Young adults turned out for the Maze Runner sequel while teenagers and families embraced Pixels at Australian cinemas last weekend.
Warner Bros' hopes of building a franchise based on a once-popular 1960s TV series now seem mission: impossible.
Some US critics branded Fox's Fantastic Four reboot as the worst movie ever made based on a Marvel comic.
Anecdotal evidence suggests a segment of the Australian population hasn't forgiven Tom Cruise for divorcing Nicole Kidman or his couch-jumping antics and his Scientology beliefs.
Paul Rudd's turn as the miniscule hero of the latest Marvel adventure saw Ant-Man dominate Australian cinemas last weekend.
The follow-up to Magic Mike lacks numerous elements that helped make the original a global hit: director Steven Soderbergh, Matthew McConaughey, the semblance of a plot and a modicum of wit and intelligence.
Aussie co-stars Jason Clarke and Jai Courtney alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger helped propel the Terminator franchise reboot to the top spot in Australian cinemas last weekend.
The Australian B.O. is running hot, outpacing last year by more than 14%, and some industry mavens predict 2015 will set an all-time record.