The combined star power of Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jude Law and Jason Statham in Paul Feig's action-comedy Spy wasn't enough to topple Mad Max: Fury Road from the top of the Australian box office over the weekend.
In the end it was no contest: doomsday action- thriller The Maze Runner easily took line honours at Australian cinemas last weekend.
In a hopeful sign that the theatrical market is getting back on track, 'Eternals' posted the fourth largest opening of the pandemic-era last weekend, behind only 'Black Widow', 'Godzilla vs. Kong' and 'Fast & Furious 9'.
Now You See Me, a crime caper starring Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, and Woody Harrelson as bank robbing magicians, enthralled Australian audiences last weekend, replicating its global success.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon has posted the tenth biggest opening week of all time at the Australian box office
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The feel-good feature has taken more than $2.2m in its third weekend at the box office
With school holidays ending and only a smattering of new releases in the market, the national box office plunged last weekend to the lowest point since mid-August 2020.