They better not drag out WW84 any longer…I’ve been hanging out to see that one. Same with The Witches.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced this morning that indoor cinemas across the state would reopen from 11.59pm tonight (November 8). Initial capacity will be capped at 20 people per screening room with up to 10 people in any group booking. There will be 1.5 m distance between bookings and screening times will have a minimum interval of 30 minutes.
From 11.59pm on November 22, capacity of each screening room will be increased to maximum of 100 people per space and up to 20 people in any group booking, subject to density of 1 per 4 square metre, and a maximum 25% capacity.
This is good news for cinemas across the state which has a backlog of over 30 first release movies to screen before Christmas.
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis movie being filmed on the Gold Coast.
Overall, the box office continues to languish, with the top 20 titles posting only $2.4 million according to Numero, down 10 per cent on the last weekend.
However, next week’s numbers are guaranteed a boost, with the Victorian government announcing over the weekend that cinemas in that state may reopen. Many cinemas have been closed since March, and intend to screen titles audiences will have missed through lockdown.
Cinema Nova turned on the lights today; Lido, Classic and Cameo Cinemas reopen tomorrow and Palace Cinemas, Village Cinemas and Hoyts Cinemas will all reopen from Thursday.
IMAX Melbourne will also reopen November 19, as one of 13 theatres around the world to screen Tenet on IMAX 1570 film. IMAX screens currently account for more than 11 per cent of Tenet’s global box office takings.
The reopening of indoor cinemas across Victoria has given the Australian box office a massive boost. The takings of Tenet were up nearly 500% from previous week, Unhinged was up 358% and Trolls World Tour was up 67%.
Dear Paramount…stop trying to make imaginary characters photo-realistic. You failed with Sonic the first time, now you’re doing it with Clifford.
Australia’s newest cinema opens at the former Pentridge Prison at Coburg, in Melbourne’s north, next Friday (December 11).
I found this on my online travels last night…this has not aged well.
Just make sure Disney is kept well away from MGM. They’ve got enough and should be told to spin-off Marvel or Lucasfilm or Pixar.
My short review of Wonder Woman 1984. Great beginning with a promising first third (that had hints of Indiana Jones, Robert Langdon, and National Treasure, though that went nowhere much), but ultimately disappointing. Another modern superhero movie that is far too dark. The lighthearted Christopher Reeve Superman movies are better than the bleak movies of the past couple of decades, I think.
Yes, I really don’t understand why super hero movies take themselves so seriously these days and have to be dark and edgy.
Saw it today, and tend to agree. Also, it does not need to be 2 and a half hours long! At least some of the story can be reduced.
Lots of talk around that the movie was re-edited and extended in length when they decided it would get a streaming release in major markets instead of a cinema release.
What makes these film studios think people will sit through a 2.5 hour movie regardless of where they are? The lamest excuse would be that you can pause and go forward/back at home.
Went and saw Aussie movie The Dry starring Eric Bana today. Film based on a 2016 novel by Jane Harper set in rural Victoria. Quite a gripping film that will get plenty of exposure with the lack of Hollywood blockbusters being released.
Disagree. Movies can be that long or longer, if they are compelling.
I saw The Irishman in theatre in 2019 before it was released to Netflix and it didn’t feel like 3.5 hours.