Topping the weekend box office but showing signs of franchise fatigue, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore [FBST3] summoned an estimated $43.0 million. The debut is down 31% from the $62.1 million of the previous installment The Crimes of Grindelwald. An audience of 56% females and 70% over the age of 25 gave the film a B+ CinemaScore.
Last weekend’s high scorer Sonic the Hedgehog 2 [SONC2] tumbled down 58% in round two to $30.0 million. The sequel has banked $119.6 million.
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Neon has unleashed the teaser trailer for the sci-fi thriller Crimes of the Future [CRMOF] directed by David Cronenberg. Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, and Kristen Stewart star in the film which will premiere as a Cannes Competition Official Selection 2022. Crimes of the Future arrives in theaters this June.
As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. With his partner Caprice (Léa Seydoux), Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen)...
Roadside Attractions has unveiled the domestic trailer for the biographical drama Benediction [BNDCT]. Jack Lowden [JLOWD] and Peter Capaldi [PCAPA] star as British Poet Siegfried Sassoon at two different age in his life. Directed by Terence Davies, Benediction opens in theaters on June 3rd.
Focus Features has revealed a second trailer for the action adventure The Northman [NRTHM] from filmmaker Robert Eggers [REGGE]. Based on the Scandinavian legend that inspired William Shakespeare's "Hamlet", the Viking epic stars Alexander Skarsgård [ASKAR] as a prince on a quest to avenge the murder of his father. The Northman hits theaters on April 22nd.
Paramount has unleashed the official trailer for the animated Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank [BLAZS], which was previously titled Blazing Samurai due to its inspiration from Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles. Michael Cera [MCERA] voices a dog training to be a samurai in order to save a town of cats. Samuel L. Jackson [SLJAC] who introduced the trailer voices his feline mentor. Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank pounces into theatres on July 15th.
A hard-on-his-luck hound Hank (Michael Cera)...
Proving there’s a market for family films, the sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 2 [SONC2] led the weekend box office with an estimated $71.0 million. The debut would be more than what the first Sonic the Hedgehog did in its four-day opening of $70.0 million. Audiences gave the film an A CinemaScore.
Last weekend’s top film Morbius [MORBI] tumbled 74% to $10.2 million and $57.08 million after 10 days.
Lost City [LOCTD] finished third at $9.16 million, advancing its total to $68.85 million.
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Voltage Pictures has revealed the official teaser trailer for the romance sequel After Ever Happy [AFTR4], the fourth and final film in the series adapted from the Anna Todd novels. Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffins star in After Ever Happy, which opens in theaters on September 7th.
The final chapter in the AFTER franchise finds Tessa and Hardin at a crossroads: Does Tessa continue trying to save him and their relationship, or is it time to save herself? While Hardin remains...
A24 has unveiled the official trailer for the animated/live-action hybrid film Marcel The Shell With Shoes On [MSWSO]. Jenny Slate [JESLA] vocies a seashell based on a 2010 stop-motion animated short film as well as two children's books. Marcel The Shell With Shoes On reaches domestic shores on June 24th.
20th Century Studios has released the second trailer for the animated The Bob's Burgers Movie [BOBSB] based on the Fox cartoon series. The musical-comedy-mystery-adventure opens in theaters Memorial Day weekend on May 27th.
The story begins when a ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole right in front of Bob's Burgers, blocking the entrance indefinitely and ruining the Belchers’ plans for a successful summer. While Bob and Linda struggle to keep the business afloat, the kids try...
Despite being one of the worst-reviewed superhero movie ever, Morbius [MORBI] managed to gross an estimated $39.1 million to top the weekend box office. The audience of 61% males and 57% over 25 gave the film an equally poor C+ CinemaScore. Expect Morbius to have very short legs.
Last weekend’s champ, Lost City [LOCTD] dropped 51% in its second weekend to $14.8 million. The current total stands at $54.6 million.
The Batman [TBATM.BW] finished third with $10.8 million during its fifth...
