Box Office
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Mary Sum Says:
Taking almost $16 million for the week, The Dark Knight is working hard for its connections, with massive screen averages of $33,839 on 472. Note the film opened Wednesday, July 16. Together with strong holdover business has kept thwe top 20 steady at $30 million. #Figures in [brackets] indicate number of screens and average; takings are in Aus dollars. Copyright MPDAA & Urban Cinefile.
Most Popular Films For Period Week, July 17 - 23, 2008
WIR = Weeks In Release
|
| No |
WIR |
Title |
$ |
% |
Total $ |
| 1 |
1 |
THE DARK KNIGHT (M), WARNER BROS [472/ $33,839] |
15,972,105 |
n/a |
18,249,819 |
| 2 |
2 |
MAMMA MIA! (PG), UNIVERSAL [397/ $14,802] |
5,876,357 |
-28% |
14,055,734 |
| 3 |
3 |
HANCOCK (M), SONY PICTURES [319/ $6,356] |
2,027,716 |
-62% |
18,399,569 |
| 4 |
4 |
KUNG FU PANDA (PG), PARAMOUNT [341/ $5,433] |
1,852,567 |
-62% |
24,563,729 |
| 5 |
4 |
GET SMART (PG), ROADSHOW [268/ $5,351] |
1,434,002 |
-52% |
15,494,223 |
| 6 |
2 |
MEET DAVE (PG), FOX [190/ $3,553] |
674,980 |
-52% |
2,273,873 |
| 7 |
2 |
THE LOVE GURU (M), PARAMOUNT [182/ $2,763] |
502,856 |
-66% |
1,978,781 |
| 8 |
7 |
SEX AND THE CITY (MA15+), ROADSHOW [124/ $3,015] |
373,915 |
-54% |
26,363,681 |
| 9 |
5 |
YOU DON`T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN (M), SONY PICTURES [144/ $1,963] |
282,607 |
-67% |
11,112,671 |
| 10 |
7 |
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN (M), WALT DISNEY [115/ $1,660] |
190,938 |
-66% |
13,748,214 |
| 11 |
5 |
MONGOL (MA15+), HOPSCOTCH [45/ $3,313] |
149,101 |
-44% |
2,021,942 |
| 12 |
4 |
THE BAND`S VISIT (M), MADMAN [22/ $5,537] |
121,804 |
-23% |
735,967 |
| 13 |
3 |
CHILDREN OF THE SILK ROAD (M), FOX [52/ $2,296] |
119,391 |
-42% |
764,194 |
| 14 |
9 |
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (M), PARAMOUNT [47/ $2,025] |
95,161 |
-66% |
29,206,924 |
| 15 |
4 |
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY (M), RIALTO [33/ $2,691] |
88,810 |
-35% |
741,553 |
| 16 |
1 |
SALUTE (PG), PARAMOUNT/TRANSMISSION [18/ $3,989] |
71,807 |
N/A |
87,929 |
| 17 |
5 |
UNFINISHED SKY (M), PALACE [34/ $1,816] |
61,760 |
-37% |
803,243 |
| 18 |
1 |
KISMAT KONNECTION (PG), SWISH MG [8/ $7,443] |
59,543 |
N/A |
59,543 |
| 19 |
2 |
UP THE YANGTZE (M), GIL SCRINE [5/ $9,262] |
46,310 |
78% |
75,432 |
| 20 |
13 |
THE PAINTED VEIL (M), PARAMOUNT/TRANSMISSION [21/ $1,405] |
29,509 |
-24% |
3,438,349 |
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