Weekend box office report 29 - 31 March 2019. Despite it having a strong appeal with the school holiday crowd on paper, Disney's Dumbo was unable to dethrone Captain Marvel.

Weekend box office report 29 - 31 March 2019: Disney's Dumbo live-action remake may have opened in the top spot, but fell way short of studio expectations. Meanwhile, Captain Marvel is hovering just outside of that billion dollar mark.

Jordan Peele's highly anticipated sophomore effort, Us, lands in cinemas today, alongside a disappointing Disney film and some sci-fi alien action.

Many people scoffed at the idea of a Tim Burton-directed Dumbo but I was excited at seeing what new things could be done. Instead, we're subjected to a scrappy script, misplaced humour and a film that has no idea what it wants to be.

Kicking off a trio of big-budget live-action remakes for Disney next year, director Tim Burton's Dumbo is looking every bit as magically charming as the beloved 1941 original animated film.

After achieving massive success with its previous live-action remakes, Disney is back with another one in the form of Tim Burton's Dumbo, the beloved story of a shy elephant with an amazing gift.

Disney is certainly trying to give each of their live-action remakes their own style, but with Tim Burton directing Dumbo, they are certainly looking to break the mould.

With the box office success of live-action remake of Cinderalla – which has already scored over $300 million at the box office – Disney has obviously decided to milk that cash cow. After Tim Burton was announced as the director of the live-action remake of Dumbo, it was announced yesterday that we’ll be getting a live-action remake of Mulan as well. …