by Dov Kornits
A massive result for How to Train Your Dragon and not so bad for Materialists either. Give the public what they want, right?! Or maybe it’s got something to do with corporations spending big bucks in marketing and securing heaps of sessions at cinemas. Perhaps a combo of the two… Interestingly, Australian serial killer shark movie Dangerous Animals, released here by indie Kismet, did 10% of its US result (released by IFC), which is per pre-Covid tradition, but you would’ve thought that a well-reviewed local effort that taps into hot button pop culture obsessions could have done slightly better. Perhaps just a combo of the two…
AUSTRALIAN FILMS AT THE BOX OFFICE
