The Jungle Book debuted at 287 locations last week and easily won the weekend, ringing up around $6 million from Thursday to Sunday to bring its total takings so far to $10.5 million.
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Cleverman will launch in the United States on SundanceTV on June 1 and in Australia on ABC and ABC iview on June 2.
Disney's Zootopia narrowly beat out the combined might of Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Jessica Chastain and Emily Blunt over the weekend, with Huntsman: Winter's War debuting on 262 screens for an overall take of $2.7 million.
Disney's Zootopia suffered no such decline, dropping a mere one percent in its third week for a weekend BO of $3.1 million and an overall cume of $14.5 million off 301 screens.
David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz will reunite to host a special screening of independent Australian feature Pawno.
Directed by Zack Snyder and starring Ben Affleck as the caped crusader, Batman V Superman opened around the country on 293 screens last week, ringing up just over $13 million including 3D and IMAX showings.
US-based Supergravity Pictures will release the film in the US, UK and Ireland next month, in partnership with music label and digital media agency Heard Well.
The deal was brokered by international distrib Raydar Media for multiple territories including the UK, Ireland, South Africa and fifty other pan-African territories.