By Brendan Swift
Prank movie Jackass 3D remains atop the Australian box office in its second week at cinemas ahead of Facebook film The Social Network.
Jackass 3D grossed more than $1.9 million across 198 screens for an impressive screen average of $9682. It has now taken almost $6.6 million across two weekends.
The Social Network posted $1.46 million in its third weekend while low-budget sci-fi film Skyline scored third place with $1.25 million in its opening weekend. The Hopscotch-distributed film was shown across 181 screens giving it a screen average of $6889.
Meanwhile, Sony-distributed action film Machete topped the limited release tables with $149,881 across 50 screens, giving it a screen average of $2998.
Among Australian films, horror-comedy The Loved Ones continued its disappointing run, posting a 50 per cent drop in its second weekend.
The film took $60,343 across 89 screens leaving it with a screen average of just $678.
Aussie romance Summer Coda grossed another $16,586 in its fourth weekend – a 36 per cent fall compared to the previous week – across 17 screens.
The animated Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole added another $39,282 in its seventh week as it approaches the end of its cinematic run.
Australasian films at the local box office 2010
|
Film
|
Budget
|
Distributor
|
Opening w/e
|
Box Office
|
|
Tomorrow …
|
$27m est.
|
Paramount
|
$3,862,193
|
$13,450,058
|
|
Bran Nue Dae
|
$6.5m
|
Roadshow
|
$1,612,102
|
$7,637,358
|
|
Animal Kingdom
|
$5m est.
|
Madman
|
$604,139
|
$4,879,642
|
|
Legend of the Guardians
|
$100m est
|
Roadshow
|
$1,363,070
|
$4,708,639
|
|
Beneath Hill 60
|
$9.5m
|
Paramount/Transmission
|
$548,694
|
$3,209,471
|
|
Daybreakers
|
$20m est.
|
Hoyts
|
$1,064,244
|
$2,448,050
|
|
I Love You Too
|
$6m
|
Roadshow
|
$113,483
|
$2,361,411
|
|
The Kings Of Mykonos
|
|
Paramount
|
$1,824,126
|
$4,896,315
|
|
Bright Star
|
$16.7m est.
|
Roadshow/Hopscotch
|
–
|
$2,157,601
|
|
Boy
|
–
|
Paramount/Transmission
|
$275,026
|
$1,866,933
|
|
Matching Jack
|
$5m est.
|
Fox
|
$258,011
|
$807,621
|
|
The Waiting City
|
$2m est.
|
Hopscotch
|
$136,892
|
$675,476
|
|
South Solitary
|
$6.5m
|
Icon
|
$132,240
|
$628,700
|
|
The Tree
|
At least $10m
|
Transmission/Paramount
|
$69,838
|
$321,789
|
|
The Loved Ones
|
|
Madman
|
$119,848
|
$256,302
|
|
Summer Coda
|
$680,000
|
Jump Street/Sharmill
|
$64,307
|
$222,452
|
|
Accidents Happen
|
$6.5m est.
|
Hopscotch
|
$39,721
|
$157,131
|
|
Love, Lust & Lies
|
–
|
Beyond Entertainment
|
$20,674
|
$136,595
|
|
Second Hand Wedding
|
–
|
Potential/Arkles
|
$13,680
|
$79,967
|
|
Lou
|
–
|
Kojo Pictures
|
$27,371
|
$59,505
|
|
Girl Clock!
|
$1m
|
Self-distributed
|
$8,857
|
$51,728
|
|
Separation City
|
$4.8m
|
Hoyts
|
$15,278
|
$32,159
|
|
Triangle
|
$8m est.
|
Icon
|
$6,081
|
$11,282
|
|
Road Train
|
$2.2m
|
Pinnacle Films
|
$6,063
|
$11,059
|
|
Going Vertical
|
–
|
The Pack/Blue Sea Films
|
$3,879
|
$9,699
|
|
Savages Crossing
|
$3.5m
|
MediaKin/GAP
|
$4,432
|
$8,651
|
|
The Nothing Men
|
|
Anchor Bay Films
|
$4,518
|
$6,679
|
|
Playing For Charlie
|
$1.2m
|
The Pack
|
$2,665
|
$5,867
|
|
The Horseman
|
$500,000
|
Umbrella Entertainment
|
$2,270
|
$3,328
|
|
The Tumbler
|
–
|
The Pack
|
$203
|
$358
|
Source: MPDAA, INSIDEFILM. Separation City, Second Hand Wedding and Boy are NZ films. Bright Star released Dec 26, 2009; tally does not include 2009 box office.