The local feature films and feature documentaries released in cinemas in the first four months of this year, plus a few holdovers, have collectively grossed $32 million.
Australian feature films and feature documentaries released in cinemas have a very good shot at beating the 2017 calendar year total of $49.4 million, judging by the results for the first five months.
Eighteen feature films and documentaries were released in Australian cinemas in the first quarter, including a handful that had limited exposure via Q&A screenings.
The Animal Logic Entertainment co-produced Peter Rabbit was the top title in Australian cinemas last weekend, easily beating Universal’s Sydney-shot Pacific Rim: Uprising.
While the school holidays are giving ticket sales a modest uplift, the crisis for Australian cinemas shows no signs of abating, at least until Boxing Day.
Here is a surprise: Steven Spielberg’s 'Ready Player One' opened at No. 1 last weekend in the US and every major international market with two notable exceptions: Australia and the UK.
The screenplay is by Rob Lieber (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Bay) with revisions by director Will Gluck (Easy A).
Animal Logic Entertainment CEO Zareh Nalbandian always saw the potential for a franchise in the Peter Rabbit properties, and it looks like he was right.