“Street Fighter” has fought its way to the top of the Australian box office, leading a weekend dominated by new releases.
The action film debuted at No. 1 with $2.36 million over the weekend (Thursday, October 15th – Sunday, October 18th), comfortably ahead of fellow newcomer “Jailer 2,” which opened in second place with $1.42 million.
The two films pushed last week’s box office winners further down the rankings, with “Verity” slipping to third place after previously holding the top spot. The thriller added another $1.3 million to its Australian box office total, which has now surpassed the $10 million milestone to reach $10.1 million.
Another new release, “Sense and Sensibility,” entered the chart at No. 4 with $926,000 over the weekend. Including advance screenings, the period romantic drama has accumulated $1.12 million nationally.
Rounding out the top five was the Jessica Chastain-led horror film “Other Mommy,” which earned $711,000 over the weekend, bringing its cumulative Australian box office to $2.73 million.
Further down the chart, “Heart of the Beast” landed in sixth place with $525,000, taking its total earnings to $7.12 million. “Resident Evil” followed closely behind in seventh with $517,000, bringing its Australian box office total to $12.9 million.
Meanwhile, “Hadestown: The Musical” made its chart debut at No. 8, earning $486,000 over the weekend. Following its Tuesday release, the musical has accumulated $721,000 at the local box office.
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“Whalefall” was another newcomer to crack the top 10, opening in ninth place with $423,000, while “Forgotten Island” rounded out the chart with $219,000, taking its cumulative earnings to $7.13 million.
According to Hoyts, the top 10 films accounted for 80% of the total national box office gross over the weekend, with action, martial arts and comedy among the leading genres.