Dame Maggie Smith is Queen of the Australian box office this week – her comedy The Lady in the Van removed Deadpool from top spot after 3 weeks at number 1 / Brutal crime drama Triple 9 opened at number 6, while Disney’s stormy adventure The Finest Hours tanked opening at 12 (with a first week gross of just $337k) / How To Be Single continues its strong run – 3rd place after 3 weeks in release / On the back of Oscar glory, Spotlight remained in the Top 10 and The Revenant re-entered it (now with a total gross of $19.6 million after 9 weeks in cinemas)
AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE
Week ending 9th March 2016
1. THE LADY IN THE VAN (Sony) $3,345,513
2. DEADPOOL (20th Century Fox) $3,333,774
3. HOW TO BE SINGLE (Warner Bros) $1,719,267
4. HAIL, CAESAR! (Universal) $911,170
5. GODS OF EGYPT (eONE) $737,812
6. TRIPLE 9 (Sony/Asia Releasing) $629,936
7. BROOKLYN (Transmission) $614,708
8. SPOTLIGHT (eONE) $610,586
9. THE REVENANT (Universal) $415,773
10. RIDE ALONG 2 (Universal) $397,382
