By Sam Dallas
Animal Logic animation flick Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’hoole’s box office dollars for its second weekend were down 30 per cent.
The visually-stunning film, directed by Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen), took $954,513 in its second weekend Down Under from 350 screens, giving it a screen average of $2727. It's now taken almost $3.5 million.
In its opening weekend it made $1.3 million but came second behind popular animated comedy Despicable Me.
In the US, it dropped 36.7 per cent, making $US6,888,019 across 3225, according to Box Office Mojo.
Australian/French co-production The Tree continued to do okay making $49,030 from 19 screens.
Tomorrow, When The War Began raked in another $474,501, however its 33 per cent down on last week ($711,841). It's now made $12,651,407 nation-wide.
Julia Roberts’ Eat Pray Love dominated the Aussie box office in its opening weekend, making $3,473,338 across 328 screens, giving it a healthy screen average of $10,589.
Aussie films at the 2010 box office
|
Film
|
Budget
|
Distributor
|
Opening w/e
|
Box Office
|
|
Tomorrow …
|
$27m est.
|
Paramount
|
$3,862,193
|
$12,651,407
|
|
Legend of the Guardians
|
$100m est
|
Roadshow
|
$1,363,070
|
$3,499,011
|
|
The Tree
|
At least $10m
|
Transmission/Paramount
|
$69,838
|
$203,014
|
|
Bran Nue Dae
|
$6.5m
|
Roadshow
|
$1,612,102
|
$7,637,358
|
|
Animal Kingdom
|
$5m est.
|
Madman
|
$604,139
|
$4,879,642
|
|
Beneath Hill 60
|
$9.5m
|
Paramount/Transmission
|
$548,694
|
$3,209,471
|
|
Daybreakers
|
$20m est.
|
Hoyts
|
$1,064,244
|
$2,448,050
|
|
I Love You Too
|
$6m
|
Roadshow
|
$113,483
|
$2,361,411
|
|
Bright Star
|
$16.7m est.
|
Roadshow/Hopscotch
|
–
|
$2,157,601
|
|
Boy
|
–
|
Paramount/Transmission
|
$275,026
|
$1,626,170
|
|
Matching Jack
|
$5m est.
|
Fox
|
$258,011
|
$807,621
|
|
The Waiting City
|
$2m est.
|
Hopscotch
|
$136,892
|
$675,476
|
|
South Solitary
|
$6.5m
|
Icon
|
$132,240
|
$622,334
|
|
Accidents Happen
|
$6.5m est.
|
Hopscotch
|
$39,721
|
$157,131
|
|
Love, Lust & Lies
|
–
|
Beyond Entertainment
|
$20,674
|
$136,595
|
|
Second Hand Wedding
|
–
|
Potential/Arkles
|
$13,680
|
$79,967
|
|
Lou
|
–
|
Kojo Pictures
|
$27,371
|
$59,505
|
|
Girl Clock!
|
$1m
|
Self-distributed
|
$8,857
|
$43,434
|
|
Separation City
|
$4.8m
|
Hoyts
|
$15,278
|
$32,159
|
|
Triangle
|
$8m est.
|
Icon
|
$6,081
|
$11,282
|
|
Going Vertical
|
–
|
The Pack/Blue Sea Films
|
$3,879
|
$9,699
|
|
Savages Crossing
|
$3.5m
|
MediaKin/GAP
|
$4,432
|
$8,651
|
|
The Nothing Men
|
|
Anchor Bay Films
|
$4,518
|
$6,679
|
|
Playing For Charlie
|
$1.2m
|
The Pack
|
$2,665
|
$5,867
|
|
The Horseman
|
$500,000
|
Umbrella Entertainment
|
$2,270
|
$3,328
|
|
The Tumbler
|
–
|
The Pack
|
$203
|
$358
|