Toy Story 4 beats Aladdin — Top 10 movies at the cinema in South Africa
Toy Story 4 has overtaken Aladdin at Ster-Kinekor's box office. Avengers was finally edged out, but it will be re-released next week. Here are the top 10 movies in South Africa
Ster-Kinekor has released its commercial theatre box office charts for the week from 24 to 30 June 2019. After its first full week on circuit, Toy Story 4 has overtaken Aladdin as the top movie for Ster-Kinekor Theatres.
Secret Life of Pets 2 saw a dramatic rise this week from eigth to third place, likely helped along by the school holidays.
Anna, along with new release Annabelle, entered the charts below Men In Black: International and the latest John Wick, pushing out Avengers: Endgame and The Big Trip.
Ster-Kinekor has announced that the re-release of Avengers: Endgame will be screened at a selection of its theatres from next Friday (12 July). When the re-release opened in the US, it caused Avengers: Endgame to re-enter their box office charts. It will be interesting to see if South African audiences have the same appetite for the extra tidbits Marvel added to the re-release.
| Rank | Movie | Movement |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Toy Story 4 | ⇧ (+1) |
| 2. | Aladdin | ⇩ (-1) |
| 3. | Secret Life Of Pets 2 | ⇧ (+5) |
| 4. | Men In Black: International | ⇩ (-1) |
| 5. | John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum | ⇩ (-1) |
| 6. | Annabelle Comes Home | – (new) |
| 7. | X-Men: Dark Phoenix | ⇩ (-2) |
| 8. | Anna | – (new) |
| 9. | Rocketman | ⇩ (-3) |
| 10. | The Hustle | ⇩ (-1) |
(For those outside South Africa: Ster-Kinekor Theatres is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Primedia and lays claim to being the largest movie exhibitor on the African continent. The company operates 55 commercial cinema complexes in South Africa, with seven international sites based in Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The cinema chain’s sites house at least 424 large-scale screens, almost 61,000 seats, and 137 3D screens in South Africa accross its commercial, IMAX and Cine Prestige theatres. Elsewhere in Africa, the company operates in 5 cinema complexes with 26 screens and 3,607 seats.)
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