Box Office: Tenet is still king as The Secret Garden joins the top five

Tenet continues to blow the Australian box office away as it slowly comes back to the field after four rampaging weeks of release that has seen the film amass a total of $8.93m. 

The film is continuing to enjoy minimal competition being one of the very few blockbuster films that have been released during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

However, one new release that has hit Australians screen this week is The Secret Garden which has opened at #4 at the Australian box office in its first week of release.

Overall, the Australian box office was down 13% after making $3.59m this past weekend.

#1 Tenet $857,752 

After four weeks on top Tenet keeps on rolling after averaging $2,052 on 418 screens, with a driver factor of the film's success being the volume of screens each week as it continues to be the most screened film in the country.

#2 Trolls World Tour $687,352

The animated flick has made $1.86m over the last four weeks and continues its strong week in week outperformance after averaging $2,634 on 261 screens.

#3 After We Collided $531,685

The teen romance film has made $1.86m over the two weeks since its release after averaging $3,056 on 174 screens.

#4 The Secret Garden $368,212

The fantasy drama film based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett is the fourth film adaptation of the novel and opened with an average of $1,697 on 217 screens.

#5 Paw Patrol: Jet to the Rescue $182,507

After opening at #7 last week the Paw Patrol franchise has made its way into the top five in its second week of release after averaging $926 on 197 screens. The film's total is now $627,555.