Local weekend box office – Onward opens top as Gretel and Hansel bombs
Local weekend box office report 6-8 March 2020: Pixar's latest animated family film debuts in the top spot, as horror film Gretel and Hansel and other newcomers flounder.
Gretel & Hansel review – A gorgeous looking but half-baked gingerbread house
Arguably the most horrific of fairy tales gets a full-blown horror treatment in Gretel & Hansel, a visually striking, but otherwise muddled, movie adaptation.
Weekend box office – Sonic the Hedgehog speeds into the record books
Weekend box report 14-16 February 2020: After a delayed release thanks to a complete redesign of its title character, Sonic the Hedgehog is proving it was worth the wait as it opened to a record-setting $57 million in the US.
Weekend box office – Birds of Prey flying way lower than expected
Weekend box report 7-9 February 2020: Despite taking the top spot and managing to end Bad Boys for Life's rule at the US box office, Birds of Prey opened way lower than expected.
Weekend box office – The Rhythm Section can’t hold a tune as Bad Boys threepeats at #1
Weekend Box Office Report 31 January - 2 February 2020: As expected, Bad Boys for Life retained its top spot, but newcomer The Rhythm Section couldn't strike a chord with audiences as the Blake Lively-starring spy thriller set a record worst debut.
This trailer for Gretel and Hansel hides a dark secret
A story about a witch that lures kids into her house with the intention to eat them was never supposed to a sugary sweet easy to digest tale.
Watch this disturbing teaser trailer for Gretel and Hansel
Forget everything you know about the original fairy tale. this new horror movie is here to remind us that the original story was actually quite horrific.
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