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.
When Australian distributors launch films in the same week as the US, it's usually because they want to cash in on the global hype and publicity- or they are striving to limit the impact of lousy of-of-mouth on social media
January has proven to be a bumper month for Australia's independent cinema sector with box office takings at the 258 indie locations up an impressive 5.5 percent - or more than $3.25 million - between December 26 and January 30 than the same period last
Pundits who expected the RoboCop remake to enter Australia in second place behind the third weekend of The Wolf of Wall Street were wrong- but only just.
Those nine Oscar nominations and generally positive views for 12 Years a Slave are paying off for Steve McQueen's confronting drama in Australia.
Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street was first choice by a very wide margin for Australian cinemagoers last weekend.