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[JJ-8]

i also think penguins is doing fine. Remember it's a spinoff from mad. As I said before mad 3 opened with 4m. That's not a bad retention. Mad 3 did make it to 24m. Not saying that penguins can repeat that but we still have 4 weeks of school holidays to go.

[DeeCee]

I hadn't even realised the Babadook was an Australian film until I read this article.

 

Like him (as many do) or loathe him (ditto), Russell Crowe has done what few other Australian filmmakers have managed in the past year – he has made a movie Australians want to see.

His debut feature as director, The Water Diviner, took $8.4 million in its first 10 days of release in Australian cinemas up to and including Sunday, January 4. Along the way, it became the top-grossing Australian film of 2014, taking $5.65 million in the six days from Boxing Day to December 31.

 

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/rusty-nails-it-why-australians-have-flocked-to-the-water-diviner-and-what-we-can-learn-from-its-success-20150107-12iv2x.html

[lab276]

Most Popular Films For Period Week, January 1 - 7, 2014 WIR = Weeks In Release
No	WIR	Title	$	%	Total $
1	2	THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (M), WARNER BROS [605/ $14,753]	8,925,299	-49%	26,613,310
2	1	THE IMITATION GAME (M), ROADSHOW [250/ $23,969]	5,992,253	N/A	6,272,453
3	1	PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (G), FOX/DREAMWORKS [466/ $12,297]	5,730,405	N/A	6,411,361
4	2	BIG HERO 6 (PG), WALT DISNEY [386/ $13,910]	5,369,368	-22%	12,629,812
5	2	THE WATER DIVINER (M), EONE/ UNIVERSAL [296/ $13,446]	3,980,052	-19%	9,669,872
6	2	NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB (PG), FOX [313/ $12,707]	3,977,243	-27%	9,573,548
7	4	PADDINGTON (G), STUDIOCANAL [234/ $6,263]	1,465,638	-25%	8,453,626
8	3	ANNIE (PG), ROADSHOW [230/ $5,465]	1,256,904	-23%	4,826,414
9	2	ST. VINCENT (M), ROADSHOW [92/ $9,977]	917,842	-23%	2,423,505
10	7	THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 (M), ROADSHOW [155/ $5,457]	845,887	-30%	33,625,740
11	4	HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 (MA15+), WARNER BROS [175/ $3,103]	542,991	-44%	6,721,271
12	5	ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE HORRIBLE NO GOOD VERY BAD DAY (PG), WALT DISNEY [122/ $3,241]	395,416	-45%	7,065,613
13	2	MR. TURNER (M), TRANSMISSION [34/ $10,763]	365,934	-27%	1,066,836
14	5	EXODUS : GODS & KINGS (M), FOX [84/ $3,570]	299,872	-53%	8,543,556
15	3	P.K. (M), MINDBLOWING FILMS [23/ $10,727]	246,727	-59%	2,040,800
16	9	INTERSTELLAR (M), WARNER BROS [31/ $7,232]	224,207	-24%	20,346,765
17	4	FOLIES BERGERE (M), PALACE [20/ $6,185]	123,705	-19%	709,615
18	6	NIGHTCRAWLER (MA15+), MADMAN [24/ $4,850]	116,398	16%	2,341,029
19	PR	INTO THE WOODS (PG), WALT DISNEY [5/ $22,087]	110,433	N/A	149,968
20	8	MY OLD LADY (M), ENTERTAINMENT ONE [16/ $3,435]	54,963	-28%	2,638,713

 

[Robertron]

Its really sad for our industry that it only took 5.65m to be #1.

[JJ-8]

Don't forget we have 1 major blockbuster filmed here coming up. And 1 about to start filming. There have been others recently too

But yeah this past year hasn't been all that strong for Aussie films themselves.

Edited January 8, 2015 by Jajang and Back Again

[Dingdong123]

Perhaps BH6 can go higher than 15M? Probably 17-18M?

[Robertron]

Perhaps BH6 can go higher than 15M? Probably 17-18M?

With a couple weeks of school holidays and a Public Holiday, I wouldn't entirely rule out 20m.

[DeeCee]

Predestination was a well made interesting film. Pity the distributors weren't able to give it a good release.

[Ball Lightning]

$1.3m opening day for Taken. Victoria dominating the box office with over 30% market share for Thursday. Probably because of our 36C sun, hail, thunder and rain

[lab276]

$1.3m opening day for Taken. Victoria dominating the box office with over 30% market share for Thursday. Probably because of our 36C sun, hail, thunder and rain

Is that for all of Australia or your chain?

[Ball Lightning]

Is that for all of Australia or your chain?

That's for all of Australia.

[Ball Lightning]

$1.3m again for Taken across Australia for a total of $2.6m.

Looking like a $5m OW.

[pieman]

How is Into the Woods doing? I've noticed that it only seems to be showing on one screen per theatre.

[Ball Lightning]

How is Into the Woods doing? I've noticed that it only seems to be showing on one screen per theatre.

I can't remember the numbers, but it's doing pretty decently in #2. I'll update with numbers soon

[Ball Lightning]

Movie (Thur-Sat) (Total)

Taken 3 ($4.2m) ($4.3m)

Into the woods ($2.7m) ($2.8m)

Dumb and Dumber To ($2.0m) ($2.0m)

The Hobbit ($2.0m) ($28.6m)

Penguins ($1.8m) ($8.3m)

[lab276]

Went to see The Water Diviner, which was real good! Surprised how busy the theatre was to be honest, even at 9pm Sunday there were a bunch of people just around.

[DeeCee]

The final installment in the Taken franchise opened to a very strong $10.9 million in the U.K., and also put up good numbers in Australia ($4.8 million) and Germany ($4 million). 

 

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3998

 

So that would be around AUD5.8-5.9.  Down from $7,648,365 for Taken 2.  The first Taken hit $5.8m on its 4th weekend.

Edited January 11, 2015 by DeeCee

[Rthmessiah]

The final installment in the Taken franchise opened to a very strong $10.9 million in the U.K., and also put up good numbers in Australia ($4.8 million) and Germany ($4 million). 

 

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3998

 

So that would be around AUD5.8-5.9.  Down from $7,648,365 for Taken 2.  The first Taken hit $5.8m on its 4th weekend.

It'll end up close 5.7, 5.8 is with previews

ITW 3.6

BOFA 2.7

IG 2.6

DADT 2.6

[Rthmessiah]

Actuals, weekend overall biggest Jan wkend and 5th biggest

 

1-Tak3  287      5,580,607   5,687,737

2-ITW   276      3,572,569    3,722,537

3-BOFA  525    2,721,979 -57%  29,343,826 (17 days DOS 30.7, AUJ 32.9)

4-DADT  225    2,611,259              2,641,488

5-IG       250    2,606,160 -38%   8,902,459

6-POM   425     2,455,102 -31%   8,873,993

7-BH6    326     2,351,756 -26%   14,997,603

[lab276]

For some reason they've still got 2014 in the heading, which is gonna be annoying soon.
 

Most Popular Films For Period Weekend, January 8 - 11, 2014 WIR = Weeks In Release
No	WIR	Title	$	%	Total $
1	1	TAKEN 3 (M), FOX [287/ $19,445]	5,580,607	N/A	5,687,737
2	1	INTO THE WOODS (PG), WALT DISNEY [276/ $12,944]	3,572,569	N/A	3,722,537
3	3	THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (M), WARNER BROS [525/ $5,185]	2,721,979	-57%	29,342,826
4	1	DUMB AND DUMBER TO (M), UNIVERSAL [225/ $11,606]	2,611,259	N/A	2,611,259
5	2	THE IMITATION GAME (M), ROADSHOW [250/ $10,425]	2,606,160	-38%	8,902,459
6	2	PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (G), FOX/DREAMWORKS [425/ $5,777]	2,455,102	-31%	8,873,993
7	3	BIG HERO 6 (PG), WALT DISNEY [326/ $7,214]	2,351,756	-26%	14,997,603
8	3	THE WATER DIVINER (M), EONE /UNIVERSAL [285/ $5,950]	1,695,677	-38%	11,368,081
9	3	NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB (PG), FOX [318/ $4,147]	1,318,651	-46%	10,897,056
10	5	PADDINGTON (G), STUDIOCANAL [199/ $3,158]	628,525	-20%	9,082,151
11	4	ANNIE (PG), ROADSHOW [159/ $2,131]	338,806	-49%	5,167,346
12	3	ST. VINCENT (M), ROADSHOW [95/ $3,452]	327,969	-50%	2,835,813
13	8	THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 (M), ROADSHOW [77/ $2,251]	173,334	-69%	33,810,953
14	3	MR. TURNER (M), TRANSMISSION [35/ $4,550]	159,264	-34%	1,226,100
15	6	ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE HORRIBLE NO GOOD VERY BAD DAY (PG), WALT DISNEY [53/ $1,993]	105,611	-44%	7,179,049
16	10	INTERSTELLAR (M), WARNER BROS [25/ $3,353]	83,814	-38%	20,436,471
17	7	NIGHTCRAWLER (MA15+), MADMAN [16/ $4,872]	77,958	-15%	2,421,738
18	5	HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 (MA15+), WARNER BROS [43/ $1,425]	61,276	-84%	6,788,069
19	6	EXODUS : GODS & KINGS (M), FOX [35/ $1,539]	53,880	-75%	8,596,436
20	4	P.K. (M), MINDBLOWING FILMS [14/ $3,316]	46,423	-75%	2,087,223