Weekly box office: Crazy Rich Asians pockets some serious cash

Crazy Rich Asians, the Warner Bros. adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s best-selling novel of the same name, made a killing at the local box office – taking $7.07 million in its opening week.

Here are the top ten films at the box office in Australia, August 30 to September 5.

1. Crazy Rich Asians (Warner Bros.) $7,070,32
2. Book Club (Transmission) $1,633,296
3. Mile 22 (Roadshow) $1,517,928
4. The Meg (Warner Bros) $1,517,681
5. Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Paramount) $1,133,178
6. BlacKkKlansman (Universal) $651,302
7. Slender Man (Sony) $513,765
8. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Universal) $388,886
9. The Happytime Murders (Roadshow) $371,151
10. The Wife (Icon) $205,755

Source: Numero. Estimated figures as at 2:44 PM 06/09/18. For official box-office chart, contact MPDAA