Weekly Box Office for 18 August 2017- driving the baby, pursued by wolves

Some modest mainstream pics are doing very well at the moment - pace and quality helps.
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Image: Baby Driver

If there is any doubt about the power of the Asian film audience in Australia, abandon it now. The limited release list for today is led off by Wolf Warrior 2, a fabulously successful patriotic fantasy in mainland China, which has taken $1.411m off 21 screens in three weeks. The current screen average is $23,490.

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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.