It’s been a memorable weekend for the Walt Disney Co. as 'The Lion King' roared, 'Toy Story 4' topped $800 million worldwide and Marvel’s 'Avengers: Endgame' skipped past 'Avatar' to rank as the biggest film of all time globally.
Sony Pictures/Marvel’s 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' easily won the box office derby in its second outing last weekend as Paramount’s horror movie 'Crawl' and Fox’s action comedy 'Stuber' were D.O.A.
Takings at Australian cinemas jumped last weekend thanks to the school holidays, Sony/Marvel’s 'Spider-Man' sequel and Disney/Pixar's 'Toy Story 4', while Richard Lowenstein’s 'Mystify' proved to be effective counter-programming.
Universal/Working Title's The Beatles-inspired musical romantic fantasy 'Yesterday' charmed audiences in Australia last weekend, outperforming the US and UK debuts.
The fourth installment in the Disney/Pixar 'Toy Story' franchise has smashed the opening weekend record for an animated title worldwide, ending a run of sequels and reboots which audiences showed they did not want or need.
Sony Pictures and Amblin’s decision to reboot the 'Men in Black' franchise without director Barry Sonnenfeld or stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, whose onscreen chemistry was crucial to the success of the first three editions, now seems questionable.
The final edition of Fox’s 'X-Men' franchise is a global disaster.
It’s fair to surmise there are far more Elton John fans in Australia than followers of the Godzilla franchise, judging by the opening weekends of Rocketman and Godzilla: King of the Monsters