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Box Score: The War with Grandpa vanquishes Tenet
A new title emerged atop the weekend box office as The War with Grandpa [WARGP] opened with a better than expected $3.6 million. 101 Studios was able to convince moviegoers to return to theaters for a family film. The War with Grandpa attracted an audience that was 53% over the age 25 and evenly split between the sexes.
After a six-week reign, Tenet [TENET.BW] finished second with $2.1 million. The actioner has accumulated $48.3million.
Possessor Uncut [POSSR] declined just 35% in its...
Read more »First trailer for Everybody's Talking About Jamie
20th Century has unveiled the official trailer for the feature adaptation of the stage musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie [EBTAJ]. Max Harwood stars in the title role . The stage production’s director, Jonathan Butterell, makes his feature-film debut with screenplay and lyrics by Tom MacRae. Everybody's Talking About Jamie arrives in theaters February 26th.
Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a “real” career he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain...
Read more »New trailer for Promising Young Woman
Focus has dropped the second trailer for the thriller Promising Young Woman [PRMYM] starring Carey Mulligan [CMULL]. Promising Young Woman will now hit theaters this Christmas.
From visionary director Emerald Fennell (Killing Eve) comes a delicious new take on revenge. Everyone said Cassie (Carey Mulligan) was a promising young woman... until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. But nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be: she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly...
Read more »First trailer for Horizon Line
STX has released the official trailer for the survival thriller Horizon Line [HRZNL]. Allison Williams and Alexander Dreymon star as an ex-couple who find themselves aboard a single-engine Cessna plane without a pilot in the middle of nowhere. Horizon Line currently does not have a U.S. release date, but will open in U.K. theaters on November 6th.
It was supposed to be a routine and casual 99-minute flight to their friend’s tropical island wedding. But within minutes after takeoff, their...
Read more »Whisper Numbers: Will The War with Grandpa prevail over Tenet?
The second largest movie theater chain in the country, Regal has decided to shut down all its theaters except for seven in California. However, AMC and Cinemark, the first and third respectively, are remaining open where possible. Heading into its sixth weekend, Tenet [TENET.BW] should be able to clear $2.0 million.
The War with Grandpa [WARGP] hopes to bring back families to theaters. Robert De Niro stars in the PG-rated family film, which had been shelved for two years. 101 Studios...
Read more »First teaser for The Addams Family 2
MGM has revealed the teaser trailer for the animated sequel The Addams Family 2 [ADAM2]. Bill Hader [BHADE] has joined the cast while Javon "Wanna" Walton takes over the role of Pugsley previously voiced by Finn Wolfhard. The kooky family will return to theaters for Halloween 2021.
Read more »First trailer for Half Brothers
Focus Features has unveiled the official trailer for the dramedy Half Brothers [HFBRO]. Luis Gerardo Méndez and Connor Del Rio star in the film directed by Luke Greenfield. Half Brothers is scheduled to open in theaters on Dece,ber 4th.
Renato, a successful Mexican aviation executive, is shocked to discover he has an American half-brother he never knew about, the free-spirited Asher. The two very different half-brothers are forced on a road journey together masterminded by their ailing...
Read more »First TV spot for News of the World
Universal has revealed the first look at the western News of the World [NEWSW] with a minute long TV spot. Tom Hanks [THANK] reunites with writer-director Paul Greengrass [PGREE]. News of the World arrives in theaters this Christmas.
Five years after the end of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Hanks), a widower and veteran of three wars, now moves from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller, sharing the news of presidents and queens, glorious feuds, devastating...
Read more »First trailer for The 355
Universal has released the official trailer for the spy adventure The 355 [355]. Jessica Chastain [JCHAS], Lupita Nyong’o [LNYON], Diane Kruger [DKRUG], Penélope Cruz [PCRUZ] and Bingbing Fan star as five rival agents who team up for a mission. Directed by Simon Kinberg, The 355 is currently scheduled to hit theaters on January 15th.
When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, wild card CIA agent Mason “Mace” Brown (Jessica Chastain) will need to join forces with rival badass...
Read more »New trailer for Free Guy
20th Century has uploaded the second trailer for the fantasy actioner Free Guy [FREEG]. Ryan Reynolds [RREYN] stars as a Non-Playable Character in an open world videogame who decides to break from his pre-determined role and control his own actions. Jodie Comer [JCOME] and Taika Waitiki [TAWAI] co-star as the game's developers. Free Guy says it will open in theaters on December 11th.
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