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Box Office for weekend of 9 August 2015

Australia catches a taxi to the suburban multiplexes as Icon holds the map.

11 Aug 2015 12:00

David Tiley

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Some lovely moments in Last Cab to Darwin.

Icon’s campaign to launch Last Cab to Darwin on 221 screens around Australia is working pretty will, since it pulled in $5,195/screen on its first weekend.

This is a pretty homely film, driven by character and landscape, with some useful names like Michael Caton and Jacki Weaver whose performances are nicely matched by Ningali Lawford-Wolf and Mark Coles Smith. The combination of euthanasia, jokes, desert and character has pretty well charmed its reviewers, and Icon threw in a strong Q&A preview tour in nine cinemas last weekend.

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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.