Spider-Man: Brand New Day has extended its reign at the Australian box office to six consecutive weekends, with the blockbuster now closing in on $84 million locally.
The Tom Holland and Zendaya-led blockbuster added another $2.25 million over the weekend (Thursday, September 3rd-Sunday, September 6th), and became the highest-grossing title to date in Hoyts’ premium SCREENX format. Its local total now sits at $83.90 million.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey remained firmly in second place, earning another $2.09 million to take its local haul to $63.10 million.
The weekend’s highest new entry was Hindi-language title Mirzapur: The Movie, which debuted at No. 3 with $477,000. Per the synopsis, the film chronicles the battle for Mirzapur’s throne, which “escalates as old enemies resurface and new threats emerge. Blood debts must be paid while power-hungry contenders fight to control the city’s violent underworld.”
Fall 2: Deadpoint followed closely behind, opening in fourth place with $446,000, while the 20th anniversary re-release of Pixar’s Cars proved there is still plenty of fuel left in the tank, taking fifth place with $438,000.
Another newcomer, By Any Means, debuted at No. 6 with $431,000, just ahead of Insidious: Out of the Further, which earned $423,000 in its third weekend. The horror sequel has now grossed $2.93 million in Australia.
The 35th anniversary re-release of Terminator 2: Judgment Day landed at No. 8 with $276,000, while The End of Oak Street added $272,000 for a running total of $3.86 million.
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Rounding out the top 10 was Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars, which slipped from fourth place last weekend to 10th. The Jacob Elordi-led film earned just $259,000 in its second weekend, bringing its Australian total to $1.10 million.
This follows a bruising US opening for the Disney and 20th Century release, which debuted to just US$8 million and landed in fifth place last week. With a production budget north of US$80 million, the film is expected to lose tens of millions during its theatrical run and could rank among Scott’s biggest box office misfires.
The film, which stars fellow Australian actor Guy Pearce as well as Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin, Allison Janney and Benedict Wong, has also struggled to win over audiences and critics, currently holding a 40% Rotten Tomatoes score.
According to Hoyts, the top 10 films accounted for 77% of the total national gross box office for the weekend.
From Variety Australia
