Despicable Me 4 has edged out Inside Out 2 for the number one position at the local box office as school holiday crowds continue to flock to see both animated films.
Despicable Me 4 grossed $4.87 million, just above Inside Out 2 with $4.64 million, which is in its fifth weekend. The two films have lifted the Australian box office after a lacklustre start to the year, taking $79.56 million between them.
Disaster film Twisters opened with $3.66 million across 457 screens to take third place. Horror film A Quiet Place: Day One passed the $10 million total mark after taking $1.21 million in its third weekend at cinemas.
Meanwhile, space-race romance Fly Me to the Moon opened with a soft $939,046 across 402 screens to round out the top five films.
Among Australian films, Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line posted a significant 76 per cent drop in box office to $46,506 in its second weekend. The documentary about the legendary rock band has now grossed $473,230, making it the fifth most successful local film of the year.
Australian box office data is sourced via Numero.
Australian films box office performance (2024)
| Film | Budget (est) | Distributor | Opening w/e | Weeks | Box office |
| Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | $400m est. | Warner Bros. | $3.33m | 8 | $10.18m |
| Force of Nature: The Dry 2 | Roadshow | $1.6m | 13 | $7.31m | |
| The Way, My Way | – | Maslow Entertainment | $218,163 | 9 | $1.72m |
| Late Night With The Devil | – | Maslow Entertainment | $242,000 | 14 | $926,000 |
| Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line | Roadshow | $194,862 | 2 | $473,230 | |
| The Road to Patagonia | Madman | 22 | $459,000 | ||
| Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back | Maslow Entertainment | $88,000 | 9 | $365,278 | |
| The Convert | Kismet Movies | $126,595 | 4 | $383,000 | |
| The Trust Fall: Julian Assange | Journeyman Pictures/Films For Change | $1300 | 21 | $336,000 | |
| Before Dawn | $10m | Umbrella | $99,971 | 9 | $264,000 |
| Just a Farmer | $1.9m | VAM Paddock Productions | $40,070 | 9 | $143,000 |
| The Rooster | Bonsai Films | $24,480 | 15 | $72,000 | |
| The Emu War | – | Umbrella Entertainment | – | 17 | $13,298 |
| TOTAL | $19.92m |
Films shot in Australia box office performance (2024)
| Film | Budget (est) | Distributor | Opening w/e | Weeks | Box office |
| Anyone But You* | $US25m | Sony | $2.87m | 15 | $22.64m |
| Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | $US135-$US150m | Warner Bros. | $5.6m | 12 | $18.86m |
| The Fall Guy | $US125m | Universal | $3.7m | 12 | $14.26m |
| Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | $US160m | Disney | $3.78m | 10 | $12.35m |
| TOTAL | $67.82m |