While temperature soared across the country, the weekend box office was a dead heat between newcomer Elvis [ELVIS] and stalwart Top Gun: Maverick [TOPG2.BW] as both reported an estimated $30.5 million. The musical biopic appears to be frontloaded after grossing $12.7 million on Friday including previews. Elvis skewed female at 58% with 30% over the age of 55. Top Gun: Maverick brought its massive haul to $521.7 million.
After two weeks at the top, Jurassic World: Dominion [JURA6]...
Lionsgate has unveiled the official trailer for the drama White Bird: A Wonder Story [WHBRD] based on the novel by R.J. Palacio. A spinoff of 2017's Wonder, White Bird follows Julian Albans, the bully from the first film. Helen Mirren [HMIRR] stars as her grandmother who teaches him about empathy and kindness. Directed by Marc Forster [MFORS], White Bird: A Wonder Story lands in theaters on October 14th.
In White Bird: A Wonder Story, kindness even has the power to save lives, as Julian...
Utopia has dropped the redband trailer for the coming-of-age comedy Sharp Stick [SHSTK] written and directed by Lena Dunham [LDUNH]. Kristine Froseth stars as a naive woman living on the fringes of Hollywood with her mother and sister. Longing to be loved, she begins an affair with her boss, played by Jon Bernthal [JBERN]. Sharp Stick will open in NY/LA on July 29th and expand on August 5th.
20th Century has released the official trailer for the romantic comedy horror film Barbarian [BARBN]. Georgina Campbell stars as a woman traveling to Detroit for a job interview. When she arrives at her rental home, she discovers that the house has been double booked with a stranger, played by Bill Skarsgård [BSKAR]. She decides to spend the evening, and discovers something more sinister in the basement. Written and directed by Zach Cregger. Barbarian hits theaters on August 31st.
Gravitas Ventures has unveiled the official trailer for the body switching comedy Mack & Rita [MACRT] Elizabeth Lail stars as a 30-year-old Mack writer and influencer who spends a wild weekend in Palm Springs and magically turns into her future 70-year-old self "Aunt Rita", played by Diane Keaton [DKEAT]. Mack & Rita will open wide on August 12th.
Paramount has revealed the official trailer for the horror film Smile [SWROS]. Sosie Bacon stars as a doctor who witnesses a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient and starts experiencing her own unexplainable occurrences. She must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her terror. Smile breaks into theaters on September 30th.
Sony has unleashed the teaser trailer for the family film Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile [LYLEC] based on the best-selling book series by Bernard Waber. Shawn Mendes voices the title character opposite Javier Bardem and Constance Wu. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile hits theaters on October 7th.
When the Primm family (Constance Wu, Scoot McNairy, Winslow Fegley) moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle - a...
With its competitor sputtering on take-off, Jurassic World: Dominion [JURA6] retained the weekend box office crown with an estimated $58.66 million. The sequel decayed 60% from its debut to advance its total to $249.79 million after 10 days.
After sending the last 3 Pixar films straight to Disney+, Disney couldn’t entice families back to theaters. Lightyear [LITYR] opened in second place with just $51.0 million, less than half of Toy Story 4’s $120.9 million debut in 2019. The film...
Magnolia Pictures has revealed the teaser trailer for the comedy I Love My Dad [ILVMD]. Patton Oswalt [POSWA] stars as a father who wants to reconnect with his estranged son, played by writer-diretor James Morosini. He decides to impersonates a woman online in order to follow his son on social media. However, things spiral out of control when the son develops feelings for the fake persona created by his father. I Love My Dad opens in theaters on August 5th.
Universal has uploaded the greenband trailer for the romantic comedy Bros [BROS], the first about two gay men from a major studio. Billy Eichner starred in the lead role and co-wrote the film with director Nicholas Stoller [NSTOL]. Featuring an entirely LGBTQ+ principal cast, Bros comes out in theaters on September 30th.
