Samson and Delilah is expected to hit $2 million this weekend, while My Year Without Sex has maintained
Wake in Fright has ended its first week in cinemas in 39 years by grossing more than
Sci-fi drama Elysium proved far more alluring than crass road comedy We're The Millers at Australian cinemas last weekend.
Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy as mismatched cops proved far more appealing than Guillermo del Toro's creature feature in Australian cinemas over the weekend.
Zack Snyder's reboot of the Superman franchise Man of Steel reigned at the Australian box-office last weekend, raking in $8.8 million plus about $600,000 in previews.
Australian box office takings improved by a modest 8% to $10.7 million last weekend despite the launch of four films aimed at kids and teenagers.
Sony's hopes of launching a witches-and-warlocks franchise were severely dented if not dashed last weekend as The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones bombed in the US, although the Australian opening was more respectable.
Are Australian audiences getting soft and avoiding darker and more confronting, challenging material?