The top three finishers from last week are likely to repeat as Hollywood avoids the party-filled, pre-Halloween weekend. Although Halloween [HALW3] hasn’t been holding as well as It or The Nun during its first week, business could pick up over the weekend before the namesake holiday. Halloween could lose 65% of its opening and still finish first at around $27 million.
A Star is Born [ASTAR] and Venom [VENM1] looks to hold the second and third spot with $11 million and $8 million...
Neon has revealed the domestic trailer for the drama Vox Lux [VOXLX] starring Natalie Portman [NPORT] and Jude Law [JLAW]. Featuring music by Sia, Vox Lux begins in limited release on December 7th.
VOX LUX begins in 1999 when teenage sisters Celeste (Raffey Cassidy) and Eleanor (Stacy Martin) survive a seismic, violent tragedy. The sisters compose and perform a song about their experience, making something lovely and cathartic out of catastrophe — while also catapulting Celeste to...
DreamWorks Animation has unleashed the second official trailer for How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World [HTYD3], the final chapter in the fantasy trilogy. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World lands on February 22nd.
Lionsgate has released the official trailer for the action thriller Cold Pursuit [HPWDR]. Liam Neeson [LNEES] stars as a snow plower and a family man whose son died of a drug overdose. His search for justice leads to a drug gang, members of which he "disappears" one by one. A remake of the 2014 Norwegian film In Order of Disappearance, Cold Pursuit hits theaters on February 8th.
Orion has unveiled the teaser traielr for the horror The Prodigy [PRDGY]. Taylor Schilling [TSCHI] stars as a mother who believes an evil, supernatural force has overtaken her young son and is responsible for his disturbing behavior signals that him. Their search into the past blurs the line between perception and reality. The Prodigy opens in theaters on February 8th.
Carving up the weekend in first place with an estimated $77.5 million, Halloween [HALW3] scored the second highest opening for the month of October behind Venom set two weeks ago. The debut is already more than the total box office of any previous Halloween film. The horror sequel drew 53% male and 59% over the age of 25.
A Star Is Born [ASTAR] stayed at the second spot with $19.3 million, bringing its total to $126.4 million.
After two weeks at the top, Venom [VENM1] finished third with...
Sony has unwrapped the official trailer for the psychological thriller Escape Room [TMAZE]. Six strangers are brought together by an invitation to play a game to win a million dollar. They soon learn they must find the clues to survive or die. Saw meets Cube playing The Game at The Cabin in the Woods. Escape Room opens on January 4th.
Forty years and 10 follow-ups later, Universal revisits the horror classic Halloween [HALW3] with a new direct sequel produced by Blumhouse. Jamie Lee Curtis [JLCUR] reprises her star-making role as Laurie Strode, who is stalked once again by the masked killer Michael Myers. Directed by David Gordon Green [DGGRE], the R-rated sequel has screened to tremendous response. Connecting with all four audience quadrants, Halloween is eliciting the same horror nostalgia as last year’s It, which...
Warner Bros. has revealed the teaser trailer for the horror film The Curse of La Llorona [CHLDN] based on the Mexican folklore. Starring Linda Cardellini [LCARD], The Curse of La Llorona arrives on April 19th.
La Llorona. The Weeping Woman. A horrifying apparition, caught between Heaven and Hell, trapped in a terrible fate sealed by her own hand. The mere mention of her name has struck terror around the world for generations. In life, she drowned her children in a jealous rage...
Fox has unsheathed the official trailer for the fantasy adventure The Kid Who Would Be King [KWWBK], a modern update of the King Arthur legend. Patrick Stewart [PSTEW] stars as Merlin while Rebecca Ferguson [RFERG] plays Morgana. Directed by Joe Cornish, The Kid Who Would Be King opens on Jaunary 25th.
Alex (Ashbourne Serkis) thinks he’s just another nobody, until he stumbles upon the mythical Sword in the Stone, Excalibur. Now, he must unite his friends and enemies into a band of...
