Weekly box office: Venom slays the competition

Sony’s Tom Hardy-led blockbuster Venom took $11.87 million on its first week of release, from 283 theatres in Australia averaging $41,796 per site. Smallfoot came a distant second, collecting $4.02 million.

Here are the top ten films at the Australian box office, October 4 to October 10.

1. Venom (Sony) $11,869,980
2. Smallfoot (Warner Bros) $4,019,097
3. Johnny English Strikes Again (Universal) $2,723,754
4. The House With a Clock In Its Walls (eOne) $2,058,140
5. Ladies in Black (Sony) $1,936,327
6. Christopher Robin (Disney) $1,768,978
7. Night School (Universal) 1,635,727
8. A Simple Favour (Roadshow) $1,211,210
9. Crazy Rich Asians (Warner Bros.) $1,202,368
10. Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups The Movie (Paramount) $1,174,079

Source: Numero. Estimated figures as at 11:20 AM 11/10/18. For official box-office chart, contact MPDAA