Borat reigns in Australia

“Borat” climbed up from second place at the Australian box office chart over the weekend, becoming more popular then “The Prestige”.

Sacha Baron Cohen's movie earned AUS$4.87m over the weekend, compared to its AUS$1.22m the preceding week.

Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Christopher Priest's novel took second place with AUS$0.94m.

There is the top ten in full:

1. Borat - AUS$4.87m

2. The Prestige - $0.94m
3. The Santa Clause 3 - $0.91m
4. Jackass: Number Two - $0.43m
5. A Good Year - $0.31m
6. Saw 3 - $0.29m
7. Deck the Halls - $0.27m
8. The Departed - $0.25m
9. The Descent - $0.22m
10. Catch A Fire - $0.20m

Publication date: 01 December 2006

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