WarnerMedia is preparing to sever its four decades long distribution alliance with Roadshow Films, moving its product to Universal Pictures in Australia.
While the school holidays are giving ticket sales a modest uplift, the crisis for Australian cinemas shows no signs of abating, at least until Boxing Day.
As long as people get back into the habit of going to the cinema and exhibitors can put trailers in front of them, the NSW independent sector should recover "quite well", according to Independent Cinema Australia president Scott Seddon.
Australians waited longer than most to see Denis Villeneuve’s 'Dune' on the big screen, with the film opening to a respectable $4.8 million last weekend.
Leading the box office once again last weekend was Denis Villeneuve’s 'Dune', while another Timothée Chalamet-starrer, 'The French Dispatch', opened in fifth.
While the AACTA International Awards always naturally have a slight Australasian bent, this year felt particularly so, with multiple awards for Jane Campion's 'The Power of the Dog', including star Kodi Smit-McPhee, as well as Nicole Kidman and Murray Bartlett.
In addition to host Rebel Wilson, there is set to be a significant Antipodean presence at this year's BAFTA Awards, with Jane Campion's 'The Power of the Dog' scoring some eight nominations today, and cinematographer Greig Fraser also recognised for his lensing of 'Dune'.
"I would have not been able to do 'Dune' without Greig. He was my strongest ally on the set."