Not even Disney and Pixar are immune to sequelitis as the latest chapter of their venerable franchise Toy Story 4 [TOYS4] opened with an estimated $118.0 million. Although the film topped Toy Story 3's $110.3 million from 2010, it failed to surpass studio expectation to beat Finding Dory's $135 million. Toy Story 4 appealed to an audience that was 52% female and 55% under 25.
Child's Play [CHLDP] debuted in second place with $14.1 million. The horror remake attracted a crowd of 52%...
Entertainment Studios has unleashed the teaser trailer for the animated Arctic Dogs [AJTS], previously known as Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad. Jeremy Renner [JRENN], Heidi Klum and John Cleese [JCLEE] lead the voice cast. Arctic Dogs opens wide on November 8th.
Swifty the Arctic fox works in the mail room of the Arctic Blast Delivery Service but dreams of one day becoming a Top Dog (the Arctic’s star husky couriers). To prove himself worthy of the Top Dog role, Swifty secretly...
After three weeks of underperforming sequels, Disney will reverse the trend with Toy Story 4 [TOYS4]. Pixar returns to their original franchise for what is said to be their last sequel for the foreseeable future. Woody, Buzz and gang are back along with new toys including a craft creation named Forky. Toy Story 3 opened nine years ago to $110.3 million and totaled $415 million. Since then, Pixar sequels Finding Dory set the opening weekend record for an animated film at $135.1 million in...
Orion has revealed the redband trailer for the comedy Bad Trip [BDTRP]. Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery [LRHOW] and Tiffany Haddish [THADD] play pranks on real people. Bad Trip begins on October 25th.
DreamWorks Animation has dropped the official trailer for the animated sequel Trolls World Tour [TROL2] based on the toy dolls. Anna Kendrick [AKEND] and Justin Timberlake [JTIMB] return to lead the voice cast featuring some of the biggest names in music. Trolls World Tour begins on April 17th.
In an adventure that will take them well beyond what they’ve known before, Poppy (Kendrick) and Branch (Timberlake) discover that they are but one of six different Troll tribes scattered over six...
Sony has uploaded the final trailer for the animted sequel The Angry Birds Movie 2 [ANGR2] based on the videogame. Former adversaries the Birds and the Pigs unite as frenemies to take on a common foe. The Angry Birds Movie 2 drops into theaters on August 14th.
Fox Searchlight has unleashed the redband trailer for the thriller Ready Or Not [RONOT]. Samara Weaving stars as a new bride who joins her husband’s rich family for their traditional gaming night that becomes a deadly fight for survival. Ready Or Not starts on August 23rd.
Two more sequels no one asked for opened to disappointing numbers as Men In Black: International [MIB4] topped the weekend box office with $28.5 million. Led by a new cast, the sci-fi comedy drew an audience that was 56% male and 53% aged 25 or older.
The Secret Life of Pets 2 [PETS2] was dethroned to second with $23.8 million, down 49% from its debut. The animated sequel has brought home $92.0 million.
Aladdin [ALADN] remained at the third spot with $16.7 million, advancing its total to...
Two more sequels join the 2019 summer season as studios look to breathe new life into old franchises. Sony relaunches Men In Black: International [MIB4] without the original stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. The latest installment reunites Chris Hemsworth [CHEMS] with Thor: Ragnarok co-star Tessa Thompson [TTHOM] with hopes their chemistry would carry over from the $122.7 million opener. However, their starpower is limited outside the Marvel brand. MIB3 starring Smith and Jones...
Warner Bros. has unveiled the teaser trailer for the horror sequel Doctor Sleep [DRSLP] based on the novel by Stephen King. Ewan McGregor [EMCGR] stars as Danny Torrance 40 years after his terrifying stay at the Overlook Hotel in The Shining. Directed by Mike Flanagan, Doctor Sleep opens in theaters November 8.
Still irrevocably scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook, Dan Torrance has fought to find some semblance of peace. But that peace is shattered when he...
