Warner Bros.' 'Those Who Wish Me Dead' was declared DOA as it opened in the US over the weekend, but Australian audiences took to the neo-Western, with the film topping the box office.
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John Carpenter’s 40-year-old 'Halloween' franchise traditionally has been much more potent in the US than in the rest of the world but Jamie Lee Curtis’ visit to Australia last week helped ensure a sturdy opening for the latest iteration.
Robbie Williams' feature biopic 'Better Man' has climbed to $2.88 million at the local box office in its second weekend.
Raunchy Kiwi comedy 'The Breaker Upperers' was the stand-out among the new releases in Australian cinemas last weekend.
With 16 million Australians in lockdown last weekend, the box office prospects for James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' were fairly slim.
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.
Sony Animation’s 'Spider-Man' reboot swung into Australian cinemas last weekend but trailed Universal/Illumination’s 'The Grinch' which ruled again in its third frame.
Roland Emmerich’s last highly profitable blockbuster – '2012' in 2009 – must seem like a distant memory for the German-born director as his latest effort, Midway, had an inglorious debut in Australian cinemas last weekend.