'Bob Marley: One Love' and 'Madame Web' had a tighter race for no. 1 at the box office in Australia than in the US. Meanwhile, 'Force of Nature: The Dry 2' is already ahead of every Australian film released in 2023 after just two weekends.
'Force of Nature', Robert Connolly's much anticipated follow up to 2021's 'The Dry', led the box office last weekend, marking the first time an Australian film has hit no. 1 since 'Elvis' in June 2022.
AppleTV+'s latest $US200 million blockbuster 'Argylle' was declared a flop in the US after a $US18 million start at the box office, but Australian audiences were a little warmer towards the film.
Australia's love affair with the Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell rom-com 'Anyone But You' continues, with the film topping the box office once again over the long weekend, easily beating out 'Wonka' and Bollywood action thriller 'Fighter'.
Sydney-set rom-com 'Anyone But You' reigned at the box office last weekend, just knocking out 'Wonka' and 'Mean Girls'.
Australian audiences appear to have found the musical reboot of 'Mean Girls' so fetch, with the film putting an end to Wonka's month-long box office reign.
The theatrical success of 'Barbie', 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' and 'Oppenheimer' helped propel the Australian box office to its best year since the pandemic in 2023, though it still trailed pre-2019 levels.
Australian audiences remained sweet on 'Wonka' through the holiday period, with the film continuing to top the local box office ahead of other titles like 'Anyone But You' and 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'.