Box Office 6 Feb 2017 – Lion laps up the spoils

Lion has taken at least $62m around the world and is about to beat La La Land in Australia.
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Image: just chilling, listening to the sound of money floating into a bigger and bigger heap.  

First, the domestic skiting..

Lion has topped the domestic box office league table again, with $3,058,542 this weekend, off 270 screens which is an increase of 13, dropping by 27%.  It took $11,3828/screen in its third week, and has now made $16.225m altogether. La La Land, after six weeks, on 287 screens, has made $16.8m.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.