After a print of The Expendables 3 was stolen in late July and leaked on-line, the title was downloaded about five million times before the film opened in the US, Australia and more than 30 other markets last week.
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy isn’t inspiring the same kind of fan frenzy in Australia as in the US, judging by the opening weekend.
Scarlett Johansson and Marvel's comic book heroes gave the Australian B.O. a hefty one-two punch last weekend.
Distributors launched 10 films last weekend but most struggled to sell tickets as many folks opted either to see titles that were already in cinemas, or stayed home.
Rolf de Heer’s Charlie’s Country got glowing reviews from most Australian film critics, not least for David Gulpilil’s performance for which he was named best actor at the Certain Regard sidebar in Cannes.
The latest Planet of the Apes ruled the Australian B.O. last weekend while Aussie documentary All This Mayhem had an impressive debut at just two cinemas.
Clint Eastwood’s Jersey Boys is proving to be more popular in Australia than in the US, at least judging by the opening weekend.
There is a hard-core of Transformers' fans in Australia but the franchise seems to be losing a bit of steam judging by the debut of Transformers: Age of Extinction.