Hustlers made a big play in its first week on Aussie screens, bringing in a screen average of $7,662 across 368 screens. The Joker still had the last laugh, though, holding the top spot with an overall weekend taking of $7,439,024 in its second week in release. That’s a screen average of $13,751 over 541 screens.
Speaking of things getting crazier out there, Ang Lee’s confounding latest, Gemini Man, debuted just behind Hustlers. The action thriller brought in $4,091 across 370 screens, for a total taking of $1,513,794, Proving once more that all people really want is to see Will Smith and a lot of explosions, and everything else is set-dressing,