Box office takings plummet as the industry prepares for cinema closures

March 24, 2020 10:11

Box office takings for the weekend leading up to Monday’s closure of cinemas were significantly down on the previous week, likely due to the push for Australians to self isolate and social distance amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Bloodshot, which took $1.4m across 346 screens for its first week of release, managed just $475,906 for week two across 341 screens – a decline of 66%.

Bloodshot managed the top spot but still fell significantly from the previous week

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Hannah Blackiston

Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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