The Martian is still rolling despite a handful of new entries at the box office last week. Pulling in another cool $3.1 million, The Martian is well on its way to becoming Ridley Scott’s most successful film. Sitting on US$143 million in the USA, it sits behind Hannibal (US$165 million) and Gladiator (US$187 million).
It is worth noting that although The Martian is on fire both here and in The States, it has been knocked off the top in the US. Goosebumps has debuted at top spot although it doesn’t open in Australia until Boxing Day. The Intern is proving to be a real hit too; The De Niro/Hathaway combo leading to another $1.1 million last week.
Some new films have put themselves on the map as well. Crimson Peak, Guillermo Del Toro’s newest rounds out the top 3 with $838k while Legend debuted at number 4 with $732k. The Walk, Robert Zemekis’ latest film came through at number 6, having just made over half a million. In the states however, it had a rather disappointing opening making a mere US$3.7 million and after 2 weeks, is yet to break US$10 million.
| # | Film Title | Distributor | Box Office |
| 1 | THE MARTIAN | FOX | $3,160,047 |
| 2 | THE INTERN | WARNER BROS | $1,126,495 |
| 3 | CRIMSON PEAK | UNIVERSAL | $838,563 |
| 4 | LEGEND | STUDIOCANAL | $732,630 |
| 5 | BLACK MASS | WARNER BROS | $592,976 |
| 6 | THE WALK | SONY PICTURES | $524,973 |
| 7 | MISS YOU ALREADY | ENTERTAINMENT ONE | $416,761 |
| 8 | GOODBYE MR. LOSER | CHINALION FILM | $345,305 |
| 9 | ODDBALL | ROADSHOW | $325,280 |
| 10 | SICARIO | ROADSHOW | $222,215 |
This week marks the release of Steven Spielberg’s latest film, Bridge of Spies, an espionage thriller starring Tom Hanks and Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension. Both are expected to make a large impact at the box office.
All figures from The Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia and Box Office Mojo.
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