Aussie cinemas record highest weekend admissions in over a year

Cinema’s COVID recovery may have taken longer to kick off than most of the media, but it seems the sector is finally now in full bounce-back mode, with a significant milestone set for admissions last weekend.

The weekend spanning 25 to 28 March saw the highest weekend of admissions for Aussie cinema since pre-lockdown levels in February of 2020. A total of 897,000 people viewed films over the weekend as the Easter school holiday period kicked off.

Of those admissions, 50% were aged between 18-39 as Hollywood blockbusters finally begin to reach our shores. Godzilla vs. Kong brought in 413,000 admissions, while the animated Peter Rabbit sequel brought another 176,000, both in just their opening weekend.