A-listers are quitting Hollywood. Only one man can turn the tide...

A-listers are quitting Hollywood. Only one man can turn the tide...

Tooth-flashing tirelessness has long been integral to the Tom Cruise brand. But this time,his publicity schedule has the air of a last-ditch plea for the idea of the movie star itself.

  • byRobbie Collin

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Good news for The Bad Guys:Aussie author’s family-friendly heist tops box office

Good news for The Bad Guys:Aussie author’s family-friendly heist tops box office

The Bad Guys has had huge success at the box office,making it DreamWorks’ biggest non-sequel debut since The Boss Baby in 2017.

  • byCarla Jaeger
How Godzilla vs Kong plays into nine Hollywood strategies to extend a franchise

How Godzilla vs Kong plays into nine Hollywood strategies to extend a franchise

Crossovers,gender-swapping and “Van Halenising” ... there is an art form to coming up with new instalments to extend a blockbuster movie franchise.

  • byGarry Maddox
The 25 Australian films that have sold the most tickets at the box office

The 25 Australian films that have sold the most tickets at the box office

One film has been the highest earner for 35 years and still far exceeds all others when it comes to ticket sales.

  • byGarry Maddox
‘Diabolical’:Australian box office crashed by almost 70 per cent last year

‘Diabolical’:Australian box office crashed by almost 70 per cent last year

While the pandemic slashed ticket sales to $401 million,there were silver linings for Australian films this year.

  • byGarry Maddox
Cinemas holding out for a hero this Boxing Day

Cinemas holding out for a hero this Boxing Day

Wonder Woman is the great hope for at least a partial recovery for cinemas.

  • byGarry Maddox
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Wonder Woman set for Christmas but Peter Rabbit hopping off to Easter

Wonder Woman set for Christmas but Peter Rabbit hopping off to Easter

The Boxing Day movie line-up was looking brighter ... until yet another big release was delayed.

  • byGarry Maddox
Reunited Apart:how our nostalgia for'80s movies launched a YouTube sensation

Reunited Apart:how our nostalgia for'80s movies launched a YouTube sensation

The popular series hosted by actor Josh Gad has many of us returning to the comforts of the past during lockdown.

  • byDonna Lu
Australia to get horror'studio'inspired by man who launched Scorsese

Australia to get horror'studio'inspired by man who launched Scorsese

One of the country's most successful producers and a major horror distributor are teaming up in a plan to make five low-budget films over three years.

  • byKarl Quinn
Cinema owners begging for shutdown as box office falls off a cliff

Cinema owners begging for shutdown as box office falls off a cliff

With audiences increasingly choosing to stay away,Australian cinemas think the government directive to close can't come soon enough.

  • byKarl Quinn
Bluffer's Guide:Coronavirus has defeated James Bond. Why,and what's next?

Bluffer's Guide:Coronavirus has defeated James Bond. Why,and what's next?

First the release of the new James Bond film was delayed,now it's the Peter Rabbit sequel. What on earth is going on?

  • byKarl Quinn