Kids and families are flocking to the Jumanji, Star Wars and Frozen sequels while adults are embracing the original titles Jojo Rabbit, Little Women and The Gentlemen.
With Disney/Fox’s 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' invading cinemas this Thursday no distributor was brave – or foolish – enough to launch potentially lucrative titles last weekend.
Alternate content releases 'Koko: A Red Dog Story', 'Standing Up for Sunny' and 'A Boy Called Sailboat' premiered in Australian cinemas last weekend, together with the conventionally-released 'Kairos'.
Most Australian films are caught in a catch 22: Independent distributors are constrained in how much they can spend on P&A.
The box office results for the Australian films and feature docs released in cinemas this year underline yet again the deep polarisation in the indie film market between the higher earners and the also-rans.
The good news for Australian cinema: Last year ranks as the third biggest ever for Oz films and feature docs released theatrically in the home market
Going to the cinema is getting cheaper, at least for members of the movie clubs run by two of the major chains and Palace Cinemas.
The creators of the dynamic pricing platform Choovie expect to ramp up ticket sales in Australia and to launch in New Zealand before the end of the year after raising nearly $295,000 via crowd-funding