Local Weekend Box Office Report 14 - 16 September 2018: The Predator may be an apex hunter, but it didn't stand a change against some cartoon vampires as Hotel Transylvania 3 resurged to the top of the charts, relegating Shane Black's sci-fi action comedy sequel to third place.
Local Weekend Box Office Report 7 - 9 September 2018: Despite only getting a limited opening compared to other big releases, The Nun has had a very impressive debut as it posted the second-biggest opening for a horror movie in SA box office history.
Local Weekend Box Office Report 24 - 26 August 2018: Thanks to a very limited opening, Crazy Rich Asians was not able to replicate its international success here in South Africa as Denzel Washington's The Equalizer 2 took the top spot instead.
Weekend box office report 24 - 26 August 2018: Crazy Rich Asians continued its historic success in the best way possible as the Asian-led rom-com pulled off the new impossible by barely dropping in its second weekend. However, that same good fortune didn't make it to The Happytime Murders which was one of Melissa McCarthy's worst career openings.
Local Weekend Box Office Report 17 - 19 August 2018: Jason Statham and his shark friend in The Meg were able to hold off Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon's fumbling spies in The Spy Who Dumped Me this weekend past as all other newcomers flopped.
Weekend box office report 17 - 19 August 2018: As the first Asian-led production from a major Hollywood studio since 1993's The Joy Luck Club. rom-com Crazy Rich Asians had a lot riding on it as it became a cultural phenom. Luckily, the film has now not just delivered with critics but audiences as well as it exceeded its box office predictions.
Local Weekend Box Office Report 10 - 12 August 2018: The Meg, as is expected, is the biggest movie in SA this weekend past, however the Jason Statham vs a giant shark flick isn't the biggest winner overall as local adventure-drama Stroomop makes a huge splash of its own!
Weekend box office report 10 - 12 August 2018: Audiences have been obsessed with thrills from the deep ever since Jaws invented the "Summer blockbuster". Somehow Hollywood forgot this as it predicted "Jason Statham vs a giant prehistoric shark" movie The Meg to fail, but instead the film took a huge bite out of the US box office.
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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