Box Office 16 April 2018 – are we seeing the death of whimsy?

Two charming films are dying quickly at the box office, although Peter Rabbit is still stealing a lot of lettuce.
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Early Man – too daft for the modern world? Image: publicity

The film with the highest per screen average this week is A Quiet Place, which held its ground very well for the second week so word of mouth is helping it along. With $8337/per screen off 282 screens it has made $6.03m in two weeks. 

The pic cost $22m to make and has taken $129m in ten days in the US. So business in Australia is slightly down on North America on a per capita basis but still very high for a fright film. 

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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.