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New trailer for Playmobil: The Movie
The full-length trailer for the animated family adventure Playmobil: The Movie [PMOBL] has been uploaded by UK distributor Studiocanal. STX will release the film Stateside.
Box Score: Shazam! stays no. 1 as Little beats Hellboy
With Star Wars: The Return of Skywalker dominating the headlines, four new films barely made a wave at the box office this weekend. Shazam! [SHAZM] repeated in first place with an estimated $25.1 million, down 53% from its opening. The DC superhero has banked $94.9 million thus far.
Little [LITLE] debuted in second place with $15.5 million. The comedy attracted an audience that was 43% African American, 65% female and 56% aged 25 or older.
Hellboy [HELB3] underperfromed at the third...
Read more »FIrst trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Disney has revealed the teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker [STAR9], the ninth and final episode in The Skywalker Saga. Billy Dee Williams returns as Lando Calrissian while Ian McDiarmid lives as Emperor Palpatine. Directed by J.J. Abrams [JABRA], Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opens on December 20th.
Whisper Numbers: Hellboy and Little battle for second to Shazam!
Four new films enter the box office arena this weekend, but Shazam! [SHAZM] will prevail again. With good word of mouth, Shazam! should hold 50% of its debut at around $26 million.
Lionsgate reboots Hellboy [HELB3] as a violent, R-rated splatter fest starring David Harbour [DHARB] instead of Ron Perlman. The original Hellboy opened in 2004 to $23.2 million, while its sequel followed up with a $34.5 million debut in 2008. Both were rated PG-13 and directed by Guillermo del Toro, who has...
Read more »New trailer for The Secret Life of Pets 2
After unleashing a string of character teasers, Universal has finally dropped the full-length official trailer for The Secret Life of Pets 2 [PETS2]. Illumination's animated sequel focuses on the "emotional" problems of our furry, four-legged companions. The first The Secret Life of Pets opened to $104.35 million in July 2016. The Secret Life of Pets 2 begins in theaters on June 7th.
First trailer for Anna
Summit has released the trailer for the actioner Anna [ANNA1] starring Sasha Luss in the title role as a Russian government assassin. The film had been shelved for a year due to sexual assault allegations against writer-director Luc Besson [LBESS]. Anna will finally reach theaters on June 21st.
Read more »New trailer for The Lion King
Walt Disney has revealed the official trailer for the CG remake of the animated classic The Lion King [LIONK]. James Earl Jones reprises his role as King Mufasa while Donald Glover [DOGLO] voices Simba and Chiwetel Ejiofor [CEJIO] takes over as Scar. Directed by Jon Favreau [JFAVR], The Lion King roars into theaters on July 19th.
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa...
Read more »First trailer for The Addams Family
MGM has unveiled the teaser trailer for the animated feature adaptation of The Addams Family [ADDAM]. The kookiest family on the block features Oscar Isaac [OISAA] as Gomez, Charlize Theron [CTHER] as Morticia and Chloë Grace Moretz [CMORE] as their daughter Wednesday. The Addams Family arrives in theates on October 18th.
New trailer for Booksmart
Annapurna has released the green band trailer for the raunchy comedy Booksmart [BKSMR]. Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein star as best friends and honor students who decide to break some rules on the eve of their high school graduation. Basically a female-led version of Superbad, Booksmart hits theaters on May 24th.
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First trailer for Stuber
Fox has unleashed the official trailer for the buddy action comedy Stuber [STUBR]. Kumail Nanjiani [KNANJ] stars as a mild-mannered Uber driver and Dave Bautista [DBAUT] as his rideshare passenger who turns out to be a cop chasing a killer. Stuber rolls into theaters on July 12th.
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