British audiences embraced 'Stan & Ollie', not least because the charming biopic of comic duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy is set in the UK, while US moviegoers were far less enthused.
Fox’s 'Alita: Battle Angel' reigned in the US, Australia and 40 other markets last weekend - but the studio’s prospects of turning the lavish James Cameron production into a franchise don’t look great.
Three Academy Awards including best film and for supporting actor Mahershala Ali gave 'Green Book' a sizable bounce in Australian cinemas last weekend while the best actor Oscar for Rami Malek has helped prolong Bohemian Rhapsody’s marathon run.
The Australian box office slump continued last weekend despite respectable debuts for Warner Bros’ The Lego Movie 2 and Universal’s Fighting With My Family.
After a terrible start to the year with grosses down 12 per cent on the same period last year, Australian exhibitors had something to cheer about last weekend thanks to Disney/Marvel’s 'Captain Marvel'.
Peter Farrelly’s Green Book scored five Oscar nominations including for best picture, lead actor Viggo Mortensen and supporting actor Mahershala Ali following multiple prizes for Ali- so it was a surprise to see the true-life drama open in third place in Australia last weekend.