Yay! After two weeks of their inexplicable absence, we finally have our box office figures back for South Africa. Unfortunately though, those box office figures show the utterly terrible Transformers: The Last Knight to have taken the top spot with R5.3 million. Blergh.
Local Weekend Box Office Report 16 - 18 June 2017: Traditionally, South African filmgoers love their animated movies, and they showed it again by giving Cars 3 the top spot.
Local Weekend Box Office Report 9 - 11 June 2017: The Mummy may have been shambling around the box office internationally, but local audiences seem to be loving it
Local Weekend Box Office Report 2 - June 2017: Long-awaited comic book adaptation Wonder Woman takes the top spot, but it's a surprisingly low opening for a movie breaking records overseas
Local Weekend Box Office Report 26 - 28 May 2017: After last week's slump, the latest Pirates of the Caribbean helps to get SA box office ship-shape again. Meanwhile Katherine Heigl and Rosario Dawson lead a forgettable debut.
Local Weekend Box Office Report 19 - 21 May 2017 - The top of the box office stays the same as big ticket newcomer Alien: Covenant stumbles in its opening.
This week's new releases will be filling the cinema with horror. Between Alien: Covenant's return to gore, a look into the yuckiest fast-food franchise ever and two children's movies that will make parents recoil, there's something to torture everyone with this week.
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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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