The three-screen Nelson Bay Cinema will join the Majestic Cinema Group from December 1, adding to the existing eight sites operated by Majestic in northern NSW and south-east Queensland.
While 'Black Adam' remained the main event at the box office last weekend, capturing 40 per cent overall market share, 'Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris' saw an older audience return to cinemas with gusto.
The box office had a much-needed refresh last weekend by way of Julia Roberts and George Clooney rom-com 'Ticket to Paradise' and 'DC League of Super-Pets', and to a lesser extent, 'Moonage Daydream' and 'Bodies Bodies Bodies'.
While George Miller's 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' bombed at the box office in US, audiences in the director's native country have proved a little more receptive.
Jordan Peele's third outing as writer-director, 'Nope', couldn't quite beat the horsepower of 'Bullet Train' at the box office last weekend.
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After a noisy few months at the box office, last weekend proved the slowest since mid-May.
With school holidays starting around the country and a diversity of blockbusters in release, cinemas around Australia have experienced their best weekend of 2022.
Nostalgia has paid off at the box office once again, with 'Jurassic World Dominion' debuting at no. 1 last weekend, while 'Top Gun: Maverick' continues to draw strong crowds.