K-pop superstars Stray Kids have made their mark on the Australian box office, with their latest concert film landing among the country’s ten highest-grossing movies over the weekend.
Stray Kids World Tour <RUN IT> Live Viewing debuted at No. 8, pulling in $387,000 at the local box office. The result saw the South Korean boy band hold their own alongside major Hollywood releases, including Primetime, Clayface, and Street Fighter.
However, the weekend’s biggest opening belonged to Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, which stormed to the top of the Australian box office with $2.72 million. The Hindu mythological epic claimed the No. 1 spot for the weekend (Thursday, November 5th – Sunday, November 8th).
Coming in second was Godzilla Minus Zero, which debuted with $1.31 million. The latest instalment in the Japanese monster franchise has grossed $1.56 million locally, including exclusive IMAX preview screenings.
Last week’s box office champion, Primetime, slipped to third place in its second weekend, adding $878,000 to its Australian haul. The A24 film, starring Robert Pattinson, has now accumulated $2.95 million at the local box office after opening to $1.3 million last weekend.
Meanwhile, romantic fantasy comedy-drama Wicker debuted in fourth place with $857,000. Including advance screenings, the film has already amassed $1.39 million in Australia.
Rounding out the top five was Wild Horse Nine, which opened with $752,000 over the weekend. The dark crime comedy has now crossed the $1 million mark locally, with its cumulative total sitting at $1.03 million thanks to advance screenings.
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Elsewhere, Clayface continued its run in sixth place, earning a further $676,000 to bring its Australian total to $4.73 million. Animated fantasy Wildwood followed in seventh with $525,000, taking its cumulative earnings to $2.70 million.
Pressure landed in ninth with $290,000, bringing its total to $1.15 million, while Street Fighter rounded out the top ten with another $288,000. The video game adaptation has now grossed $5.38 million in Australia.
According to Hoyts, the weekend’s ten highest-grossing films accounted for 80% of the total national box office.
From Variety Australia
