Monday, August 8, 2016

SUICIDE SQUAD steals box office crown

by Lau Chee Nien / 8 Aug 2016

Singapore - SUICIDE SQUAD (PG13) commands the no. 1 spot with premium options including 3D and IMAX 3D. First weekend sales add up to US$1.9m.

Opening strong in second place and on track to become the highest grossing Korean film in Singapore of all time, is TRAIN TO BUSAN (NC16), with runaway sales totalling US$453,000.

Last weekend's box office champ JASON BOURNE drops to third place and has grossed US$1,666,531 to date.  LEAGUE OF GODS 封神传奇 (PG)'s two week tally comes in at an estimated US$445K (S$600K).

Other new releases include GIRL OF THE BIG HOUSE 宝贝当家 (PG), ROBINSON CRUSOE (PG) and ERASED (PG) opening on Thursday, and NINE LIVES (PG) opening on Friday (with Thursday sneaks).


Box Office (4-7 Aug)

1 (-) Suicide Squad (PG13)

2 (-) Train to Busan (NC16)

3 (1) Jason Bourne (PG13)

4 (2) League of Gods 封神传奇 (PG)

5 (4) Skiptrace (PG)

6 (6) Bad Moms (M18)

7 (3) Star Trek Beyond (PG13)

8 (-) Nine Lives (PG)

9 (5) Ghostbusters (PG)

10 (-) Robinson Crusoe (PG)

Legend: 
This Weekend / Last Weekend / Title / Rating

Source: Cinematograph Film Exhibitors Association, Variety and Lianhe Zaobao

Note: Lack of data as regular source Box Office Mojo has not been updated.

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