Tom Cruise proved himself as big a box office draw as any comic book creation on the weekend, with 'Top Gun: Maverick' starting its engine at $13.8 million.
Australian cinema made a welcome return to box office top three on the weekend as Madman's Fremantle-shot 'How To Please a Woman' came in behind Marvel juggernaut 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' and 'Downton Abbey: A New Era'.
There was more dominance from 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' at the box office on the weekend, as British dramas 'Downton Abbey: A New Era' and 'Operation Mincemeat' rounded out the top three.
The Australian box office bowed to the King on the weekend as 'Elvis' debuted at number one ahead of fellow new entry, 'Minions: The Rise of Gru'.
'Top Gun: Maverick' held on to that loving feeling at the box office for a second weekend, taking in another $13 million.
Marvel has again weaved its magic at the box office, with 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' collecting $14.5 million from its opening weekend, passing Matt Reeves' 'The Batman' to claim the second-highest result of the pandemic era behind Spider-Man: No Way Home.