Tarantino’s Hateful Eight opens at number one $3.5 million in takings, an exceptional result for an R18+ movie / It takes top spot from Oscar favourite The Revenant, with a total gross of $14 million to date / The Force Awakens now has a total box office gross of $89 million.
AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE
Week ending 27th January 2016
1. THE HATEFUL EIGHT (Roadshow) $3,498,584
2. THE REVENANT (20th Century Fox) $3,417,624
3. GOOSEBUMPS (Roadshow) $3,041,189
4. STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (Walt Disney) $2,892,736
5. THE 5TH WAVE (Sony) $2,323,868
6. SISTERS (Universal) $2,016,424
7. THE BIG SHORT (Paramount) $1,876,761
8. DADDY’S HOME (Paramount) $1,721,496
9. ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP (20th Century Fox) $1,339,241
10 THE DANISH GIRL (Universal) $1,085,009
