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Box Office: Mamma Mia and Andre Rieu win. Don’t think about it.

It's no justice time in Australian cinemas as Mamma Mia attracts hordes and some good indies drown in their own muddy footprints.

31 Jul 2018

David Tiley

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That’s what we call light classics. Image: Andre Rieu in Maastricht 2018.

We had a quiet weekend as the week 30-36 slump begins, closely matching the pattern for 2017. Most of Australia is physically warm but winter still seems to send the population inside.

Top of the ladder is Mamma Mia!: here we go again, which has made $12.9m in ten days. It is already losing screens, is down to 531 from 587 and at $7351/screen. It is certainly popular – at $4m for the weekend it doubled the result of number two, The Equaliser2.

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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.