Jordan Peele's third outing as writer-director, 'Nope', couldn't quite beat the horsepower of 'Bullet Train' at the box office last weekend.
With school holidays starting around the country and a diversity of blockbusters in release, cinemas around Australia have experienced their best weekend of 2022.
'Thor: Love and Thunder' has come out swinging, posting the second best opening weekend since the pandemic began.
Tom Cruise proved himself as big a box office draw as any comic book creation on the weekend, with 'Top Gun: Maverick' starting its engine at $13.8 million.
'Top Gun: Maverick' held on to that loving feeling at the box office for a second weekend, taking in another $13 million.
With six quite different films earning more than $1 million at the box office last weekend, there are promising signs that audiences of all types are making their way back to cinemas.
Dutch violinist André Rieu very nearly took centre stage on another slow weekend for the Australian box office, with the screening of his 2022 Maastricht Concert falling just short of overtaking 'Bullet Train' to claim the number one position.
'Thor: Love and Thunder' easily netted no. 1 again at the box office last weekend, while the Ben Lewin-directed UK/Australian co-production 'Falling for Figaro' opened modestly for Paramount/Umbrella.