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Mark Walker is opening a single screen indpendent cinema in Collingwood.

In an age of streaming, Melbourne is getting another independent cinema

Eclipse Cinema, a 64-seat, single-screen affair, will open on Thursday in a warehouse that once housed the Sherrin football factory.

  • Cara Waters

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The Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace in Sydney’s Cremorne is among the wave of Australian cinemas increasingly relying on events and live entertainment to draw crowds, says general manager Alex Temesvari.

Live jazz, comedy and craft: Cinemas lean into experiences to entice viewers back from streaming

Seats that move with on-screen action, jazz bars and live comedy are among efforts to woo audiences, as privately run lights-on knit and watch screenings are also booming.

  • Elias Visontay
An English-language version of the Chinese animated phenomenon will land in late August.

Highest-grossing animated film of all time gets English-language makeover

The Chinese animation Ne Zha 2 destroyed box office records earlier this year – with an Oscar winner as the lead voice talent it looks set to do it again.

  • Nell Geraets
Ne Zha 2 has set a slew of box office records.

Chinese animated film Ne Zha 2 slays global box office records

It passed Inside Out 2 as the biggest animated movie of all time in its first week. In its second, it is set to overtake all but four others.

  • Karl Quinn
Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4 are smashing it at the box office. It’s not just children getting hyped for them.

Animated films are helping save Hollywood, and it isn’t just kids showing up

Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4 have rescued Hollywood from a bleak year at the box office - with help from Gen Z.

  • Nell Geraets
Movies of 2024: Inside Out 2, Hitman, Furiosa and The Way, My Way.

Moviegoers are vanishing. But where are they going?

Cinema revenues are collapsing, and Australia is no exception. But that doesn’t mean we’ve fallen out of love with the movies.

  • Karl Quinn
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Glen Powell stars in Hit Man.

This film could have fixed Hollywood’s box office crisis. Here’s why it won’t

A top-tier director, an A-list star, a blend of action, comedy and romance, and critical acclaim. So why won’t Hit Man pack out cinemas?

  • Nell Geraets
This year’s box office is expected to be flatter than 2023, but that’s likely only a short-term blip.

Hollywood is facing its bleakest year in three decades. Can these films save it?

After a surprisingly strong 2023, thanks to Barbie and Oppenheimer, box office figures have been down this year and the list of upcoming releases is mixed.

  • Nell Geraets
Sydney Sweeney, star of Anyone But You.

How Anyone But You became a surprise, slow-burn box office hit

Sydney Sweeney’s social media following, Sydney’s exotic locations, and a 20-year-old song have combined to spawn a global rom-com smash.

  • Karl Quinn
An Imperial dark trooper approaches Grogu in Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian, season two.

With a new film and season, can Star Wars get its groove back?

Two of Star Wars’ most popular TV characters, the Mandalorian and Baby Yoda, are heading to movie screens. This is the way.

  • Michael Idato