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Box office – Space Jam tops, but figures well down

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20 Jul 2021 12:11

David Tiley

Film

Loony Tunes gang goes hybrid for modern kids. Image: Warner Bros.

Top of the pops at the Australian box office this week is Space Jam: A New Legacy, a hybrid animation/live-action pic being described in Hollywood as state of the art for the form and hugely better than the original, which is a decade old. It is officially in its first week but the previews made $5.1 million so the total is now $8.7 million, bulked up by the use of basketball star LeBron James.

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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.