Despite a headstart by a new competitor to the box office race, Sonic the Hedgehog [SONIC] rallied to cross the finish line in first place with an estimated $26.3 million. The videogame feature adaptation decline 55% from its opening, but has now banked $106.6 million.
The Call of the Wild [TCOTW] mushed $24.8 million to outperformed expectation in its debut at the second spot. The audience was evenly split between males and females while 62% are aged 25 and older.
Birds of Prey [GOTCS]...
Sony Pictures Classics has dropped the full length trailer for the drama Charm City Kings [12OCB] based on the documentary 12 O’Clock Boys. Charm City Kings opens in select cities April 10th before expanding everywhere April 17th.
Fourteen-year-old Mouse (Jahi Di’Allo Winston) desperately wants to join the Midnight Clique, an infamous group of Baltimore dirt-bike riders who rule the summertime streets. His older brother, Stro, was their top rider before his tragic death—a loss that...
Two new films will play the weekend box office game, but neither will knock off Sonic the Hedgehog [SONIC] from the high score. The family-friendly Sonic the Hedgehog should hold around 55% of its debut for another $32 million.
The classic Jack London novel The Call of the Wild [TCOTW] gets another feature adaptation, this time with a CG dog. The PG-rated adventure is the first release under Disney’s rebrand of Fox as 20th Century Studios. Star Harrison Ford has been hitting the talk...
Lionsgate has revealed the official trailer for the thriller Run [RUN] starring Sarah Paulson [SPAUL]. Run reaches theaters on May 8th of Mother's Day Weekend.
They say you can never escape a mother’s love... but for Chloe, that’s not a comfort — it’s a threat. There’s something unnatural, even sinister about the relationship between Chloe (newcomer Kiera Allen) and her mom, Diane (Sarah Paulson). Diane has raised her daughter in total isolation, controlling every move she’s made since...
Bleecker Street has unveiled the official trailer for the drama Dream Horse [DRHRS] based on a true story. Toni Collette [TCOLL] stars as a Welsh cashier and bartender who persuades her neighbors and friends to invest in and raise a race horse. They watch together as the horse pays off race after race until they reach the national championship. Dream Horse opens in select theaters on May 1st.
Briarcliff Entertainment has released the official trailer for the historical drama Emperor [EMPOR]. Dayo Okeniyi stars as Shields “Emperor” Green, an outlaw slave in the pre-Civil War South who fights his way north to join the raid on Harper’s Ferry that helped spark the Civil War. Emperor arrives in theaters on March 27th.
Hulu has uploaded the greenband and redband trailers for the comedy Big Time Adolescence [BTADL]. Griffin Gluck stars as a teenager coming of age under the misguidance of his college dropout best friend, played by Pete Davidson. Neon will open Big Time Adolescence in select theaters on March 13th, before it hits Hulu on March 20th.
Lapping the competition over the Presidents Day holiday, Sonic the Hedgehog [SONIC] scored an estimated $70.0 million over the 4-day weekend. The family film attracted an audience of 56% male and 70% under 25 years old.
Last weekend's top film Birds of Prey [GOTCS] slipped to second with $19.9 million. The 3-day portion declined 48% from its opening weekend.
Fantasy Island [FANIS] debuted at the third spot with $14.0 million over the long weekend. The horror adaptation drew 52% female...
Valentine’s Day and the Presidents Day holiday weekend bring four new wide releases. The live-action/animated hybrid film Sonic the Hedgehog [SONIC] leads the way in what will soon be the comeback story of recent memory. The first trailer from Paramount last April was so disastrous that the release date was pushed back 4 months so that Sonic could be redrawn. Fans who grew up playing the videogames, reading the comics and watching the cartoons breathe a sigh of relief when the new trailer...
Well Go USA has dropped the full-length trailer for the drama Cut Throat City [CUTTC] on Fandango. Set in the Lower 9th Ward after Hurricane Katrina, a group of friends attempt to pull off a heist. Directed by RZA [RZA], Cut Throat City will premiere at SXSW on March 14 before opening in theaters nationwide on April 10.
