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.
Love the Beast is now the second biggest Aussie doco at the box office
Aussie audiences prefer a broad comedy to a dark sci-fier.
Mary and Max added a further $45,000 in the three days from Monday to Wednesday
Baz Luhrmann now occupies three of the top six slots in the list of Australia's top-grossing films on home turf.
Disgrace looks set to hit the $1 million mark, with the film taking $185,000 on 31 screens
Samson and Delilah is expected to hit $2 million this weekend, while My Year Without Sex has maintained
Pundits who predicted The Great Gatsby would rake in at least $6 million in its first four days in Australian cinemas were right on the money.