The Marvel Studios film had the eighth biggest opening weekend in Australian history
Actor and filmmaker Kieran Darcy-Smith has not been resting on his laurels since Wish You Were Here wrapped
The comedy starring Sacha Baron Cohen took $5.1 million over the weekend
Wish You Were Here received mostly glowing reviews from US critics and copious publicity last week, centred primarily on lead actor Joel Edgerton whose profile has rocketed after The Great Gatsby and Zero Dark Thirty.
The debut feature from Kieran Darcy-Smith will open the World Cinema Dramatic competition
The film has been selected to screen at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival
The actors are attached to the next film from the producers of Wish You Were Here
The superhero adventure dropped 38 per cent from its record-breaking opening weekend, but remained in first place