Box Office – whole week ending 8 March 2017

The Family is doing well on a tiny release, which will spread. Lion continues to dominate. Jasper Jones is going ok+.
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Image: The Family. Anne Hamilton-Byrne is possibly Australia’s most evil woman.  

Latest arrival Jasper Jones has hit $1,086,292 as Madman sweet talks exhibitors into 222 screens. $903,000 was the actual takings for the week, enough to put the screen average over $4000 and give it the number 4 slot on the ladder. That is pretty good though it is not setting the world on fire. 

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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.