Ticket sales at Australian cinemas plunged to a new low last weekend as coronavirus-wary audiences ignored almost all the new releases.
Drive-in cinemas in Adelaide and Heddon Greta near Newcastle resumed trading last Friday, drawing big crowds, as a survey of more than 20,000 Australians showed 98 per cent look forward to cinemas re-opening.
Australia's Phryne Fisher fans can now download copies of Every Cloud Productions' 'Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears' on iTunes, Google Play and other digital platforms for $24.99.
The Yatala Drive-In in South East Queensland is the first cinema in the country to re-open - and business went through the non-existent roof last weekend.
The Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace has closed today for an indefinite period, the day after Palace Cinemas temporarily shuttered its 17 sites.