Australian Box Office Report: Alien: Covenant takes the lead from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

It’s been a pretty big opening weekend for at least two new release films, which both occupy the top two spots on the box office ladder this week.

Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant opened this weekend and promptly took over the no. 1 spot (last week held by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) , earning $3.95m in its opening week.  This is the 6th film in the Alien franchise, and, timeline-wise, follows the events that occurred in 2012’s Prometheus film, but before the original Alien.

From sci-fi to comedy, the film in the no 2 spot on the box office ladder this week was Snatched.  It made $2.89m at the box office (with a screen average of roughly $9k), and is a welcome return to film for Hollywood’s actual Golden Girl, Goldie Hawn (her last appearance in a film was in 2002’s The Banger Sisters).  The success of this film is probably also due to Amy Schumer’s current star power, and its mother-daughter storyline, a perfect release for the Mother’s Day weekend.

Still, if you were to imagine life at the Russell-Hawn home, it’d probably be filled with big smiles all round and a dip in a pool full of money.  Although knocked off its no. 1 spot this week, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2, which features Hawn’s husband Kurt Russell, remains in a good position at no. 3 on the box office ladder.  It earned $2.72m this week, and has already earned a total of $26.98m since its release 3 weeks ago.  Year to date, only 2 other films have done better after just 3 weeks at the box office; Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Beauty And The Beast.

In 3rd position last week, A Dog’s Purpose is now in 4th position this week, earning $1.02m.  Having only been released last week, it took its 4th place spot from The Fate of the Furious, which is now at no. 6

Last week’s other new release, Get Out, premiered quite well, but has since dropped to no. 5 on the box office ladder.  It made $965k this week, screening at 81 less screens. It took its no. 5 spot from Going in Style, which has dropped off the top 10 list.

After 8 solid weeks in cinemas, Beauty and the Beast remains in the top 10, this week hanging in at no. 9, earning $311k.  It’s made an incredible $47.5m since its release.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and John Wick: Chapter Two premiere properly this weekend. The former got flogged in the USA, maybe it won’t be the same in Australia?

All figures from The Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia and Box Office Mojo

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