A turf war is brewing at Australian cinemas, this time not between exhibitors or films.
Lorene Scafaria’s 'Hustlers' is a hit in the US but the crime caper starring Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Lili Reinhart and Cardi B was never going to beat the second weekend of Todd Phillips’ blockbuster 'Joker' in Australia.
The Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace has closed today for an indefinite period, the day after Palace Cinemas temporarily shuttered its 17 sites.
Drive-in cinemas in Adelaide and Heddon Greta near Newcastle resumed trading last Friday, drawing big crowds, as a survey of more than 20,000 Australians showed 98 per cent look forward to cinemas re-opening.
Universal's 'The Invisible Man' is getting a second lease of theatrical life thanks to drive-ins and newly re-opened cinemas in Western Australia, Adelaide and Alice Springs.
Madman Entertainment's father-and-son comedy 'Made in Italy' and Icon's Mel Gibson-starrer 'Force of Nature' launched reasonably well last weekend but neither could match the market leader, Studiocanal's 'Unhinged' in its third frame.
Australia's independent exhibitors warn that more than 50 per cent face being forced to shut down permanently in the next six months unless they get urgent relief from the Federal Government.
The Federal Government has released the guidelines for the Supporting Cinemas’ Retention Endurance and Enhancement of Neighbourhoods (SCREEN) Fund as it opens for applications.