Hugh Jackman and Margot Robbie dominated the cinema business in Australia last weekend.
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Writer-director Neil Triffett’s 'EMO the Musical' is said to be poised to break even after being acquired by Netflix.
The Oscar nominations paid off for 'I, Tonya' in its Australian debut while Warwick Thornton's 'Sweet Country' had a spirited launch.
Australian moviegoers are far less receptive to Hollywood action/adventure movies than US audiences, according to a new study.
Coming off an all-time industry record in 2016, the Australian theatrical market lost a bit of momentum in 2017 – a cyclical downturn which does not worry distributors or exhibitors.
Australian films and feature documentaries raked in theatrical revenues of $49.4 million in calendar 2017, a market share of 4.1 per cent.
The 'Maze Runner' trilogy looks like ending on an upbeat note, judging by the No. 1 debut of 'Maze Runner: The Death Cure' in Australia last weekend, while local release 'Swinging Safari' misfired.
Kimble Rendall’s action-adventure 'Guardians of the Tomb' began its global roll-out in China last Friday. Released in 3D on about 6,000 screens, it drew in hordes of teenage girls, the target audience.