Super Bowl weekend brings two new releases to the marketplace. Hollywood was wise to avoid this weekend as the 70% of Americans will also be thawing out from the freezing Polar Vortex. Glass [GLASS] hopes to three-peat with about $9 million. However, The Upside [NTCHB] has been holding strong and could regain first place in its fourth weekend if it earns more than $8.5 million.
Sony counter-programs the football festivites with Miss Bala [MISSB] targeted at women and teenagers. The...
Universal has unleashed the official trailer for the family film sequel A Dog's Journey [ADOG2]. Dennis Quaid [DQUAI] returns from A Dog's Purpose along with Josh Gad [JGAD] as the voice of Bailey, the dog whose soul gets reincarnated over and over again as he finds the meaning of life through the lives of his human companions. A Dog's Journey arrives in theaters on May 17th.
While a pair of newcomers struggled at the weekend box office, Glass [GLASS] retained the top spot with an estimated $19.0 milllion. The thriller decayed 53% from its opening to advance its total to $73.6 million.
The Upside [NTCHB] stayed in second at $12.2 million, down just 18% in its third weekend. The dramedy has earned $63.2 million.
The Kid Who Would Be King [KWWBK] debuted with $7.3 million for fourth place. The family-friendly fantasy appealed to an audience that was 53% female...
Hollywood studios look to re-expand their newly Oscar-nominated films this weekend, while offering only two new products. None will challenge the imcubent champ Glass [GLASS], even with its poor word of mouth. Glass is likely to tumble more than 55% in its second weekend to about $17 million.
Fox targets the family audience with the PG-rated fantasy The Kid Who Would Be King [KWWBK]. The modern take on the legend of the Excalibur could be too British for American taste. Despite...
Neon has plopped down the full-length redband trailer for the comedy The Beach Bum [TBBUM] from writer-director Harmony Korine. Matthew McConaughey [MMCCO] stars as a burnt out rebel who lives life by his own rules. The Beach Bum washes into theaters on March 29th.
The nominees for the 91st Academy Awards were announced earlier today. Roma and The Favourite led the way with 10 nominations each. The Hollywood Stock Exchange offered NominOptions for the leading contenders in the top eight categories and HSX traders collectively predicted 88% of this year’s Oscar nominees. Here's the break down by category.
Best Picture named 8 nominees this year: A Star Is Born [N9PASB], Black Panther [N9PBPM], BlacKkKlansman [N9PBKM], Bohemian Rhapsody [N9PBOH]...
Despite leading the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend with a four-day estimate of $47.0 million, Glass [GLASS] underperformed even Universal's pessimistic expectations of at least $50 million. The audience for the sequel was 54% male and 65% aged 25 or older. In contrast, Split was 52% female and 52% under the age of 25.
Last weekend's champ, The Upside [NTCHB] moved down to second with $18.4 million, bringing its total to $46.7 million. The dramedy slipped just 26% in the 3-day...
Only one new film opens wide this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend as Glass [GLASS] had scared off the competition. Samuel L. Jackson [SLJAC] reprises his villainous role from 2000’s Unbreakable. Buzz had been strong for the third film in filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan’s [MNSHY] superhero trilogy ever since 2017’s Split was revealed to be set in the same cinematic universe as Unbreakable. However, the PG-13 rated thriller has received mixed reviews, dampening enthusiasm among the more...
Pantelion has released the full-length trailer for the Mexican comedy sequel No Manches Frida 2 [NMFR2] starring Omar Chaparro [OCHAP]. The first film grossed $11.5 million in the U.S.. No Manches Frida 2 hits theaters on March 15th.
In this over-the-top sequel the rowdy gang and teachers leave the school yard and hit the beach! But there’s trouble in paradise… literally🤪💥When the seemingly reformed ex-con Zequi is about to marry the love of his life, the lovably nerdy Lucy...
Lionsgate has unleashed the official trailer for the action sequel John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum [WICK3]. Keanu Reeves [KREEV] returns as the titled assassin who has a $14 million dollar open contract on his life for breaking the assassin's code of taking a life at the Continental Hotel. Ian McShane [IMCSH] returns as the hotel manager who gives him a one-hour grace period before he’s ‘Excommunicado’. Halle Berry [HBERR] joins the cast as an old flame.
John Wick: Chapter 3...
