By Adam Coleman
Coffin Rock, the psychological thriller set in a small fishing village in South Australia, has taken $9,846 in its opening weekend at the box office.
The Rupert Glasson-directed film opened on nine screens and returned a screen average of $1,094.
Bruce Beresford’s Mao’s Last Dancer continues to dominate the local box office and has now taken more than $10.8 million in its fourth week.
The dance epic took more than $1.1 million over the weekend across 267 screens and returned a screen average of $4,463.
Mao’s Last Dancer has now taken $10,817,897 at the local box office, making it the 18th highest grossing Australian film of all time, just below Mad Max 2 at 17th.
Meanwhile, at the US box office, Jane Campion’s period drama Bright Star has taken more than $US3.9 million since its wide release there on September 16.
Also in the US, Scott Hicks’ family chamber piece, The Boys are Back has taken approximately $US694,355 since its release on September 25.
Adam Elliot’s claymation Mary and Max has performed well in France attracting 117,075 admissions since opening three weeks ago.
The total box office for 2009 local releases is $28,331,330.
|
Film
|
Budget
|
Distributor
|
Opening w/e
|
Weeks
|
Box Office
|
|
Mao’s Last Dancer
|
$25.8m
|
Roadshow/Hopscotch
|
$ 2,754,620
|
4
|
$ 10,817,897
|
|
Charlie & Boots
|
$8m est.
|
Paramount/Transmission
|
$ 809,279
|
8
|
$ 3,729,088
|
|
Samson and Delilah
|
$1.6m
|
Para/Trans/Footprint
|
$ 199,163
|
22
|
$ 3,173,103
|
|
Beautiful Kate
|
$6m
|
Roadshow
|
$ 273,582
|
12
|
$ 1,543,015
|
|
Mary and Max
|
$8m
|
Icon
|
$ 217,176
|
15
|
$ 1,444,617
|
|
Balibo
|
$4.5m
|
Para/Trans/Footprint
|
$ 206,290
|
11
|
1,253,208
|
|
Disgrace
|
$10m
|
Icon
|
$ 209,014
|
15
|
$ 1,166,294
|
|
My Year Without Sex
|
$3.8m
|
Para/Trans/Footprint
|
$ 177,522
|
19
|
$ 1,127,838
|
|
Love the Beast
|
|
Madman
|
$ 241,982
|
9
|
$ 777,351
|
|
The Combination
|
$1.169m
|
AFS
|
$ 188,054
|
11
|
$ 727,586
|
|
Blessed
|
$4m
|
Icon
|
$ 67,186
|
7
|
$ 439,164
|
|
Last Ride
|
$4m
|
Madman
|
$ 76,459
|
13
|
$ 369,712
|
|
Wake in Fright
|
$700,000*
|
Madman
|
$ 25,446
|
17
|
$ 310,725
|
|
Two Fists, One Heart
|
$8.5m
|
BVI
|
$ 96,999
|
2
|
$ 305,300
|
|
Subdivision
|
$4m est.
|
BVI
|
$ 86,649
|
3
|
$ 206,350
|
|
Cedar Boys
|
$1.36m
|
Hoyts/Mushroom
|
$ 74,793
|
5
|
$ 204,160
|
|
Van Dieman’s Land
|
|
Madman
|
$ 39,939
|
5
|
$ 213,827
|
|
Stone Bros.
|
|
Australian Film Syndicate
|
$ 22,702
|
4
|
$ 76,507
|
|
Beautiful
|
$2m
|
Kojo/Jump Street
|
$ 22,406
|
6
|
$ 55,619
|
|
The Marriage of Figaro
|
$ 400,000
|
AFS
|
$ 13,693
|
6
|
$ 74,093
|
|
Closed for Winter
|
$2m
|
Omnilab Media
|
$ 19,449
|
6
|
$ 53,370
|
|
Shadows of the Past
|
$ 820,000
|
Summer Night
|
$ 13,927
|
16
|
$ 48,205
|
|
$9.99
|
$4m
|
Icon
|
$ 15,847
|
4
|
$ 47,520
|
|
Bastardy
|
$ 260,000
|
Film Camp
|
$ 7,822
|
8
|
$ 37,570
|
|
Lake Mungo
|
|
Darclight films
|
$ 9,730
|
5
|
$ 29,850
|
|
Lucky Country
|
$2m est.
|
Para/Trans/Footprint
|
$ 11,413
|
4
|
$ 26,141
|
|
The Burning Season
|
|
Gil Scrine/Freshwater
|
$ 3,848
|
5
|
$ 21,017
|
|
The Chifleys of Busby St
|
|
Ronin
|
$ 3,760
|
|
$ 13,658
|
|
Crush
|
$2m
|
Filmscope/Odin’s Eye
|
$ 8,304
|
1
|
$ 13,051
|
|
Coffin Rock
|
$2.1m
|
AI Entertainment
|
$ 9,846
|
1
|
$ 9,846
|
|
Three Blind Mice
|
|
Odin’s Eye/Titan View
|
$ 2,988
|
4
|
$ 7,416
|
|
Bad Bush
|
|
VVVF
|
$ 1,909
|
|
$ 3,961
|
|
Salvation
|
|
Hopscotch
|
$ 2,262
|
1
|
$ 3,182
|
|
Prey
|
$4m
|
Damage Releasing
|
$ 1,089
|
|
$ 1,089
|