THE 5TH WAVE lands at no. 1

by Lau Chee Nien / 18 Jan 2016

Singapore - THE 5TH WAVE (PG13) lands at the no. 1 spot with US$528,618. IP MAN 3 叶问 3 (PG13) falls into the runner-up spot while holdovers STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (PG), THE FOREST (PG13) and THE DANISH GIRL (R21) fill up the rest of the top five.

Other new releases include DETECTIVE CHINATOWN 唐人街探案 (NC16), ROOM (PG13), CONCUSSION (PG13), OUR BRAND IS CRISIS (NC16), FRANNY (NC16), the Mandarin dubbed version of PORT OF CALL 踏血寻梅 (R21) and Malay film MAT MOTO (PG13).

IP MAN 3 is reported to have grossed S$7.2m (US$5m) to date, which would place it as the third highest grossing Asian film of all time behind AH BOYS TO MEN 3: FROGMEN 新兵正传 III： 蛙人传  (S$7,454,722 / US$5,607,373 or S$7.8m - whichever is more accurate) and AH BOYS TO MEN 2 新兵正传 II (S$7,872,712 / US$6,366,469) in domestic dollars.

Amongst newcomers, the American indie pic FRANNY (known in the States as THE BENEFACTOR) scored one of the lowest screen average debuts ever of just US$355. It opens on 7 screens for a miserly US$2,483 total.


Box Office (14-17 Jan)

1 (-) The 5th Wave (PG13)
US$528,618 / US$528,618
29 screens *

2 (1) Ip Man 3 叶问 3 (PG13)
US$216,191 / US$5,085,019
37 screens

3 (2) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (PG)
US$142,907 / US$6,978,384
34 screens

4 (4) The Forest (PG13)
US$99,933 / US$349,964
26 screens

5 (7) The Danish Girl (R21)
US$67,462 / US$189,740
16 screens

6 (6) Joy (PG13)
US$63,794 / US$201,376
19 screens

7 (3) Mojin - The Lost Legend 鬼吹灯之寻龙诀 (PG13)
US$61,360 / US$311,432
26 screens

8 (-) Detective Chinatown 唐人街探案 (NC16)
N.A.

9 (-) Room (PG13)
US$47,101 / US$47,101
13 screens

10 (-) Concussion (PG13)
US$44,525 / US$44,525
19 screens

Other Debuts:

Our Brand is Crisis (NC16)
US$20,470 / US$20,470
9 screens

Port of Call 踏血寻梅 (R21)
US$12,770 / US$12,770
4 screens

Franny (NC16)
US$2,483 / US$2,483
7 screens

Mat Moto (PG13)
N.A.

Legend: 
This Weekend / Last Weekend / Title / Rating
Weekend Gross / Gross-to-Date

Source: Box Office Mojo and Cinematograph Film Exhibitors Association

* This may be inaccurate. A manual count of theatres playing THE 5TH WAVE on 20 Jan indicates the film is playing on an estimated 51 screens across 28 locations.