Majestic Cinemas, which operates nine sites across northern NSW and south-east Queensland, has entered voluntary administration, citing reduced box office, as well as rising costs and natural disasters, including floods and fires, in the region.
Robert McCall may have claimed his biggest scalp yet on the weekend, with 'The Equalizer 3' shooting past 'Barbie' to reach top spot at the Australian box office.
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.
'Avatar: The Way of Water' has proved the bumper summer hit exhibitors hoped it would be. Some four weekends in, the James Cameron sequel - with a cume of $66.7 million - is already the the sixth highest grossing film to ever be released in Australia.
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.
'Sonic the Hedgehog 2' has powered back to the top of the box office, toppling last weekend's number one, 'The Lost City', and well ahead of new additions 'The Northman' and 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent'.
With audiences emerging from lockdown in South East Queensland, Cairns and regional Victoria, DC/Warner Bros.' 'The Suicide Squad' held no. 1 at the box office, narrowly defeating Disney's new sci-fi, 'Free Guy'.
Allan Clarke's 'The Bowraville Murders' is a feature documentary which investigates one of Australia’s worst unsolved serial murder cases.