Danny and Michael Philippou's debut feature 'Talk to Me' landed at no. 6 at the North American box office, proving to be A24's most successful release since 2018's 'Hereditary'. At home, it opened at no. 4 and is already the third highest grossing Australian film of the year.
While the weekend was all about the launch 'Mission: Impossible -Dead Reckoning Part One' for most cinemas, Paramount is not publicly releasing figures for the film until after its "official" premiere date on Thursday. Yet most exhibitors report a strong response.
In just two weekends, 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' has already surpassed the lifetime gross of the 2018 original.
In just two weekends, 'John Farnham: Finding the Voice' has officially become the highest grossing Australian documentary of all time (excluding IMAX).
Poppy Stockell's 'John Farnham: Finding the Voice' is already on a path to becoming one of the highest grossing Australian documentaries of all time.
While older audiences remain difficult to lure back to cinemas, Universal's 'Book Club 2: The Next Chapter' - squarely aimed at an older female demographic - opened much better in Australia, pro-rata, than it did in the US.
'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' has smashed global records and helped deliver exhibitors not only a bumper Easter, but the best weekend of 2023 so far.
'John Wick: Chapter 4' made light work of 'Shazam: Fury of the Gods' at the box office on the weekend, blasting its way to the top with $6.4 million from 542 screens.