Box Office: Enter the Grinch to clobber Creed 2.

Launching the silly season is The Grinch, proving we are all now desperate for a happy ending in a world of petty meanies.
[This is archived content and may not display in the originally intended format.]

Working as the office gears up for Xmas. Image: The Grinch.

Ladies in Black is at $11,848,238 with the $12m achingly far away on its forty screens. Backtrack Boys, the horse, dog and recidivist doco, has now made $126,467 in six weeks although audiences who actually see it are probably inspired. Certainly the early punters were skipping around the foyer and buying a second glass of wine. 

Unlock Padlock Icon

Unlock this content?

Access this content and more

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.