The week ending 4th February has seen the controversial American Sniper steamroll the competition, shooting to number 1 on the Australian Box Office with almost $4.5 million, stretching well far ahead of number 2, which is the impressive The Theory of Everything which still did well with almost $2 million.
Benedict Cumberbatch’s strong acting in The Imitation Game has seen is rise back towards the top to take out the number 3 position with another $1 million plus in the bank while the top 5 are rounded out by Paper Planes and The Wedding Ringer.
| # | Film Title | Distributor | Box Office |
| 1 | American Sniper | ROADSHOW | $4,489,402 |
| 2 | THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING | UNIVERSAL | $1,900,410 |
| 3 | THE IMITATION GAME | ROADSHOW | $1,202,481 |
| 4 | PAPER PLANES | ROADSHOW | $983,976 |
| 5 | THE WEDDING RINGER | SONY PICTURES | $841,336 |
| 6 | MORTDECAI | ROADSHOW | $741,976 |
| 7 | UNBROKEN | UNIVERSAL | $733,380 |
| 8 | TAKEN 3 | FOX | $732,210 |
| 9 | WILD | FOX | $689,545 |
| 10 | INTO THE WOODS | WALT DISNEY | $676,888 |
Next week will be very interesting as Sony give a theatrical release to the highly controversial The Interview, following the fact that many people have seen it online already. The critically acclaimed Selma is also one of the final Golden Globe nominees to be released in Australia. And of course, who can discount Fifty Shades of Grey, which we are all expecting some big numbers from seeing as it’s based on one of the most talked about books of the past decade. Other releases next week include the one-night-only screening of Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (Review HERE) and the long-awaited Jupiter Ascending.
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