Box Office 11 June 2018: Breath still bubbles, Cargo bad, Oceans 8 embraced here

Due out on wide release this weekend, Upgrade is doing fine in the US as a specialty release taster for VOD.
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Image: Oceans 8.

The Australians

Upgrade, Leigh Whannell’s sci-fi film about body augmentation and surrender to digital technology, starts this week in Australia on a wide release. It opened in the US on June 1 in 1500 theatres, which is a wide specialist release branded to BH Tilt. The BH is for Blumhouse, of which Jason Blum is owner and producer. Behind BH in this is Universal and its marketing punch. 

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.