Australian box office takings improved by a modest 8% to $10.7 million last weekend despite the launch of four films aimed at kids and teenagers.
The Australian B.O. rebounded last weekend after sinking to the lowest level of the year, driven by three new films.
Ticket sales at Australian cinemas last weekend slumped to their lowest level of 2013 as none of the new entrants proved to be appealing and most of the holdovers struggled.
It was a dud weekend at Australian cinemas as distributors launched a bunch of films which failed to connect with audiences, mainstream or art house.
Baz Luhrmann now occupies three of the top six slots in the list of Australia's top-grossing films on home turf.
Sony's hopes of launching a witches-and-warlocks franchise were severely dented if not dashed last weekend as The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones bombed in the US, although the Australian opening was more respectable.
Sci-fi drama Elysium proved far more alluring than crass road comedy We're The Millers at Australian cinemas last weekend.
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.