Sue Maslin explains the reasoning behind the Australian Feature Film Forum, which will host an 'Ask Me Anything' session at AIMC that will see filmmakers, exhibitors and distributors ask tough questions about each other's decision making and business models. Ahead of, IF also shares some 'tough talk' from a range of industry figures.
Roadshow Films CEO Joel Pearlman has touted the opening weekend result for 'RAMS', arguing it proves Australian audiences are enthusiastic to return to cinemas.
Finally landing in Australia almost a month behind the US, 'Blue Beetle', Warner Bros.' latest instalment in the DC Extended Universe, had a middling start at the box office and was unable to unseat stablemate 'The Nun II' from the no. 1 position.
Jason Statham shark thriller 'Meg 2: The Trench' may have opened significantly below the 2018 original in North America, but here in Australia, receipts were almost on par. That said, the sequel was no match at all for the continued phenomenon that is 'Barbenheimer'.
'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'
remains far and away the main event at the box office, out-performing the next highest grossing title, 'Black Adam', by nearly tenfold. 'She Said' was the best performing new title, drawing a bigger crowd in Australia, pro-rata, than in North America.
Victorian cinemagoers have propelled Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' back to the top of the local box office, with exhibitors in the state further encouraged by loosening of capacity restrictions from today.
'M3GAN' and 'Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre' each enjoyed healthy debuts over the weekend, though 'Avatar: The Way of Water' remains far and away the main attraction at the box office.
Jordan Peele's third outing as writer-director, 'Nope', couldn't quite beat the horsepower of 'Bullet Train' at the box office last weekend.