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Argo continues to top Aussie box office

Monday, November 12, 2012 » 08:26pm


 
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Ben Affleck's Argo has retained the top spot at the Australian box office for the third week in a row.

The thriller about efforts to smuggle Americans out of Iran during the hostage drama of 1979 took $1.490 million at the weekend, according to figures released by the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia.

New release Seven Psychopaths, about a struggling screenwriter who accidentally finds himself dealing with the underbelly of Los Angeles when his friend kidnaps the beloved Shih Tzu of a gangster, raked in $671,173 to take out second position.

The comedy Bachelorette, which stars Aussies Rebel Wilson and Isla Fisher, dropped one spot to No.3, taking $600,306 at the Australian box office over the weekend.

French comedy/drama The Intouchables, about a friendship between a wealthy quadriplegic and his charismatic ex-con carer, has risen two spots to No.4, taking in $529,699 and pushing the Liam Neeson action flick Taken 2 to No.5 ($470,685).

End of Watch, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, sits at sixth position in its second week of release.

Crime thriller Alex Cross, another new release, about a detective and forensic psychologist who has to break all the rules when he comes up against a serial killer is at No.7, while Paranormal Activity 4 drops three spots to No.8.

Housos vs Authority drops two spots to take out ninth position while new release The Sessions rounds out the top 10.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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