Box Office Report: Fantastic Four is no match for Amy & co.

After a couple of weeks of chopping and changing, Traninwreck has settled in at top spot. Earning $3.1 million this past week Amy Schumer and Paul Fieg have overcome superheroes and Tom Cruises as it rolls toward comedy of the year status.

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation has dropped to second spot after a short spell at number 1 last week with $2.6 million. The fifth entry into the action franchise currently sits at a worldwide gross of $267 million which means it has a long ways to go to reach the highest ranked of its predecessors: Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol (2011) which finished up on $694 million.

Now despite abysmal reviews and no Marvel Studio influence, Fantastic Four has managed to crack $2 million. However it didn’t hit number 1 here or domestically, making a mere $25 million in its opening weekend in the states. If it’s initial impressions are anything to go by, things are only going to get worse.

Moving on to a couple of nice surprises, Australian film Last Cab to Darwin starring Micheal Caton has debuted at number 4, contending with F4. It made $1.1 million while the manga Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ rounds out the top 5 making over $800,000.

This week sees the release of Guy Ritchie’s first film in four years The Man From U.N.C.L.E., an adaption of the 1968 secret agent series starring Henry Cavill.

All figures from The Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia and Box Office Mojo.

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