Testament to the undimmed star power of Tom Cruise, the sixth edition of the 22-year-old 'Mission: Impossible' franchise dominated ticket sales around the world last weekend.
The sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s 2015 thriller 'Sicario' has a new director but no Emily Blunt, which may partly explain why 'Sicario: Day of the Soldado' posted modest opening figures in the US and Australia last weekend.
Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s 'Jurassic World' was such a global phenomenon in 2015, amassing $US652 million in the US and more than $US1 billion internationally, the top brass never expected the sequel to reach those lofty heights.
Disney/Pixar executives might be wondering why they waited 14 years to greenlight a sequel to 'The Incredibles' after the family film smashed records for a Disney animated title in Australia and the US last weekend.