'Five Nights at Freddy's' easily boasts the best opening for a horror film this year, having generated $6.2 million last weekend.
'Killers of the Flower Moon' snared the no. 1 position at the Australian box office on the weekend, outpacing 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour'.
Swifties made up almost half of all cinemagoers in Australia last weekend, with 'The Eras Tour' easily landing at the top of the box office.
While no one could accuse 'The Exorcist: Believer' of setting the box office on fire, it still mustered enough to knock 'PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie' from no. 1 last weekend.
'PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie' enjoyed a second round at no. 1 last weekend, just defeating Disney sci-fi 'The Creator'.
Finally landing in Australia almost a month behind the US, 'Blue Beetle', Warner Bros.' latest instalment in the DC Extended Universe, had a middling start at the box office and was unable to unseat stablemate 'The Nun II' from the no. 1 position.
The box office had a significant refresh last weekend, led by new releases 'The Nun II', 'Jawan', 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' and 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3'.
Jason Statham shark thriller 'Meg 2: The Trench' may have opened significantly below the 2018 original in North America, but here in Australia, receipts were almost on par. That said, the sequel was no match at all for the continued phenomenon that is 'Barbenheimer'.