Super Bowl weekend this year kicks off two new releases that serves as counter-programming for female moviegoers. However, neither films have gained much traction. Bad Boys for Life [BADB3] will remain threepeat champion with around $16 million.
1917 [1917] is likely remain the runner-up again with $10 million as it closes in on $120 million.
Blake Lively toplines the R-rated actioner The Rhythm Section [RHYTM], which is Eon Production’s attempt to start a female-led franchise...
Universal has dveloped a second trailer for the romance The Photograph [PHOTO]. Issa Rae [IRAE] stars as a woman who must learn from the secrets in her mother's past before she can move forward in a relationship with a man, played by LaKeith Stanfield [LSTAN]. The Photograph opens on Valentine's Day, February 14th.
Universal has uploaded the first look clip of F9, the ninth installment in The Fast Saga [FAST9]. The official trailer will drop on Friday and possibly during the Super Bowl on Sunday. F9 opens in theaters on May 22nd.
Showing a particular strong hold for a blockbuster sequel coming off a holiday weekend, Bad Boys for Life [BADB3] slipped just 46% from its opening to stayed atop the box office with $34.0 milliom. The current total is $120.6 million.
1917 [1917] remained in second place with $15.8 million, advancing its total to $103.9 million.
Staying at the third spot, Dolittle [DOCDO] declined 43% in its second weekend to $12.5 million. The family film has banked $44.7 million.
The Gentlemen [TOFFG]...
Focus Features has unveiled the official trailer for the political comedy Irresistible [IRSTB] written and directed by Jon Stewart. Steve Carell [SCARE] stars as a Democrat political consultant who enlists a retired ex-Marine colonel, played by Cooper [CCOOP], to run for mayor in a small Wisconsin town. Irresistible hits theaters on May 29th.
Two new wide release arrive this weekend targeting at different sexes. Neither will prove competition for Bad Boys for Life [BADB3]. Even if the action comedy sequel declines 55% in its second weekend, Bad Boys For Life will still cash in another $28 million.
The Oscar frontrunner 1917 [1917] looks to maintain its strong hold with around $13 million in its third weekend of wide release.
With poor word of mouth, the family film Dolittle [DOCDO] is likely to drop 50% from its holiday...
Paramount has cut a new trailer for the actioner The Rhythm Section [RHYTM]. Blake Lively [BLIVE] stars as an ordinary woman seeking revenge against those responsible for killing her family in a plane crash. The Rhythm Section lands on January 31st.
Showing no signs of franchise fatigue over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, Bad Boys for Life [BADB3] led the 4-day box office with an estimated $73.4 million, the second biggest opening ever for the holiday weekend behind $107.2 million from 2014's American Sniper. The sequel brought out an audience that was 55% male and 61% aged 25 or older.
Dolittle [DOCDO] debuted in second place with $29.5 million over the long weekend. The $175 million family film drew 51% female and 57% under...
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend brings two franchise revivals, but only one appears to be a hit. Bad Boys for Life [BADB3] reunites Will Smith and Martin Lawrence more than 16 years after Bad Boys 2 opened to $46.5 million July 2003. Not directed by Michael Bay, the R-rated sequel has scored the best reviews of the trilogy. After failing to relaunch MIB and Charlie’s Angels, Sony should easily recoup its $90 million production cost on Bad Boys for Life. Rolling into 3775...
Roadside Attractions has released the official trailer for the romance Hope Gap [HOPGP] starring Annette Bening [ABENI] and Bill Nighy [BNIGH]. Hope Gap reaches theaters on March 6th.
The intimate, intense and loving story of HOPE GAP charts the life of Grace (Annette Bening), shocked to learn her husband (Bill Nighy) is leaving her for another after 29 years of marriage, and the ensuing emotional fallout the dissolution has on their only grown son (Josh O’Connor). Unraveled and...
