coming in second place this week, It Ends With Us took $6,101,956 in its first week, averaging $10,539 over 579 screens.
Synopsis: Lily Bloom moves to Boston to chase her lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid soon sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, she begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents’ relationship. When Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan, suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with Ryle gets upended, leaving her with an impossible choice.
3. Borderlands – $505,754 (debut)
Roadshow’s Borderlands is the newest video game adaptation to hit the big screen, but unfortunately has not been as big of a hit with critics compared to video-game-adapted TV. Despite big names such as Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart and Jamie Lee-Curtis attached, the film debuted at a shocking 0% on Rotten Tomatoes upon release, and sits now at 9% at the time of publication. Coming in third place this week, Borderlands took $505,754 in its first week, averaging $1,894 over 267 screens.
Synopsis: Returning to her home planet Pandora, an infamous bounty hunter forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits. Together, they battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to uncover one of Pandora’s most explosive secrets.
4. Trap – $494,550 (2)
Warner Bros. Trap is the newest feature from M. Night Shyamalan, starring 90s heartthrob Josh Hartnett. The film, which depicts a game of cat and mouse between the FBI and a serial killer takes place at an arena concert, with the singer, Lady Raven, played by Shyamalan’s own daughter Saleka Shyamalan, who is also a singer-songwriter. Coming in fourth place this week, Trap took $494,550 in its second week, averaging $2,044 over 242 screens.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $1,707,098
Synopsis: A father and his teenage daughter attend a pop concert, only to find themselves at the centre of a dark and sinister event.
5. Twisters – $487,970 (3)
Warner Bros. Twisters is a spiritual successor to the 1996 film, Twister and is directed by Lee Isaac Chung. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell in the leading roles, the film currently holds a favourable 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. Coming in fifth place this week, Twisters took $487,970 in its fifth week, averaging $1,855 over 263 screens.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $11,545,566
Synopsis: Haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado, Kate Cooper gets lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi, to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. She soon crosses paths with Tyler Owens, a charming but reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures. As storm season intensifies, Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves in a fight for their lives as multiple systems converge over central Oklahoma.
Top 6 – 10
6. Despicable Me 4
7. Inside Out 2
8. Longlegs
9. Successor
10. 200% Wolf