War drama Fury has secured a second week on top of the Box Office bringing in $1.8 million. The Brad Pitt WWII epic has only just kept Gone Girl from re-acquiring number 1 position again. Praised for its loyalty driven narrative and thrilling action sequences, Fury has revitalized a genre, clearly helping it lead the pack. Gone Girl continues to do great numbers in its 5th week however making $1.7 million.
New release John Wick, starring Keanu Reeves as a hitman had an impressive first week raking in just over $1 million. The Best of Me, a romantic drama, sits at number 4, but definitely isn’t putting on any pressure.
Nice little surprise is Pride, a U.K drama about gay activists helping miners during a strike. The film stars the always reliable at Bill Nighy and made over $500,000 in its first week.
Nice little surprise is Pride, a U.K drama about gay activists helping miners during a strike. The film stars the always reliable at Bill Nighy and made over $500,000 in its first week.
| # | Film Title | Distributor | Box Office |
| 1 | FURY | SONY PICTURES | $1,897,625 |
| 2 | GONE GIRL | FOX | $1,736,728 |
| 3 | JOHN WICK | ROADSHOW | $1,092,605 |
| 4 | THE BEST OF ME | ROADSHOW | $748,703 |
| 5 | THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU | WARNER BROS | $534,877 |
| 6 | PRIDE | ENTERTAINMENT ONE | $521,580 |
| 7 | TAMMY | WARNER BROS | $365,625 |
| 8 | WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES | ROADSHOW | $235,535 |
| 9 | ANNABELLE | WARNER BROS | $203,432 |
| 10 | DRACULA UNTOLD | UNIVERSAL | $163,440 |
Not a huge week for new releases this week but Christopher Nolan’s massive space epic Interstellar is almost guaranteed to take top spot in its opening week. Stay tuned to The AU Review to see how dominant Interstellar turns out to be…
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