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Box Office 19 December 2016 – the summer storm begins

More Star Wars, more looting of the multiplex box office, but less than you might think.

19 Dec 2016

David Tiley

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Image: Rogue One – all your audience are belong to us.

Walt Disney’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hit the Australian cinemas this weekend and turned them into suburban temples to the American Space Opera, in all its 1950’s glory. It took $145.757m off an amazing 932 screens at an average of $15,834/screen.

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David Tiley

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.