Local weekend box office report 21 - 23 June 2019: After four weeks at the top Disney's Aladdin has finally been kicked off the top spot by Toy Story 4, as newcomers barely made a blip.

Weekend box office report 21 - 23 June 2019: Toy Story 4 posts one of the biggest animated openings of all time, but still manages to fall short. At least it did better than soft opening of the new Child's Play or the complete bomb of Luc Besson's Anna.

Weekend box office report 14 - 16 June 2019: Another terrible weekend for newcomers as Men in Black International and Shaft underperform, however the biggest loser is X-Men: Dark Phoenix which set the wrong type of record in its second week.

Local weekend box office report 7 - 9 June 2019: When it comes to ways of travel in the sky, apparently the best choice is a flying carpet rather than a flaming bird or a combustible human.

Weekend box office report 7 - 9 June 2019: The Secret Life of Pets 2 and X-Men: Dark Phoenix may have opened in the respective top two spots, but both films fell way short of expectations.

Hey, maybe there’s some magic in Agrabah after all! Despite early previews and trailers that did no favours for the latest Disney live-action, Aladdin managed to convince plenty of cinema fans to spend some money on an Arabian night out.

In a bigger twist than the ending of Game of Thrones, it turns out that Aladdin is actually a good movie. Maybe you can’t judge a film by its trailer.

Casting controversies. Bad public reaction to sneak peek images and trailers. But guess what? Despite the ominous early warning signs, 2019's live-action Aladdin is very watchable and loveable.