The sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s 2015 thriller 'Sicario' has a new director but no Emily Blunt, which may partly explain why 'Sicario: Day of the Soldado' posted modest opening figures in the US and Australia last weekend.
Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s 'Jurassic World' was such a global phenomenon in 2015, amassing $US652 million in the US and more than $US1 billion internationally, the top brass never expected the sequel to reach those lofty heights.
Warner Bros/Village Roadshow’s female-driven caper 'Ocean’s 8' smashed opening records for the franchise in Australia and the US last weekend while horror/thriller fans flocked to the Toni Collette starrer 'Hereditary'.