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'Horrible Bosses' tops Australian box office
Published Tuesday, Aug 30 2011, 07:13 BST | By Rebecca Davies | Add comment
The comedy film, which stars Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman and Jason Sudeikis, took an estimated domestic total of over $3 million, knocking last week's number one Friends with Benefits down to third spot.
Australian movie Red Dog still sits in second place with box office takings of $1,939,761, three weeks after it achieved the biggest opening weekend box office results for a home-grown film this year.
In fourth spot is Cowboys and Aliens, followed by Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which made $871,988 in ticket sales.
Other movies featured in the top ten this weekend include Jane Eyre, Conan the Barbarian and Ryan Reynolds's action movie Green Lantern.
The box office top ten in full (figures in Australian dollars):
1. (-) Horrible Bosses - $3,171,788
2. (2) Red Dog - $1,939,761
3. (1) Friends with Benefits - $1,394,174
4. (3) Cowboys and Aliens - $1,023,859
5. (4) Rise of the Planet of the Apes - $871,988
6. (5) Green Lantern - $556,174
7. (6) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - $444,594
8. (8) Jane Eyre - $342,607
9. (-) Priest - $312,009
10. (7) Conan the Barbarian - $305,682
Watch a trailer for Horrible Bosses below:
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