“The Devil Wears Prada 2” dominated the Australian box office on debut, bringing in over $11 million on opening weekend.
According to HOYTS, the highly-anticipated sequel to the iconic 2006 film totalled at $13.11 million (including advanced screenings), towering over competition. Internationally, it racked up $233.6 million in total.
In second was “Michael” with $6.16 million. Last week the Michael Jackson biopic led the local box office, pulling in $7.97 million over opening weekend. It’s performance in Australia 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 $372.5 million.
“Project Hail Mary” continued firmly in third with $1.03 million in its seventh week, while “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” held onto fourth with $855,000. In total, the films have grossed $36.64 million and $37.83 million, respectively.
New horror film “Hokum” also debuted this week, bringing in $418,000 in its first week, while Indian-Malayalam language action thriller “Patriot” entered in sixth, grossing $304,000. In seventh was “The Magic Faraway Tree” with $297,000 – bringing its total box office to $9.81 million.
“It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley” sat in eight, earning $205,000 in opening week, while “The Drama” starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson was ninth, with an additional $197,000. Rounding out the top ten was Disney’s “Hoppers”, with $180,000 – taking its total to $9.61 million.
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