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Box Office 20 Dec 2015: interstellar jets arrive to steal your future

The past week upended the box office numbers for the entire year with a Hollywood retread and four Asian films which pretend to be no more than fun.

21 Dec 2015 12:00

David Tiley

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Perverse but someone has to say it – Star Wars was not the only box office success in its first weekend in Australia. Mojin: The Lost Legend may not be great but it has its fans.

No-one else in the world stands a chance. Star Wars took $27.25m in its first weekend in Australia alone. The Hunger Games took five weeks to reach that number. Spectre took six weeks to get to $32m.

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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.