It was quiet but steady at the box office last weekend, with the top five titles exactly the same as the previous frame. Marvel/Disney's 'Thunderbolts*' held firm at no. 1, while NZ drama 'Tinā' leveraged Mother's Day to deliver a second weekend that outperformed its first.
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'Thunderbolts*' easily cleared no. 1 at the box office last weekend, and while its $4.7 million opening was relatively underwhelming by Marvel standards, exhibitors predict the film should have legs.
The Easter long weekend saw 'A Minecraft Movie' push past $43 million at the box office, with the video game adaptation easily maintaining no. 1 despite competition from Ryan Coogler vampire horror 'Sinners'.
This year's CinemaCon saw a number of Australians speak, including Sony Pictures' Stephen Basil-Jones, Cinema Association Australasia CEO Cameron Mitchell and Hoyts CEO Damian Keogh. They, alongside others who attended, share their takeaways from the Las Vegas convention.
'A Minecraft Movie' has exceeded all expectations, broken records and revitalised the box office after a slow first quarter, with exhibitors confident the film will continue to build through the school holidays.
The weekend saw a closer than anticipated contest at the box office between 'Disney's Snow White' and the latest Jason Statham action thriller, 'A Working Man'.
Jane Hastings, the chief executive officer of Event Cinemas parent EVT, is often asked what she thinks will be the answer to box office recovery in the post-COVID, post-strikes era. Her answer: A supply of films customers want to see.
While 'Snow White' opened comfortably at no. 1, numbers were muted as far as Disney live-action reboots go.