DIVERGENT opens at No.1!

24 Mar 2014

SINGAPORE - DIVERGENT commands the top of the box office with a mighty US$962,731 from 58 screens, including IMAX.

Other debuts include Wes Anderson's THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL which kicks off with a healthy US$120,970 from 10 screens (including sneaks), while Hayao Miyazaki's THE WIND RISES collects US$111,183 from 13 screens.

Malaysian road movie THE JOURNEY 一路有你 starts with US$64,104 from 8 screens (5 Cathay and 3 Shaw), which includes 2 weeks of sneak previews. THE JOURNEY has reportedly grossed RM$17.16m (est. US$5.25m) and counting to become the top domestic film in Malaysia of all time.

Another Malaysian film, the horror IN THE DARK 怨鬼 failed to provide much scare with US$30,186 (10 screens). The historical biopic MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM grossed a modest US$20,088 (4 screens), while the Hong Kong action comedy HORSEPLAY 盗马记 picked up US13,315 (6 screens). Korean romance drama HOT YOUNG BLOODS grossed a meagre US$9,250 from 6 screens.

Australian biopic THE RAILWAY MAN which was released last weekend has grossed US$45,295 from 7 screens to date. Meanwhile, two other releases from last weekend become the 10th and 11th film to cross US$1m this year: MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN (US$1,196,597) and NEED FOR SPEED (US$1,009,936).

Overall, the weekend tickets sales totalled up to US$2,326,945, a 12.7% increase from the previous weekend.

Source: Box Office Mojo