AppleTV+'s latest $US200 million blockbuster 'Argylle' was declared a flop in the US after a $US18 million start at the box office, but Australian audiences were a little warmer towards the film.
Australia's love affair with the Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell rom-com 'Anyone But You' continues, with the film topping the box office once again over the long weekend, easily beating out 'Wonka' and Bollywood action thriller 'Fighter'.
Sydney-set rom-com 'Anyone But You' reigned at the box office last weekend, just knocking out 'Wonka' and 'Mean Girls'.
Australian audiences appear to have found the musical reboot of 'Mean Girls' so fetch, with the film putting an end to Wonka's month-long box office reign.
The theatrical success of 'Barbie', 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' and 'Oppenheimer' helped propel the Australian box office to its best year since the pandemic in 2023, though it still trailed pre-2019 levels.
Australian audiences remained sweet on 'Wonka' through the holiday period, with the film continuing to top the local box office ahead of other titles like 'Anyone But You' and 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'.
Exhibitors are optimistic about the summer prospects for 'Wonka' after Timothée Chalamet's take on Roald Dahl's chocolatier got off to a strong start at the box office last weekend.
Last weekend proved relatively quiet at the box office, with 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds' and Snakes enjoying yet another round at no. 1, while 'The Boy and the Heron' was the best performing new title.