Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The LEGO Movie squared off at Australian cinemas last weekend.
The prolonged Australian box-office drought is over, thanks to Darren Aronofsky's Biblical epic Noah and animated comedy Mr Peabody & Sherman.
It's every exhibitor's worst nightmare: Four mainstream films open on the same weekend, three are instant flops and the other is just OK.
George Clooney's The Monuments Men topped the Australian box-office last weekend but its figures don't really reflect the assembled star power of Matt Damon, Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, Hugh Bonneville, John Goodman and The Artist's Jean Dujardi
The 300 prequel/sequel easily conquered the Australian box-office last weekend while in its debut Tracks posted decent figures
If Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton's pointed refusal to review Wolf Creek 2 was designed to deter viewers from going to the movie, it's hard to tell whether or not they succeeded.
John Jarratt's serial killer Mick Taylor squared off against Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Eric Bana and Emile Hirsch as Navy SEALs in Afghanistan in Australian cinemas last weekend.
Audiences are connecting with The LEGO Movie in a big way, driving the first-ever full-length theatrical LEGO adventure past $200 million in worldwide box office, less than 2 weeks after its record-breaking release.