Madman Entertainment's father-and-son comedy 'Made in Italy' and Icon's Mel Gibson-starrer 'Force of Nature' launched reasonably well last weekend but neither could match the market leader, Studiocanal's 'Unhinged' in its third frame.
Paramount’s live action/CGI adaptation of the Sega videogame 'Sonic the Hedgehog' won the weekend derby in Australia while the historic four Oscar wins paid off for Madman Entertainment's 'Parasite'.
As a spin-off, Universal’s 'Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw' was never destined to roar out of the starting blocks with the velocity as the previous editions of the franchise.
With Disney/Fox’s 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' invading cinemas this Thursday no distributor was brave – or foolish – enough to launch potentially lucrative titles last weekend.
Disney’s 'Frozen 2' dominated the cinema business last weekend without matching its stellar US results, while Studiocanal’s crime caper 'Knives Out' proved to be effective counter-programming.
Defying the law of diminishing returns for sequels, the latest iteration of Lionsgate’s 'John Wick' franchise made more money in its first weekend in Australia than the lifetime total of the previous edition.
Sam Mendes’ WW1 epic '1917', which ranks fourth in the betting for the best picture Oscar, opened in top spot in Australia last weekend and was No. 1 in the US.
MGM/Warner Bros’ 'Creed' sequel and Universal/Illumination’s 'The Grinch' didn’t pack the punch of their stellar US debuts in Australian cinemas last weekend - but the former opened far better than the original and the latter is positioned to trade strongly as school holidays approach.