The Labor Day holiday weekend typically ends the summer blockbuster season. However, in this atypical year of the COVID-19, Tenet [TENET] opens today as the lone summer blockbuster movie of 2020. While Disney decided to send Mulan [MULN] straight to PVOD on Disney+, Warner Bros. and filmmaker Christopher Nolan [CNOLA] committed Tenet to a theatrical release to help exhibitors. With New Jersey and parts of California reopening theaters, approximately 70% of the domestic market is now...
Eon Productions has dopped the second full-length trailer for the 25th 007 adventure No Time to Die [JB25]. Daniel Craig [DCRAI] returns for the last time as James Bond in a direct sequel to 2015's Spectre. Rami Malek [RMALE] stars as the villain Safin, who may be inspired by the Shatterhand alias from the Ian Fleming novel "You Only Live Twice". Originally set to open pre-pandemic in April, No Time to Die is now targeting November 20th for U.S. theaters.
Hello HSX Community! While the product is slowly moving back into theaters, that will give moviegoers something new to see. But if you’re not ready to go back to the theaters again, I present to you some films you can watch at home.
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FEELS GOOD MAN (9/4) - Terrific Sundance talking heads documentary about the emergence of a comic character in alt-right extremist circles. How do you free art that's been co-opted by hate?
Neon has unleashed the full-length trailer for Possessor: Uncut [POSSR] which is being marketed as "THE FOLLOWING FILM HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED FROM ITS ORIGINAL VERSION". Andrea Riseborough [ARISE] stars in the film written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg. Possessor: Uncut opens in theaters and drive-ins on October 9th.
With roughly over 60% of theaters open at 50% capacity or less in the United States, The New Mutants [NMUTN] took in $7.0 million to debut atop the weekend box office. The X-Men off-shoot appealed to an audience that was 66% male and 60% over the age of 25.
Last weekend's top film, Unhinged [UNHNG] declined 35% to $2.6 million and second place. The thriller has banked $8.8 million.
Bill & Ted Face the Music [BILL3] opened at the third spot with $1.1 million, while also premiering...
With movie theaters reopening across the country and new films debuting in wide release, the Box Office Whisperer is back with HSX's weekly box office forecast. However, theaters remained closed in some states, notably California, New Jersey and New York which collectively account for more than 20% of the domestic box office. Theaters that are open have limited seating capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the risks, a segment of the population is eager to head back to the big...
Focus Features has revealed the official trailer for the horror film Come Play [LARRY] starring Gillian Jacobs [GJACO]. Come Play will open in time for Halloween on October 30th.
Newcomer Azhy Robertson stars as Oliver, a lonely young boy who feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses Oliver’s devices against him to break into our world, Oliver’s parents (Gillian Jacobs...
Neon has revealed the official trailer for the drama Ammonite [AMONT] starring Kate Winslet [KWINS] and Saoirse Ronan [SRONA]. Set in 1840s England, Winslet stars as English fossil hunter Mary Anning who develops a lesbian relationshipw with a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea. Written and directed by Francis Lee, Ammonite is scheduled to open on November 13th.
After five months of theater closure due to the coromavirus pandemic, Unhinged [UNHNG] became the first film to reach wide status again earning an estimated $4.0 million from 1823 theaters. Solstice Studios took first place with its first ever release. The thriller pull in an audience that was 56% male, and 76% over age 25.
Playing in only Canadian theaters, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run [SPBO3] finished second at $550,000. The animated sequel has banked $2 million after 10...
Warner Bros. has unfurled the DC FanDome teaser for the superhero reboot The Batman [TBATM]. Robert Pattinson [RPATT] stars as billionaire Bruce Wayne in year two as his vigilante detective alter ego, the Dark Knight of Gotham City. Zoë Kravitz [ZKRAV] co-stars as Selina Kyle aka Catwoman, Paul Dano [PDANO] as Edward Nashton aka The Riddler, Colin Farrell [CFARR] as Oswald Cobblepot aka The Penguin, and Jeffrey Wright [JWRIG] as the GCPD’s James Gordon. Directed by Matt Reeves [MREEV], T...
