The charismatic Tom Hanks in the title role of high seas thriller Captain Phillips helped inject life into the flagging Australian box office last weekend.
The Indigenous film Toomelah and erotic flick X have opened in Australia
Toy Story 3 has passed $30m at the box office in just its third weekend
Transformers: Dark of the Moon has posted the tenth biggest opening week of all time at the Australian box office
Turtle power saved the Australian box-office from experiencing another weak trading session last weekend while Boyhood and a Kiwi vampire spoof had handy debuts.
Disney-distributed boxing drama Two Fists One Heart has opened poorly on 50 screens
Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken has over-performed industry expectations in US cinemas and seriously under-performed in the UK, so its Australian opening was always likely to rank somewhere in between.
Some 17 Australian films including two documentaries have been released in Australian cinemas this year.