The theatrical business is picking up as Hollywood opens four new wide releases this weekend along with a moderate release from Netflix. Liongate looks to lead the way with the R-rated horrror Spiral: From the Book of Saw [SAW9]. Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson star in a spinoff of the Saw series, whose last installment Jigsaw opened in October 2017 with $16.6 million. Spiral could spin $15 million from 2811 locations.
Angelina Jolie toplines the R-rated thriller Those Who Wish Me...
Netflix has dropped the first 15 minutes of the zombie heist actioner Army of the Dead [ARMYD] in a live stream on Youtube. Army of the Dead will open in ~600 theaters on May 14th before arriving on Netflix on May 21st.
Focus Features has debuted the official trailer for the documentary The Sparks Brothers [SPBRO] about the influential musical duo known as your favorite band’s favorite band. Director Edgar Wright [EWRIG] sits down with brothers and bandmates Ron and Russell Mael to examine their musical journey that spans five decades. The Sparks Brothers arrives in theaters on June 18.
Lionsgate has unveiled the official trailer for the action comedy sequel Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard [HTMB2]. Ryan Reynolds [RREYN], Samuel L. Jackson [SLJAC] and Salma Hayek [SHAYE] are back as the bodyguard, the hitman and the wife, respectively. Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard opens in theaters on June 16th.
Universal has unleashed the official trailer for the sequel The Forever Purge [PURG5], the fifth and final chapter in the dystopian series. Members of an underground movement decide to extend their campaign of mayhem and massacre beyond the annual sanctioned day. The Forever Purge starts on JUly 2nd.
Adela (Ana de la Reguera) and her husband Juan (Tenoch Huerta) live in Texas, where Juan is working as a ranch hand for the wealthy Tucker family. Juan impresses the Tucker patriarch, Caleb...
Lionsgate has uploaded the opening scene to the horror spinoff Spiral: From the Book of Saw [SAW9], which opens in theaters this Friday, May 14th.
Lionsgate has released the official trailer for the actioner The Protege [ANA]. Maggie Q [MQUIG] stars as an assassin out to avenge the death of her mentor, played by Samuel L. Jackson [SLJAC]. Michael Keaton [MKEAT] co-stars in the film directed by Martin Campbell [MCAMP]. The Protege opens into theaters on August 20th.
Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody (Samuel L. Jackson) and trained in the family business, Anna (Maggie Q) is the world’s most skilled contract...
A24 has unfurled the official trailer for the medieval fantasy The Green Knight [GRNKN] based on the Arthurian legend. Dev Patel [DPATE] stars as Sir Gawain who embarks on a quest to fight the emrald-skinned giant who came to the King's court to issue a challenge to test the men. Directed by David Lowery [DLOWE], The Green Knight arrives in theaters on July 30th.
Focus Features has revealed the official trailer for the thriler Stillwater [STLWT] directed by Tom McCarthy [TMCAR]. Matt Damon [MDAMO] stars as an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma who travels to Marseille where his estranged daughter, played by Abigail Breslin [ABRES], is in prison for murder. He must fight through language barriers, cultural differences, and a foreign legal system to exonerate his daughter. Stillwater hits theaters on July 30th.
Sony has unleashed the official trailer for the Marvel Comics sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage [VENM2]. Tom Hardy [THARD] returns as the anti-hero Eddie Brock/Venom, while Woody Harrelson [WHARR] joins as the villain Cletus Kasady/Carnage. Directed by Andy Serkis [ASERK], Venom: Let There Be Carnage hit theaters on September 24th.
