There’s a new top grossing film for the year 2021 as Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings [SHCHI] banked an estimated $13.3 million to bring its total to $196.5 million. Black Widow is now second with $186.7 million.
Dear Evan Hansen [DEHAN] debuted in second place at $7.5 million. The musical appealed to an audience that was 62% female and 52% over the age of 25.
Cry Macho [CRYMC] finished fifth with $2.1 million, off 52% from its opening. The western has earned $8.3 million.
...IFC Films has unleashed the domestic teaser for the erotic drama Benedetta [BENDT] directed by Paul Verhoeven [PVERH]. Based on a true story, a 17th-century novice nun at an Italian convent has a forbidden lesbian affair with another nun. However, the Church is even more threatened by her religious visions and mysticism and imprisons her. Benedetta opens in theaters on December 3rd.
While Hollywood waits another week until October to open their blockbusters, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings [SHCHI] will continue to rule September. Marvel's newest superhero should lead the box office for a fourth straight weekend at about $13.5 million.
Universal targets young women with the musical Dead Evan Hansen [DEHAN] based on the Tony-award winner. The PG-13 rated film has earned poor reviews, which will discourage moviegoers outside the core fanbase. Booked in 3364...
Neon has revealed the full-length trailer for the biographical drama Spencer [SPENC] starring Kirsten Stewart [KSTEW] as Princess Diana. Set over the Christmas holiday at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate, the film explores the fateful days when she decided to leave her marriage to Prince Charles. Directed by Pablo Lorrain, Spencer arrives in theaters on November 5th.
Amazon has uploaded the official trailer for the biographical drama The Electric Life of Lousi Wain [LWAIN]. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the British artist best known for his cat paintings. He was later institutionalized for psychiatric problems. The Electrical Life of Louis Wain arrives in theaters on October 22nd and hit Prime Video on November 5th.
The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic...
A24 has unveiled the official trailer for the Shakespearean drana The Tragedy of Macbeth [MACBE] adapted by writer/director Joel Coen [COEN]. Denzel Washington [DWASH] stars as the title character with Frances McDormand [FMCDO] as his wife. The Tragedy of Macbeth opens in theaters on December 25th before streaming on Apple TV+ beginning January 14th.
Lionsgate has premiered the first trailer for the biographical drama American Underdog [AUKWS] on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Zachary Levi [ZLEVI] stars as Kurt Warner, the football quarterback who was working as a stockboy at a grocery store. He started in Arena Football before joining the National Football League where he led the St. Louis Rams to winning the Super Bowl. Anna Paquin [APAQU] co-stars as his wife who supported him along the way. Directed by the Erwin brothers [ERWIN], American...
Sony has released the official trailer for the drama A Mouthful of Air [AMOA] starring Amanda Seyfried [ASEYF] and Finn Wittrock [FWITT]. Amy Koppelman directed from her adaptation of her novel. A Mouthful of Air opens exclusively in theaters on October 29th.
Julie Davis, warm, kind, loving to her husband and child, is a bestselling children’s author. While her books deal with unlocking childhood fears, she has yet to unlock the dark secret that has haunted her own life. But when her second...
Universal has cut a final trailer for the horror film Halloween Kills [HALW4], the sequel to 2018’s Halloween. Jamie Lee Curtis [JLCUR] reprises her iconic role to once again confront the masked serial killer Michael Myers. Halloween Kills will open day-n-date in theaters and stream on Peacock on October 15th.
Minutes after Laurie Strode (Curtis), her daughter Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie’s...
Apple has uploaded the official trailer for the sci-fi film Finch [BIOS] which was previously titled Bios and to be distributed by Universal. Like Cast Away where he was alone for most of the film, Bios stars Tom Hanks as seeemingly the last man on earth in a post-apocalyptic future. He creates a robot to care for his dog when he no longer can. Together, they set out on a journey to escape killer storms and find a new home. Finch may get an awards qualifying run before streaming November...
