May DVDs – Oscar winners and crowd-pleasers
Eighteen (yes, eighteen) new movies hit DVD and home release this month. Among them is dark romantic fantasy The Shape of Water, this year's Best Picture winner at the Academy Awards.
Local Weekend Box Office – Black Panther has one of the biggest second weekends in SA history
Local Weekend Box Office Report 23 - 25 February: Black Panther maintains its dominance of South African cinemas by barely dropping in its second weekend
Local Weekend Box Office – Wakanda forever!
Local Weekend Box Office Report 16 - 18 February: In what will be a surprise to nobody who has been following the news of the last few days, Marvel's Black Panther rules all at the South African box office.
UPDATED: Weekend Box Office – Black Panther is king with record-breaking debut!
Weekend Box Office Report 16 - 18 February 2018: It's definitely "Wakanda forever!" as Marvel's Black Panther capitalizes on its massive cultural significance to open to break several records on its debut!
Local Weekend Box Office – Fifty Shades ties up SA audiences again
Local Weekend Box Office Report 9 - 11 February: It may be Valentine's Day, but it seems local audiences are finally falling out of love with the Fifty Shades franchise... not enough to keep it from the top spot though.
Weekend Box Office – Fifty Shades Freed opens at no.1 but with lowest franchise debut
Weekend Box Office Report 9 - 11 February 2018: The final Fifty Shades movie may have whipped the competition to take the top spot, but only due to their flaccid performances.
Weekend Box Office – Jumanji back on top on slow Super Bowl weekend
Weekend Box Office Report 2 - 4 February 2018: As most Americans were glued to the Super Bowl, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle managed to retake the top spot in a weekend with only one new release.
Weekend Box Office – Maze Runner runs past Jumanji to no.1
Weekend Box Office Report 26 - 28 January 2018: The Maze Runner finally dethrones Jumanji as Hostiles and Shape of Water make huge leaps into the top 10.
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