As the coronavirus COVID-19 spreads in the U.S., Hollywood and exhibitors worry about its effect at the box office. With large events being cancelled across the country, movie theaters could face closure similar to impacted countries like China, South Korea and Italy. Disney presses Onward [ONWRD] this weekend with a new Pixar story. Chris Pratt and Tom Holland lead the voice cast on a PG-rated adventure set in a modern fantasy world. The last original Pixar film Coco debuted to $50.8...
Warner Bros. has unleashed the final trailer for the animated SCOOB! [SCOBY], which explores the origins of Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc.. The film also features other Hanna-Babera characters such as Blue Falcon, voiced by Mark Wahlberg [MWAHL] and Falcon Fury pilot Dee Dee (Kiersey Clemons [KCLEM]).SCOOB! opens on May 14th.
“SCOOB!” reveals how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined with young detectives Fred, Velma and Daphne to form the famous Mystery Inc....
STX has unveiled the US trailer for the family film The Secret Garden [SGRDN] based on the classic Frances Hodgson Burnett novel. Dixie Egerickx stars as a young orphan in 1947 England who is sent to live with her uncle, played by Colin Firth [CFIRT]. She discovers a magical garden on the grounds of his estate. The Secret Garden will open on April 17th.
Sony has launched the official trailer for the World War II actioner Greyhound [GREYH] inspired by actual events. Tom Hanks [THANK] stars captain Ernest Krause in his first command of a U.S. destroyer. He leads an international convoy of 37 Allied ships across the North Atlantic ocean where they are attacked by Nazi U-boats. Greyhound reaches theaters on June 12th.
Lionsgate has released the official trailer for the thriller Antebellum [ANTBL] that at 40 seconds is actually shorter than the teaser trailer. Janelle Monáe [JMONA] stars as a modern woman who finds herself trapped back in time during the Slavery era. Antebellum arrives in theaters on April 24th.
Sony Pictures Animation has uploaded the official trailer for the animated Connected [TMVTM], previously known as The Mitchells Vs. The Machines. Produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Connected hits theaters on September 18th.
When Katie Mitchell (voiced by Abbi Jacobson), a creative outsider, is accepted into the film school of her dreams, her plans to meet “her people” at college are upended when her nature-loving dad Rick (voiced by Danny McBride) determines the whole family should...
Disney has released the full-length trailer for the fantasy Artemis Fowl [AFOWL] based on the book by Eoin Colfer. Colin Farrell [CFARR] has joined the cast in reshoots as the father of the title character. Originally set for release last August, Artemis Fowl will finally reach theaters on May 29th.
12-year-old genius Artemis Fowl, a descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds, as he seeks to find his father who has mysteriously disappeared. With the help of his loyal protector...
With the weekend all to itself, Universal's modern reboot of The Invisible Man [INVSB] topped the box office with an estimated $28.9 million. The horror audience was 53% male.
Sonic the Hedgehog [SONIC] was dethroned to second with $16.0 million. The videogame adaptation has run up $128.3 million.
The Call of the Wild [TCOTW] finished third at $13.2 million, down 47% from its opening weekend. The family film has pulled in $45.9 million.
Focus Features has dropped the official trailer for the music comedy The High Note [CVERS] starring Tracee Ellis Ross, Dakota Johnson [DJOHN] and Ice Cube [ICUBE]. The High Note hits theaters on May 8th.
Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis (Tracee Ellis Ross), a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie (Dakota Johnson) is Grace’s overworked personal assistant who’s stuck running errands, but still aspires to her...
Universal mines its horror vault once again to remake another of its classic movie monster. But instead of spending $100 million like the failed relaunch of Dracula Untold and The Mummy, the studio turned to Blumhouse to produce The Invisible Man [INVSB] for less than $10 million. Elisabeth Moss stars in the R-rated film which is told from the perspective of the female victim, rather than the male title character. The Invisible Man has earned rave reviews with a better than 90% fresh...
