The force remains strong with Disney and LucasFilm as Star Wars: The Last Jedi [STAR8] opened with an estimated $220.0 million, second only to The Force Awakens' record $248.0 million set two years ago. The eighth episode in the Skywalker saga drew an audience that was 67% males and 33% female. With an A CinemaScore, The Last Jedi should enjoy a long stay through the holiday season.
Ferdinand [FERDN] finished a distant second with a $13.0 million debut. 52% of the audience of the...
As Disney announced its takeover of Fox today, its franchise MVP Star Wars: The Last Jedi [STAR8] is poised to devour the box office this weekend. Episode 8 in the Skywalker saga features the original Star Wars hero Luke, played by Mark Hamill, who appeared briefly at the very end of Episode 7: The Force Awakens. Daisy Ridley [DRIDL] and Adam Driver [ADRIV] reprise their roles as Rey and Kylo Ren from that film as practitioners of the Force. The late Carrie Fisher makes her last appearance...
MGM has revealed the trailer for the teen romance Every Day [EVRYD], the first release under the relaunched banner Orion Pictures. Angourie Rice stars as a teen who falls in love with a spirit that inhabits the body of a different body every 24 hours. Every Day arrives in theaters on February 23rd.
Warner Bros. has launched the official trailer for the action drama The 15:17 to Paris [1517P] about the real-life story of an American trio who heroically stopped a terrorist aboard a train in Europe. Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone play themselves in the film directed by Clint Eastwood [CEAST]. The 15:17 to Paris arrives in theaters on February 9th.
In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched...
Paramount has unveiled the full-length trailer for the sci-fi thriller Annihilation [ANHLT] based on Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy. Natalie Portman [NPORT], Jennifer Jason Leigh [JJLEI], Gina Rodriguez [GIROD], Tessa Thompson [TTHOM], and Oscar Isaac [OISAA] star in the film directed by Alex Garland. Annihilation will begin in theaters on February 23rd.
With the major studios passing on the weekend, the top three films held their positions from last weekend. Coco [DDLM] remained in first place with an estimated $18.3 million, bringing its total to $135.5 million.
Justice League [JLEAG] stayed in second with $9.6 million, pushing its total to $212.1 million. Wonder [WONDE] sat at the third spot with $8.5 million and crossing $100.3 million.
Expanding wide to 840 theates, The Disaster Artist [DSART] jumped up to fourth at $6.4 million.
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Warner Bros. has uploaded the official trailer for the sci-fi adaptation Ready Player One [RDYP1] based on the best-selling Ernest Cline novel. Steven Spielberg [SSPIE] directs the love letter to 1980s pop culture, which includes properties from Spielberg himself. Ready Player One starts in theaters on March 30th.
The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by...
Sony has revealed the teaser trailer for the animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse [ASPDR], which introduces an universe where Miles Morales is the teenage superhero as well as the infinite worlds of the Spider-Verse where anyone can also wear the mask of the webslinger. Produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse lands in theaters December 14, 2018.
Fox has released the official final trailer for the sci-fi actioner Maze Runner: The Death Cure [MAZE3]. Dylan O'Brien [DOBRI] suffered an injury during production, while delayed the release of the third and concluding chapter in the dystopian YA series. Maze Runner: The Death Cure will finally reach theaterson January 26th.
In the epic finale to the Maze Runner saga, Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they...
Fox has unveiled the teaser trailer for the sci-fi actioner Alita: Battle Angel [ALITA]. Robert Rodriguez [RRODR] directs the James Cameron passion project based on the Japanese Manga series "Gunnm" By Yukito Kishiro. Rosa Salazar [RSALA] stars as the title character, which is fully computer-animated from a motion-capture performance like Avatar. Alita: Battle Angel arrives in theaters on July 20th.
