• This weekend, the Australian box office made $6,397,901 up +22% from last weekend’s $5,238,707.
Top five
1. Disney’s Snow White
Disney’s Snow White is the live-action musical of the 1937 animated film. The film makes debuted in the number one spot on the Australian Box Office over the weekend and grossed $2,827,707 after screening across 542 screens. The film is directed by Marc Webb, produced by Marc Platt, with Callum McDougall as executive producer, and features new songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
Synopsis: Rachel Zegler stars as Snow White and the film centres on her journey to free her kingdom alongside the seven dwarfs, Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, and Sneezy, from her ruthless stepmother, the Evil Queen, played by Gal Gadot.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $3,000,884
2. Mickey 17
Mickey 17 grossed $730,411 in its third weekend in the Australian box office after screening across 329 cinemas. Last weekend the film made $1,226,934, representing a drop of -40%. To date, the film has made $4,724,331.
Synopsis: The film, based on Edward Ashton’s novel Mickey7, stars Robert Pattinson stars as Mickey Barnes, an “expendable” crew member on a perilous mission to colonise an ice planet. He is assigned to high-risk tasks since he can be regenerated with his memories mostly intact. However, after one resurrection, something goes terribly wrong.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $4,724,331
3. Black Bag
The star-studded spy thriller, featuring Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page, and Pierce Brosnan, dropped down one spot to bag third at the box office in its second week at Australian cinemas. It made $676,895 over the weekend after screening across 324 screens, grossing -26% from the $911,915 made last week.
Synopsis: Black Bag centres on intelligence agents George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) and his wife Kathryn (Cate Blanchett). When she is suspected of betraying the nation, George must choose between his marriage and his country.
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $1,912,173
4. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
The romantic comedy is now in its sixth week in Australian cinemas and continues to hold its position in the top five ranking films, coming in a number four this week. Over the weekend, the film grossed $506,655 across 295 screens this weekend, down -37% from $806,839 earned last week across. To date, the film has grossed $15,577,191.
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 (Leo Woodall) and the unexpected possibility of romance with her son’s science teacher (Chiwetel Ejiofor).
Total Australian Box Office gross to date: $15,577,191
5: Captain America: Brave New World
The Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe film continues to keep its foot in the top five films at the Australian Box Office, this time in fifth position. Captain America earned $335,239 over the weekend after screening across 221 cinemas, down -41% from last week’s earnings of $563,930. The film as grossed $13,428,437 throughout its run in Australian cinemas.
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: $13,428,437
Top six to 10
6. Flow
7. Locked
8. Alto Knights
9. Ne Zha 2
10. A Complete Unknown