Freddie Mercury gave his final live performance as the front-man of Queen in England in 1986, so it’s clear the Bohemian Rhapsody movie is drawing a lot of moviegoers who either were born after that or were not huge fans of the band.
After a terrible start to the year with grosses down 12 per cent on the same period last year, Australian exhibitors had something to cheer about last weekend thanks to Disney/Marvel’s 'Captain Marvel'.
Australian box office takings last year totaled $1.245 billion, up 3.6 per cent on the previous year, as a record 758 titles flooded the market
Andrew Cripps, Chris Aronson, Heather Phillips, Mike Dunn and Greg Meidel are among the first wave of senior layoffs at 20th Century Fox following the Walt Disney Co’s $US71.3 billion purchase of Fox’s crown jewels .
Three Academy Awards including best film and for supporting actor Mahershala Ali gave 'Green Book' a sizable bounce in Australian cinemas last weekend while the best actor Oscar for Rami Malek has helped prolong Bohemian Rhapsody’s marathon run.
Warner Bros’ 'Fantastic Beasts' sequel worked its magic on moviegoers last weekend, ringing up $253.6 million worldwide as the Australian opening outshone the US debut.
It's the end of an era in the Australian screen industry with the departures of Jo Bladen, Disney’s general manager, studios and live entertainment, and Marc Wooldridge, Fox Film Distributors MD for Australasia.
Warner Bros’ 'Aquaman' now ranks as the studio’s third highest grosser of all time after crossing the $US1 billion threshold worldwide last weekend.