George Miller's fourth instalment of the Mad Max franchise has thundered into Australian cinemas over the weekend, taking $6,181,383 over 271 screens.
Riding on rave reviews and huge anticipation around the globe, Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' Mad Max: Fury Road thundered at the worldwide box office with an opening weekend of more than $109.4 million.
The kick-ass heroes and heroines of George Miller's actioner dominated the global box-office last weekend although they were beaten by a bunch of a capella singers in several key markets.
Judging by the first day gross, Mad Max: Fury Road is destined to be a sizable success in Australia, but perhaps not the monster hit that some had expected.
Pre-release tracking in the US suggests Mad Max: Fury Road will rev up a B.O. tally of upwards of $US40 million next weekend, possibly behind fellow opener Pitch Perfect 2.
Seven Australian films have been released in US cinemas this year led by The Water Diviner, which has grossed a decent $US2.5 million in 12 days on 320 screens.
Australian films are experiencing a resurgence in cinemas this year, raking in $21.7 million through April 20.
Australia hasn’t had a film in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival since 2011 but Justin Kurzel will fly the flag with Macbeth at next month’s festival.