The Australian box office grossed an estimated $960.7 million last year despite the lasting impact of the 2023 actor and writer strikes which curtailed the number of blockbuster releases.
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Total admissions climbed 13 per cent higher prompting a stronger forecast for 2025.
Robbie Williams' feature biopic 'Better Man' has climbed to $2.88 million at the local box office in its second weekend.
Disney's 'Moana 2' continued its reign at the top of the charts, bringing in $4.42 million in its third weekend of release.
Disney's 'Moana 2' has sailed past $20 million at the Australian box office, taking in a further $7 million from its second weekend of release.
Reading Cinemas posted a record single-day box office performance and single-day food and beverage revenue in November as audiences flocked to 'Moana 2', 'Wicked' and 'Gladiator II'.
Disney's 'Moana 2' has taken $12.3 million at the Australian box office over the weekend making it the highest grossing animation of all time behind 'The Simpsons' (2007) and 'Shrek 2' (2004).
'Wicked' has stormed the box office with $10.2 million in its opening five days, making it the biggest opening weekend for an adaptation of a stage musical.