Older audiences made their presence felt at the box office last weekend, with the newest instalment of historical drama 'Downton Abbey' debuting at number one ahead of 'The Lost City' and 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore'.
'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'.
Vicscreen has brought Paramount Australia and New Zealand, Blackfella Films, and Fremantle Australia on board as participating organisations for this year's Victorian Screen Development Internship program.
Australia will soon have its own version of the global NCIS franchise, with streaming service Paramount+ and CBS Studios to begin production on 'NCIS: Sydney'.
Network 10 is sticking to tried-and-true formats next year, its schedule and investment in local content unaffected by the pandemic-induced advertising downturn.
As of next year, Network 10's streaming platform 10 All Access will be rebranded Paramount+, as part of global revamp by parent company ViacomCBS.
Fox's 'Logan', directed by James Mangold ('The Wolverine'), pulled in $7.8 million over its first weekend from 414 screens – a whopping screen average of $18,966.
Paramount Pictures Australia has closed its Perth office and eliminated the sales function in its Brisbane office, while marketing for South Australia is now being handled out of Victoria.