Box Office
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Mary Sum Says:
Another jump in the top 20 takings, this time 38%, to $24.1 million for the weekend, takes us slap bang into the middle of the holiday movie season. In its 6th week, Australia managed a 5% lift, to bring it within reach of the $30 million mark. But it was Yes Man that dominated, taking $4.1 million at the weekend on 256 screens. But the screen average crown was taken by Slumdog Millionaire, with a massive 48% rise in its third weekend, shooting it over the $2 million mark. #Figures in [brackets] indicate number of screens and average; takings are in Aus dollars. Copyright MPDAA & Urban Cinefile.
Most Popular Films For Period Weekend, January 1 - 4, 2009
WIR = Weeks In Release
|
| No |
WIR |
Title |
$ |
% |
Total $ |
| 1 |
1 |
YES MAN (M), ROADSHOW [256/ $16,273] |
4,165,840 |
N/A |
4,165,840 |
| 2 |
2 |
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (M), WARNER BROS [251/ $11,883] |
2,982,609 |
-9% |
8,392,241 |
| 3 |
2 |
BEDTIME STORIES (G), WALT DISNEY [315/ $7,637] |
2,405,784 |
-6% |
7,633,062 |
| 4 |
1 |
BOLT (G), WALT DISNEY [293/ $8,161] |
2,391,112 |
N/A |
2,491,504 |
| 5 |
1 |
MARLEY & ME (PG), FOX [207/ $11,518] |
2,384,188 |
N/A |
2,384,188 |
| 6 |
3 |
MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA (PG), PARAMOUNT [311/ $6,542] |
2,034,477 |
-7% |
16,608,619 |
| 7 |
6 |
AUSTRALIA (M), FOX [309/ $6,241] |
1,928,485 |
5% |
28,814,213 |
| 8 |
2 |
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (M), FOX [257/ $6,365] |
1,635,808 |
-48% |
6,367,118 |
| 9 |
4 |
TWILIGHT (M), HOYTS [207/ $6,107] |
1,264,163 |
-10% |
15,351,264 |
| 10 |
3 |
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (MA15+), ICON [33/ $20,783] |
685,834 |
48% |
2,095,107 |
| 11 |
7 |
QUANTUM OF SOLACE (M), SONY PICTURES [162/ $3,626] |
587,427 |
-31% |
29,527,408 |
| 12 |
2 |
VICKI CHRISTINA BARCELONA (M), HOPSCOTCH [61/ $7,476] |
456,041 |
19% |
1,425,159 |
| 13 |
2 |
FROST/NIXON (M), UNIVERSAL [59/ $6,295] |
371,434 |
31% |
982,549 |
| 14 |
5 |
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 (G), WALT DISNEY [129/ $1,995] |
257,325 |
-37% |
10,639,495 |
| 15 |
2 |
I`VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (M), PALACE [25/ $10,016] |
250,394 |
49% |
765,473 |
| 16 |
5 |
FOUR HOLIDAYS (M), ROADSHOW [103/ $1,594] |
164,139 |
-65% |
6,750,442 |
| 17 |
29 |
WILD OCEANS 3D (G), IMAX [2/ $30,170] |
60,339 |
23% |
1,180,643 |
| 18 |
12 |
BURN AFTER READING (MA15+), UNIVERSAL [18/ $2,972] |
53,497 |
59% |
9,603,294 |
| 19 |
320 |
SANTA VS. THE SNOWMAN (G), IMAX [1/ $36,193] |
36,193 |
50% |
2,282,912 |
| 20 |
16 |
WALL-E (G), WALT DISNEY [7/ $5,067] |
35,466 |
N/A |
18,018,764 |
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