Box Office races into 2019 with a burst of history

While Aquaman drowns in money, our Favourite arthouse films do very well in the summer heat.
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Aquaman poster – the aesthetic is pretty Indian Blockbuster. 

The total box office for the top twenty films last weekend was a tad under $20m, which suggests that a maximum of 1.5m people went to the movies. 

Aquaman was top, and has made $33.3m in three weeks, followed by a How to Train Your Dragon film with $13m in two weeks. Instant Family in its first week is at number three, way down at $3.2m, much less than the others on a per weekend basis. 

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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.