Instead of competing against each other, two new releases targeted different demographics combined to bring out moviegoers for the fourth biggest box office weekend ever. Barbie [BARBI] blew away expectation for an estimated $155.0 million. The opening is the biggest of the year beating The Super Mario Bros Movie’s $146.6 million and the highest ever directed by a woman. The audience skewed 68% females, who graded Barbie an A CinemaScore.
Oppenheimer [OPHMR] detonated an equally...
Marvel Studios has uploaded the official trailer for the latest comic superheroes movie The Marvels [CMAR2]. Brie Larson [BLARS] reprises her role as Carol Danvers, Teyonah Parris [TPARR] as Monica Rambeau, Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, and Samuel L. Jackson [SLJAC] as Nick Fury. Zawe Ashton [ZASHT] joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the villain. The Marvels hits theaters on November 10th.
Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken...
Sony has geared up the second trailer for the sports racing videogame adaptation Gran Turismo [GTURS] based on a true story. Archie Madekwe [AMADE] stars a gamer who wins a PlayStation contest to become a professional racecar driver. David Harbour [DHARB] co-stars as a former driver turned mentor, while Orlando Bloom [OBLOO] plays the leader of their underdog motorsport outfit. Together, they take on the elite teams in the sport. Gran Turismo arrives in theaters starting August 11th.
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20th Century has unveiled the full-length trailer for the thriller A Haunting in Venice [HVENC], the third installment in the mystery series starring Kenneth Branagh [KBRAN] as detective Hercule Poirot. Retired and living in the Italian city post-World War II, Poirot attends a séance at a haunted palazzo when one of the guests is murdered. The new cast includes Jamie Dornan [JDORN], Tina Fey [TFEY], Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Kelly Reilly and Michelle Yeoh [MYEOH]. Adapted from Agatha Christie’s...
Illumination has revealed the full-length trailer for the animated comedy Migration [MIGRT], landing in theaters on December 22nd.
The film stars Kumail Nanjiani [KNANJ] as anxious Mallard dad Mack and Elizabeth Banks [EBANK] as Pam, the Mallards’ daring, quick-witted matriarch. Caspar Jennings plays Dax, the Mallards’ confident and restless son, and, in her feature film debut, Tresi Gazal plays Gwen, the family’s innocent and lovable daughter. Awkwafina [AWKWA] voices the scrappy leader...
Since the actors did not attend the premiere due to their strike, Disney had dropped a new trailer for the horror comedy Haunted Mansion [HMNSN] that names all the stars including Jamie Lee Curtis [JLCUR] as Madame Leonta and Jared Leto [JLETO] as the Hatbox Ghost. The film features many of the key moments from the theme park attraction. Directed by Justin Simien, Haunted Mansion opens in theaters on July 28th.
Focus Features has revealed the official trailer for the comedy The Holdovers [HLDOV] directed by Alexander Payne [ALPAY]. Paul Giamatti [PGIAM] stars as a teacher at a boarding school who has to stay behind during the winter holiday to watch over students who remained on campus. The Holdovers opens in limited release on October 27th before expanding wide on November 10th.
THE HOLDOVERS follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain...
20th Century has released the full-length trailer for the scif-fi actioner The Creator [TRULV] set in a future with advanced Artifical Intelligence. John David Washington [JDWAS] stars as a soldier caught in the middle of a war between humanity and A.I. beings. Directed by Gareth Edwards, The Creator opens in theaters on September 29th.
Ex-Special Forces agent Joshua (John David Washington) is recruited for a mission to hunt down a mysterious weapon used by the AI opposition. As his team...
Tom Cruise is back on top of the weekend box office as Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One [MISS7] landed an estimated $56.2 million Friday to Sunday. The $80.0 million 5-day debut beats Mission: Impossible II’s $78.8 million Wednesday-Sunday opening in 2000. Men over 25 was the biggest quadrant at 46% of the audience.
Sound of Freedom [SOFRD] increased 37% in its second weekend to $27.0 million. The faith-based thriller has already amassed $85.50 million.
Last weekend’s...
Warner Bros. has unleashed the official final trailer for the superhero film Blue Beetle [BLUBT] based on the DC Comics. Xolo Maridueña stars as Jaime Reyes who gets his superpowers from an alien device that chose him as its host. Susan Sarandon [SSARA] plays the villain. Directed by Angel Manuel Soto, Blue Beetle lands in theaters on August 18th.
Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he...
