'Thor: Love and Thunder' easily netted no. 1 again at the box office last weekend, while the Ben Lewin-directed UK/Australian co-production 'Falling for Figaro' opened modestly for Paramount/Umbrella.
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'Thor: Love and Thunder' has come out swinging, posting the second best opening weekend since the pandemic began.
Seems Disney/Pixar's 'Lightyear' hasn't quite reached infinity and beyond - at least not yet, with the animated film trailing 'Top Gun: Maverick' and 'Jurassic World Dominion' at the box office last weekend.
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.