Marvel has again weaved its magic at the box office, with 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' collecting $14.5 million from its opening weekend, passing Matt Reeves' 'The Batman' to claim the second-highest result of the pandemic era behind Spider-Man: No Way Home.
'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'.
With Easter just on the horizon and school holidays starting around the country, exhibitors are poised to have a busy few weeks with a variety of family friendly titles already performing well in the market.
Not only did S.S. Rajamouli’s 'RRR (Rise! Roar! Revolt!)' set a new opening day record in India last weekend, Australian audiences embraced the film with gusto.
Going up against The Caped Crusader - or indeed any superhero - at the box office is a daunting prospect at present, but both the Channing Tatum-led 'Dog' and anime 'Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie' opened decently last weekend
With little by way of new competition, 'The Batman' easily held its top position at the box office over the weekend.
At $11.5 million (or $12.8 million with previews) the opening weekend result for Matt Reeves' 'The Batman' is the second highest of the pandemic era behind 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'.