“The Devil Wears Prada 2” continued to top the Australian box office last week, beating new releases including “Mortal Kombat II” and “The Sheep Detectives.”
The film brought in $8.46 million in its second week, following a $13.11 million (including advanced screenings) debut. In total, the sequel to the iconic 2006 film, starring Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci, among others, has grossed $25.42 million in Australia.
In second place for another week was the Michael Jackson biopic, “Michael.” Now in its third week since release, “Michael” grossed $5.43 million, bringing its total to $26.64 million. It’s successful performance in Australia has mirrored that of the global box office – the film had the biggest opening weekend of all time for any musical biopic, with US$217 million. It also ranked as the year’s second-biggest global debut, behind Universal’s sequel “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” with US$372.5 million.
In third was Warner Bros’ new release starring Kiwi actor Karl Urban and Australians Jessica McNamee and Josh Lawson, “Mortal Kombat II.” The sequel was directed by Australian filmmaker Simon McQuoid, who returned following the success of the 2021 original. For opening weekend, the film brought in $2.17 million.
It was followed by “The Sheep Detectives,” starring Hugh Jackman among many other major names, which grossed $1.54 in its opening weekend.
Billie Eilish’s concert film, directed by James Cameron, “Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour” sat in fifth with $1.03 million, followed by “Project Hail Mary” with $627,000. The film, led by Ryan Gosling, has grossed a total of $37.42 million in its eight weeks since debut.
Coming in at seventh was “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” with $374,000, followed by “Hokum” with $264,000. “The Magic Faraway Tree” sat in ninth with $191,000, bringing its total to over $10 million since debuting seven weeks ago.
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Rounding out the top ten was “Cold War 1994” with $136,000.