Movies
Video game adaptation tops Aussie chart
Published Wednesday, Sep 6 2006, 09:20 BST | By Daniel Saney
Silent Hill debuted at the top of the Australian box office chart last weekend, ousting Samuel L. Jackson thriller Snakes on a Plane from the position.
The video game adaptation grossed AUS$0.74m over the three-day period, beating Snakes' AUS$0.59m.
Also opening over the weekend were comedy sequel Clerks 2 and Friends With Money.
The top ten:
1. (-) Silent Hill - AUS$0.74m
2. (1) Snakes on a Plane - AUS$0.59m
3. (8) Kenny - AUS$0.46m
4. (5) Thank You For Smoking - AUS$0.43m
5. (4) You, Me and Dupree - AUS$0.42m
6. (-) Clerks 2 - AUS$0.42m
7. (2) Miami Vice - AUS$0.39m
8. (-) Friends With Money - AUS$0.37m
9. (6) Hoodwinked - AUS$0.37m
10. (3) Fearless - AUS$0.35m
The video game adaptation grossed AUS$0.74m over the three-day period, beating Snakes' AUS$0.59m.
Also opening over the weekend were comedy sequel Clerks 2 and Friends With Money.
The top ten:
1. (-) Silent Hill - AUS$0.74m
2. (1) Snakes on a Plane - AUS$0.59m
3. (8) Kenny - AUS$0.46m
4. (5) Thank You For Smoking - AUS$0.43m
5. (4) You, Me and Dupree - AUS$0.42m
6. (-) Clerks 2 - AUS$0.42m
7. (2) Miami Vice - AUS$0.39m
8. (-) Friends With Money - AUS$0.37m
9. (6) Hoodwinked - AUS$0.37m
10. (3) Fearless - AUS$0.35m
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