This week, the Australian box office made a total of $7.08 million. This was down 25% on last week, as the new set of lockdown restrictions take their toll on cinema.
Fast & Furious 9 is still enjoying its time at the top of the box office, a position it has sat solidly in since its release three weeks ago. Fast & Furious 9 brought in almost 9 million in its opening weekend – the highest opening weekend release audience since Jumanji: The Next Level in December 2019 – and has made an impressive $17.8 million to date.
Finding itself back in the top five after previously dropping out is Spirit Untamed. After coming in at seventh last week, the animated film based on the Netflix series Spirit Riding Free has galloped back up the charts this week to come in at third.
Dropping out of the top five this week is The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It, slipping to seventh place this week.
#1, Fast & Furious 9, $1.93 million
Showing no signs of pumping the brakes, Fast & Furious 9 was the only film this week to crack the $1 million mark. In its third week of release, it averaged $4,874 across 395 screens.
#2, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, $979,128
Starring Salma Hayek, Ryan Reynolds, and Samuel L. Jackson, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard debuted to second place last week. Holding steady, this week it averaged $3,613 across 271 screens, bringing it to a total of $5.81 million to date.
#3, Spirit Untamed, $663,507
Making a climb back into the top five after briefly dropping out, Spirit Untamed averaged $2,422 over 274 screens. The animated adventure has now pulled in a total of $3.95 million.
#4, Cruella, $570,809
In its sixth week of release, Cruella has been out for the longest of all the films in the top five. Averaging $2,460 across 232 screens, the latest Disney live-action film has made a total of $8.40 million.
#5, In the Heights, $565,639
Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote a musical before Hamilton, and it has now been given the movie treatment. In the Heights averaged $2,407 over 235 this week, and in its second week has made a total of $2.61 million.