Sydney-set rom-com 'Anyone But You' reigned at the box office last weekend, just knocking out 'Wonka' and 'Mean Girls'.
Disney's 'Avatar: The Way of Water' absolutely dominated cinemas in its opening weekend, capturing an 87 per cent market share.
In North America, Paramount's 'Babylon' has been labelled a box office bomb. Australian audiences, so far at least, seem to be a little more enthused by Damien Chazelle's starry latest about the excess of 1920s Hollywood.
Blondes, bombs, and underwater bites continue to reign at the Australian box office, with the top three films of 'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer', and 'Meg 2: The Trench' holding their positions from last week.
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'.
By their "very different but equally excellent" powers combined, 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer have given Australian cinemas their best weekend since the pandemic began - and for at least one exhibitor, its best weekend ever.
The theatrical debut of Disney's 'Black Widow' smashed pandemic-era records in the US, but in Australia, where Sydney remains in lockdown, the film couldn't surpass the opening weekends of recent titles 'F9' or 'Godzilla vs. Kong'.
Kenneth Branagh's 'Death On The Nile' seems to have tempted at least some older moviegoers - those who have so far been the most reticent to return to cinemas - out of their homes.