Deadpool was always expected to do well in its first week, but not this well – it took $19 million, the 8th highest grossing opening ever at the Australian box office / In this weekly box office post we’ve noted the success of r-rated films so far in 2016 (Dirty Grandpa, The Hateful Eight, Revenant), Deadpool continues the trend – rated MA15+ / Zoolander 2 opened at second spot, but a long long way back with $3.3 million / Soirse Ronan-starring romantic drama Brooklyn opened at number 3.
AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE
Week ending 17th February 2016
1. DEADPOOL (20th Century Fox) $19,193,411
2. ZOOLANDER 2 (Paramount) $3,322,243
3. BROOKLYN (Transmission) $1,591,219
4. DIRTY GRANDPA (eONE) $1,005,836
5. THE REVENANT (20th Century Fox) $720,747
6. SPOTLIGHT (eONE) $673,040
7. STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (Walt Disney) $637,300
8. THE BIG SHORT (Paramount) $421,644
9. THE CHOICE (Roadshow) $403,316
10. SISTERS (Universal) $402,226
