In the US Jennifer Kent's The Babadook has raked in more than $US950,000 at cinemas and been viewed online, legally, more than 360,000 times.
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Anchor Bay Entertainment Australia MD Marilyn Greig has bought the home entertainment distributor from its US parent Starz.
Kriv Stenders' Kill Me Three Times will be released on iTunes and other VoD platforms in the US on March 26, ahead of the theatrical premiere in around a dozen cities on April 10.
While some critics and cinemagoers may rate the sequel to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as less witty and entertaining than the original, others would disagree.
Richard Todd’s feature documentary Frackman, which investigates the impact of the coal seam gas industry on residents' health and food and water resources, will have its world premiere on March 7.
Jupiter Ascending has launched in Australia with $2 million in four days on 415 screens, one of the more respectable debuts for the sci-fi action-adventure.
Only a handful of people in the US and Australia paid to see John Doe in cinemas last year but the vigilante thriller has suddenly become one of the most downloaded titles on torrent sites globally.
It comes as no surprise that Sam Taylor-Johnson's controversial Fifty Shades of Grey topped the Australian box office on the weekend, raking in $10,381,648 across 270 screens.