Box office
Bad reviews, off the wall numbers for Michael Jackson biopic
This highly anticipated film has blown its competition out of the water, easily beating the first-up weekend box office of Bohemian Rhapsody and Elvis.
- Nell Geraets and Jake Coyle
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How War Machine flopped at box office and made big money for producers
It tanked at the box office. So what made War Machine’s Australian cinema run such a massive success?
- Karl Quinn
Margot Robbie dances her way to box office highs with Wuthering Heights
Video has emerged of the star channelling Kate Bush while imitating her Wuthering Heights dance moves on set, as the film enjoys a box office triumph.
- Nell Geraets
Cinema was meant to reset in 2025. Did it live up to the promise?
The film industry’s mantra was “survive until 2025”, but the reality turned out far more complicated.
- Nell Geraets
A father, a son, and their $160 billion push for media moguldom
Larry Ellison is trying to help buy his son David an empire so they can rule Hollywood and the news together.
- Theodore Schleifer
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Turns out, the best antidote to anxiety is a horror film
It may seem counterintuitive to deal with stress by making yourself more stressed. But box office data, and studies, suggest the cure for fear is the poison itself.
- Nell Geraets and Pablo Barnes
I watched 31 horror movies this month. This is what I learnt
Horror movies are having quite a moment, but are they as enjoyable when you have to watch one every day of the month?
- Nell Geraets
Happy ending: Qld Theatre brings hit play back after cyclone cancellation
A crowd pleaser will return next year, along with a world premiere by one of the planet’s hottest playwrights.
- Nick Dent
Taylor Swift already dominated record sales. Now, she’s crushing the box office
The star’s album launch film, The Official Release Party of a Showgirl, landed in cinemas across Australia at the weekend – and her fans packed them out.
- Nell Geraets and Thomas Buckley
Superhero fatigue has set in at the box office, but it’s not the stars who are to blame
Talk of “superhero fatigue” has become deafening over the years, but it turns out we may have been misreading the situation all along.
- Nell Geraets