Nostalgia has paid off at the box office once again, with 'Jurassic World Dominion' debuting at no. 1 last weekend, while 'Top Gun: Maverick' continues to draw strong crowds.
Tom Cruise proved himself as big a box office draw as any comic book creation on the weekend, with 'Top Gun: Maverick' starting its engine at $13.8 million.
Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum action rom-com 'The Lost City' opened at no. 1 at the box office over the Easter weekend, narrowly defeating 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore'.
With Easter just on the horizon and school holidays starting around the country, exhibitors are poised to have a busy few weeks with a variety of family friendly titles already performing well in the market.
April has already brought renewed vitality to the box office, with new releases 'Sonic the Hedgehog 2', 'Morbius', 'The Bad Guys' and 'The Duke' each drawing good crowds last weekend.
Not only did S.S. Rajamouli’s 'RRR (Rise! Roar! Revolt!)' set a new opening day record in India last weekend, Australian audiences embraced the film with gusto.
Going up against The Caped Crusader - or indeed any superhero - at the box office is a daunting prospect at present, but both the Channing Tatum-led 'Dog' and anime 'Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie' opened decently last weekend
With little by way of new competition, 'The Batman' easily held its top position at the box office over the weekend.