Laura Michelle Kelly plays a
housewife who finds an international audience via her webcam in Goddess. Source: Supplied
Vicky Roach, The Daily Telegraph, reports
Goddess, the kitchen-sink musical starring
British actress Laura Michelle Kelly, Ronan Keating and Magda Szubanski, hit
the right note with Australian audiences at the weekend.
Following in the footsteps of song-driven crowd-pleasers such as Bran
Nue Dae and The Sapphires, the film took $500,000 and the No 4 spot,
overtaking Oscar-favourite The Silver Linings Playbook in its seventh
week at the box office.
Kelly, who originated the role of Mary Poppins in the stage musical,
stars as an isolated housewife who finds an international audience via her
webcam.
Stan Walker's feature debut, Mt Zion, also punched above its
weight. The Kiwi drama had the highest screen average ($7,755) of any film in
the Top 20.
Oz the Great and Powerful remains at No. 1, with Jim Carrey and Steve Carell's The Incredible Burt Wonderstone at No. 2.
Oz the Great and Powerful remains at No. 1, with Jim Carrey and Steve Carell's The Incredible Burt Wonderstone at No. 2.
The figures were a welcome boost for the Australian box office after a disappointing start to the year. The cricket film Save Your Legs, with Stephen Curry and Brendan Cowell, and the AFL film Blinder performed well below expectations.
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