This Month
Why Hollywood keeps casting the same five actors in everything
Australian Jacob Elordi is among this famous five – although he is expected to be the only one not to play a Beatle next year.
- Tim Robey
April 2021
‘Godzilla vs Kong’ roars at the box office with $64m take in five days
The PG-13 movie was not even an exclusive offering to theatres. Produced by Legendary Entertainment, it was also available on HBO Max.
- Brooks Barnes
December 2020
Wonder Woman leads cinema fight but most viewers opt to stream
With most US theatres closed, the film generated a fraction of the $US412.8 million in domestic ticket revenue that the first instalment in the series brought in.
- Kelly Gilblom and Bailey Lipschultz
June 2020
Tough times at the box office for reopening cinemas
Cinemas across the country are preparing to reopen, but face the challenge of making money with reduced occupancy due to social distancing.
- Larry Schlesinger
August 2019
PEP, Hoyts bounce back into frame for Funlab
The sale of Next Capital's Funlab is proving to have more twists and turns than a game of mini-golf.
- Sarah Thompson and Anthony Macdonald
May 2019
PEP casts Hoyts as supporting actor in Funlab buyout
What's old is new again at Pacific Equity Partners.
- Sarah Thompson and Anthony Macdonald
How Robert Downey jnr created a box office streak
No one had much hope for a forgotten character played by a washed-up actor.
- Steven Zeitchik