In a lousy weekend at Australian cinemas the combination of Harrison Ford and a bionic dog in 'The Call of the Wild' proved unappealing while a long-delayed thriller which Mel Gibson had virtually disowned had a similar fate.
Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American and UK rights to 'On Halloween', Timothy Boyle’s micro-budgeted horror movie about a killer clown.
Madman Entertainment, the UK's Curzon and Benelux distributor Curzon have launched a film development fund.
"Why hasn’t it reached our expectations this weekend is the million dollar question."
Roland Emmerich’s last highly profitable blockbuster – '2012' in 2009 – must seem like a distant memory for the German-born director as his latest effort, Midway, had an inglorious debut in Australian cinemas last weekend.
Saara Lamberg's debut feature 'Innuendo' had a limited cinema release in Australia but the psychological thriller will reach a lot more eyeballs in the US and the UK, where it's just launched on Amazon Prime.
Given Tom Hanks' enduring popularity and his Oscar nomination for best supporting actor in 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood', the film’s opening figures last weekend were nothing special.
Sony Pictures’ 'Bad Boys for Life' opened in top spot in a buoyant weekend as exhibitors and distributors donated two dollars of every ticket sold on Sunday at participating cinemas to three charities involved in bushfire relief.