Classics like Heat, Goodfellas and The Godfather aren’t tight 87 minute affairs either, but they have to earn the privilege.
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Yep. Nothing more tedious than a long movie which could have had half an hour chopped off it
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Yes, I do agree. But most movies recently that have gone for 2.5 hours, namely superhero movies, do not need to go on for 2.5 hours. It’s pure wankery on the part of the director/studios.
I won’t mention what needed to be cut from WW84 for spoilers sake, but there are bits that can be cut.
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Judd Apatow should be reading this thread.
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Shows you how Americo-centric these schedules are mind you.
What else do you expect? Warner is owned by AT&T. There’s more money (for them) to sell you the content directly and the ways and means to get that content.
Roy can get all the government intervention he likes. It won’t really work, the producers can go direct to consumer and not even think about cinemas.
The problem is Australia don’t produce many movies every year, and there are not enough titles from Britain, Canada and Europe to fill the demand.
Australia did produce 30+ movies a year (pre covid) for a good chunk of the 2010s. But only a handful were released at the larger movie chains. Most were released at independent cinemas, and sadly dont last long there. Poor promotion for then on the telly.
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That handful of Australian movies which received a wider release post-2010 were probably Red Dog, The Sapphires and the couple based on Paul Fenech TV programs? All of which were released during the first half of the last decade.
Sadly I don’t think there’s been any Australian films to achieve a mainstream release/success in 2015 or later.
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Wrong. Lion was huge. It’s the fifth highest grossing Australian film of all time.
| 1 | Crocodile Dundee | 1986 | $11,500,000 | $47,707,598 | $328,203,506 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Australia | 2008 | $200,000,000 | $37,555,757 | $211,342,221 |
| 3 | Babe | 1995 | $30,000,000 | $36,797,519 | $254,134,910 |
| 4 | Happy Feet | 2006 | $132,740,000 | $31,786,593 | $384,335,608 |
| 5 | Lion | 2016 | $15,000,000 | $29,560,359 | $140,312,928 |
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Mainstream release of Aussie films since 2016 include: Hacksaw Ridge , Peter Rabbit and Hotel Mumbai (these are co-productions i believe)
And: Top End Wedding, Swinging Safari and Palm Beach had some main stream release too. But thats about it, i think.
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We seem to release 4-6 mainstream films a year… box office wise I don’t think Aussie cinema generally attracts a massive crowd though The Dry performed brilliantly recently and films like Lion, Dressmaker in recent times have done well.
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conspiracy theory alert
I had a thought throughout the day - Warner Bros is owned by AT&T, Universal is owned by Comcast, another cable company.
Comcast are slowly getting out of the Hulu partnership, and can see the old UIP partnership eventually being dissolved (UIP still exists, owned 50-50 by Universal and Paramount).
Warner Bros content is being distributed by Universal here, and I can see that being replicated elsewhere.
What if AT&T and Comcast merged Peacock and HBO Max internationally? Create a new distribution company that released their content?
I could see that happening.
A pop-up drive-in cinema has opened at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, showing movies during daytime. It’s a joint venture of MCEC and Village Cinemas and will run until January 26.
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Jumanji: The Next Level and 1917 were the only two titles to have earned more than $20 million at the Australian box office, in a year hugely affected by COVID-19.
Australian movies took four of the top 5 positions, with Chinese movie Detective Chinatown 3 debuting at No.3.
Great to see so many Aussie movies finding audiences.
The Aussie films that made the top five were:
#1 The Dry $711,168
#2 Penguin Bloom $444,989
#4 Long Story Short $315,590
#5 High Ground $278,899
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