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Fall Movie Release Date Changes
As the coronavirus pandemic continue to keep most Americans at home, major theater chains plans to remain close at least though late June. Hollywood has delayed some spring and summer movies until the fall and holiday seasons, which in turn bumps those movies further bacak on the release calendar. Here's a running list of the release date changes of movies previously scheduled from September to the end of 2020.
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New trailer for The Trip to Greece
IFC Films has revealed the official trailer for the comedy The Trip to Greece [TRIP4], which reunites Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan [SCOOG] with director Michael Winterbottom for the fourth film in their European road trip series. The Trip to Greece opens in theaters and VOD May 22nd.
When Odysseus left Troy it took him ten years to get back to his home in Ithaca. Steve and Rob have only six days on their own personal odyssey in THE TRIP TO GREECE. On the way they argue about tragedy and...
Read more »First trailer for Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula
Well Go USA has unleashed the teaser trailer for the horror actioner Peninsula [PNSLA], director Yeon Sang-ho's sequel to Train to Busan. Four years after the initial zombie outbreak, Korea has turned into a devastated post-apocalyptic world. Train to Busan grossed $2.1 million at the U.S. box office in 2016. With a real life global pandemic, Peninsula is sure to resonant with audiences when theaters reopen later this year.
Jung-seok, a soldier who previously escaped the diseased...
Read more »Summer Movie Release Date Changes
With the coronavirus pandemic still on the upswing, the nation's social distancing lockdown has been extended until at least the end of April. Hollywood has now began to postpone or remove summer movies from the release calendar. Here's a running list of the major movie release date changes previously scheduled from June through August.
| Title | Ticker | Old Date | New Date |
| Wonder Woman | [WOND2] | 6/5/2020 | 8/14/2020 |
| Greyhound | [GREYH] |
6/12/2020 |
TBA |
| Greenland | ...
First trailer for Greenland
A Norwegian distributor has uploaded the international trailer for the disaster film Greenland [GRNLN] starring Gerard Butler [GBUTL] and Morena Baccarin [MBACC]. A family struggles to survive the cataclysmic event of a comet hitting Earth. STX has currently scheduled Greenland to open on June 12th.
Spring Movie Release Date Changes
Within a week, the coronavirus pandemic has forced studios to alter their carefully laid-out release strategies and movie theaters to shut down across the nation. The entire slate from this weekend to the end of May has been postponed or removed from the schedule for a new date to be determined later. Here's a list of the major movie release date changes thus far.
| Title | Ticker | Old Date | New Date |
| A Quiet PlacePart 2 | [AQPL2] | 3/20/2020 | 9/4/2020 |
| Mulan | [MULN] | ...
Box Score: Onward retained first place amidst the coronavirus pandemic
The weekend box office is headed for a 20-year low as the COVID-19 crisis grows nationwide. Onward [ONWRD] repeated in first place with an estimated $10.5 million, but dropped 73%, the steepest second weekend decline in Pixar history.
I Still Believe [ISBLV] debuted in second place with $9.5 million. The faith-based drama received an 'A' CinemaScore.
Bloodshot [BLDSH] earned $9.3 million to open at the third spot. Audiences gave the actioner a 'B' CinemaScore.
The Invisible Man [INVSB]...
Read more »Whisper Numbers: Are theaters Bloodshot or do moviegoers Still Believe?
With the coronavirus COVID-19 declared a global pandemic, Hollywood has begun to delay upcoming major releases. Unfortunately, it’s too late to move the three new films opening this week as well as the holdovers. How big will the bloodbath be as moviegoers avoid theaters, especially in California and New York? Its Pixar pedigree is unlikely to prevent Onward [ONWRD] from falling more than 50% this weekend to about $18 million.
Lionsgate targets Christians with the musical biopic I...
Read more »New trailer for Soul
Disney has revealed the official trailer for Pixar's animated Soul [SOUL] directed by Oscar winner Pete Docter (Inside Out, Up). Jamie Foxx [JFOXX] voices a human who is in a near death experience as his soul crosses over to the other side.
Soul arrives in theaters on June 19th.
Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. But one small misstep takes him from the streets of New York City to The Great Before – a...
Read more »New trailers for Bad Trip
Orion has unleashed new redband and greenband trailers for the comedy Bad Trip [BDTRP]. Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery [LRHOW] and Tiffany Haddish [THADD] prank unsuspecting bystanders. Bad Trip hits theaters on April 17th.
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- A24 has removed The Green Knight from its May release date, now TBD https://t.co/Hcm8paFZkH
- STX has removed Greenland from its June release date, now TBA https://t.co/Uc1P3OxKRz
- Kaley Cuoco to star in Man from Toronto https://t.co/RqWR08ztdN
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