Walt Disney's 'Deadpool & Wolverine' withstood a spirited challenge from romantic drama 'It Ends With Us' to remain atop the Australian box office for the third consecutive week.
'Kung Fu Panda 4' took the top spot at the Australian box office from 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' after its box office take lifted 8 per cent to $3.67 million in its second weekend.
A monster rematch and a bamboo-wielding panda bear delivered a one-two punch to rule the Easter weekend box office, with 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' and 'Kung Fu Panda 4' taking in a combined total of almost $9 million.
After just two weekends, 'Dune: Part Two' has already overtaken the lifetime gross of the first film.
'Dune: Part Two' has delivered cinemas their first blockbuster hit of 2024, with the sci-fi sequel posting the highest opening weekend of any film released since last July's 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer'.
'Bob Marley: One Love' was the only film to crack $1 million mark at the box office last weekend, with cinemas quiet ahead of Thursday's release of 'Dune: Part Two'.
'Bob Marley: One Love' and 'Madame Web' had a tighter race for no. 1 at the box office in Australia than in the US. Meanwhile, 'Force of Nature: The Dry 2' is already ahead of every Australian film released in 2023 after just two weekends.
'Force of Nature', Robert Connolly's much anticipated follow up to 2021's 'The Dry', led the box office last weekend, marking the first time an Australian film has hit no. 1 since 'Elvis' in June 2022.