In a battle of sequels led by Oscar-winners, Denzel Washington and The Equalizer 2 [EQLZ2] prevailed with an estimated $35.8 million to lead the weekend box office. The action thriller got off to an earlier start at 4pm Thursday. The audience was 58% male.
Meryl Streep and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again [MAMI2] debuted a close second with $34.4 million. The musical sequel skewed female at 83%.
Last weekend's winner Hotel Transylvania: Summer Vacation [HTRN3] finished third at $23.2...
Warner Bros. has revealed the official trailer for the DC Comics adaptation of Aquaman [AQUMN]. Jason Momoa [JMOMO] reprises his role from Justice League to reveal his origin story. The half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry goes on a journey of self-discovery while saving two worlds and reclaiming the throne of Atlantis. Directed by James Wan [JWAN],
Aquaman dives into theaters beginning December 21st.
Warner Bros. has unveiled the teaser trailer for the DC Comics adaptation of Shazam! [SHAZM]. Zachary Levi [ZLEVI] stars as the superhero alter ego of young Billy Batson, played by Asher Angel. Mark Strong [MSTRO] co-stars as the villain. Dr. Thaddeus Sivana. Big meets Superman, the famil-friendly Shazam! lands in theaters on April 5th.
We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Angel) case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this...
Warner Bros. has unleashed the official trailer for the sequel Godzilla: King of Monsters [GODZ2], which was premiered at Comic-Con. The original Kaiju monster as reimagined by Hollywood resurfaces along with a host of its fellow bretherns from their Japanese movie roots. Godzilla: King of Monsters stomps into theaterts on May 31st.
The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including...
Warner Bros. has shared the Comic-Con trailer for the fantasy sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald [FBST2], the second of five all films set in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World. Eddie Redmayne [EREDM] leads the returning cast, while Johnny Depp [JDEPP] and Jude Law [JLAW] join the sequel. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald opens on November 16th.
At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) was captured by MACUSA (Magical...
Universal has unleashed the official trailer for the thriller Glass [GLASS], which brings together characters from 2000’s Unbreakable and 2016’s Split for a new story from writer-director M. Night Shyamalan [MNSHY]. Glass breaks into theaters on January 18th.
From Unbreakable, Bruce Willis [BWILL] returns as David Dunn as does Samuel L. Jackson [SLJAC] as Elijah Price, known also by his pseudonym Mr. Glass. Joining from Split are James McAvoy [JMCAV], reprising his role as Kevin Wendell...
The summer of sequels continues as three more enter the box office fray. Leading the way is Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again [MAMI2], which arrives exactly 10 years after Mamma Mia! opened with $27.8 million in 2008 and legged out $144.1 million. While the first ABBA-inspired film was adapted from a stage musical, the sequel was written for the screen and also serves as a prequel. Meryl Streep [MSTREE] returns as Donna, who has evidently passed away, since her friends are reminiscing about her...
STX has debuted the official trailer for the comedy Second Act [2NDAC]. Jennifer Lopez [JLOPE] stars as a 40-year-old woman struggling with unfulfilled dreams when she gets a chance to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts. Second Act is currently set to oen November 21st..
Universal has cut a second trailer for the drama Welcome to Marwen [MARWN] just a month after the first one. Robert Zemeckis [RZMECK] directs the real-life story of Mark Hogancamp, played by Steve Carell [SCARE]. Welcome to Marwen opens on December 21st.
When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp (Carell) and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery. Putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously creates a wondrous town where he can heal and be...
Paramount has revealed the official trailer for the horror Overlord [OVRLD] set during World War II. Wyatt Russell [WRUSS] leads a group of American paratroopers who land behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day and find a Nazi-occupied village where strange experiments are being conducted. Produced by Bad Robot, Overlord lands in theaters on November 9th.
