Dropping 65% from its already disappointing opening, Solo: A Star Wars Story [SWAR2] earned an estimated $29.3 million to stay atop the weekend box office. The spin-ff prequel has banked $148.9 million.
Deadpool 2 [DEAD2] remained in second place with $23.3 million, bringing its total after 3 weekends to $254.7 million.
Adrift [ADRFT] debuted at the third spot with $11.5 million. The drama attracted a crowd that was 62% female and 69% over the age of 25.
Upgrade [STEM] booked $4.5...
Universal has released a second trailer for the comedy Night School [NTSCH]. Kevin Hart [KHART] stars as a minimum-wage worker who attends an adult class in order to pass the GED exam. Tiffany Haddish [THADD] plays his teacher. Directed by Malcolm D. Lee [MDLEE], Night School opens in theaters on September 28th.
A trio of new films reach shore during the post-Memorial weekend, but none will challenge Solo: A Star Wars Story [SWAR2] for the top spot. With poor buzz and mixed reviews, Solo is unlikely to have the legs of the Star Wars films that opened in December. Over the last 2 years after Memorial Day weekend, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and X-Men: Apocalypse both dropped 65%. Solo: A Star Wars Story will likely meet a similar fate and fall to $29.5 million.
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STX has dropped the official trailer for the action thriller Peppermint [PPRMN]. Returning to the genre that made her famous in 'Alias', Jennifer Garner [JEGAR] plays a mother who awakens from a coma after her husband and daughter are brutally killed. When the murderers escape justice, she gets a Death Wish to take on a corrupt system and avenge their death by herself. Peppermint opens on September 7th.
Franchise fatigue has set in on the once mighty Lucasfilm brand as Solo: A Star Wars Story [SWAR2] underperformed with an estimated $103.0 million over the 4-day Memorial holiday weekend. The debut came in under Disney's own modest expectation of $130 million and well short of Rogue One's $155 million 3-day opening. The spin-off prequel attracted an audience that was 58% male and 64% over the age of 25.
Deadpool 2 [DEAD2] dropped to second with $55.0 million. The sequel tumbled more...
Walt Disney has unveiled the full-length trailer for the family film Christopher Robin [WINPO] on Ellen. Ewan McGregor [EMCGR] stars as the title character as an adult who rediscovers his mojo when he returns to the Hundred Acre Woods inhabited by his childhood friends, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Eyore, Piget and the rest of the characters created by A.A. Milne. Christopher Robin arrives in theaters on August 3rd.
Disney looks to milk their prized Lucasfilm acquisition over the Memorial Day weekend with the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story [SWAR2], their fourth Star Wars film in three and a half years, and less than six months from the last entry, Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Alden Ehrenreich [AEHRE] takes on the role of Han Solo, famously played by Harrison Ford, in a spin-off prequel to Star Wars: A New Hope. The PG-13 rated actioner features old favorites Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian, played by...
Lionsgate has cut another teaser for the thriller A Simple Favor [ASFAV] just 3 weeks after debuting the first teaser. The colorfully palette of the first teaser has been darkened to red and black. Anna Kendrick [AKEND] stars as a blogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of her best friendly, played by Blake Lively [BLIVE].Directed by Paul Feig [PFEIG], A Simple Favor hits theaters on September 14th.
Annapurna has debuted the official trailer for the western The Sisters Brothers [TSBRO] based on Patrick Dewitt's novel. Joaquin Phoenix [JPHOE] and John C. Reilly [JCREI] star as the title characters who are hired to kill a prospector, played by Riz Ahmed [RAHME], in 1851 Oregon. Directed by Jacques Audiard in his first English-language film, The Sisters Brothers arrives in theaters later this fall.
Global Road has dropped a redband trailer for the actioner Hotel Artemis [ARTMS]. Jodie Foster [JFOST] stars as The Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only hospital for criminals in a near-future Los Angeles. Jeff Goldblum [JGOLD] plays a crime boss who comes after one of the patient who unwittingly took a stash of his diamonds. Hotel Artemis opens on June 8th.
