Rialto Distribution has announced extraordinary US box office results for DAVID, the animated musical epic from Angel Studios, ahead of its Australian theatrical release on January 15. Opening in 3,118 cinemas across North America, DAVID debuted to a remarkable US$22 million opening weekend, securing the No.2 position at the domestic box office and setting a…
In the grip of Brazil’s military dictatorship, 1977, university professor Marcelo arrives in Recife during Carnaval week, desperately seeking refuge and reunion with his son. Assuming a new identity among a group of outsiders, he discovers that safety is fleeting – the authoritarian state tightens its grip, and the city that promised shelter erupts with…
The Australian cinema market continues its resurgence in 2025, with box office revenue up nearly 8% year-on-year. Leading that resurgence is HOYTS Cinemas, delivering double-digit growth and strengthening its position as the country’s number one cinema circuit.
According to Roy Morgan research Cinema attendance in Australia increased during the final quarter of 2021 compared to a year ago but was still at less than half of pre-pandemic levels in the final quarter of 2019. “Australia’s cinemas have been amongst the hardest hit businesses by the COVID-19 pandemic with attendance plummeting during the…