Rob Connolly's Paper Planes has soared to the top of the Australian box office and has been the #1 film for the past three days (Monday -Wednesday).
Total B.O. figures for the top five films from Thursday January 15 to Wednesday January 21 are:
Taken 3 – $3.7 million (second week)
Paper Planes – $3.3 million (opening week)
Into The Woods – $3.2 million (second week)
Unbroken – $3.1 million (opening week)
Big Hero 6 – $2.5 million (fourth week)
Released by Roadshow, Paper Planes' opening week is bigger than Red Dog's $2.6 million and on par with The Sapphires' $3.3 million.
Some tradesters believe the family film starring Sam Worthington, Ed Oxenbould, Deborah Mailman and David Wenham could end up with $10 million if it continues to draw audiences after kids go back to school.
That outstanding result follows Russell Crowe's The Water Diviner, which took $4.8 million in its first week and has rung up $13.5 million.