Two new distributors launch their very first release this weekend. However, Sony/Columbia is likely to prevail with the feature adaptation of The Dark Tower [DRKTW] starring Idris Elba [IELBA] and Matthew McConaughey [MMCCO]. The PG-13 rated film covers only a fraction of the Stephen King tome, with the rest of the story to be covered in a TV series as well as sequels. Unfortunately, The Dark Tower has had a troubled production and the final product clocks in at just 88 minutes. Sony...
Pure Flix has cut a new trailer for the faith-based drama Same Kind of Different as Me [SKODM] based on the best-selling book by Ron Hall. Greg Kinnear [GKINN] stars as the author who's an art dealer struggling to save his marriage with his wife, played by Renée Zellweger [RZELL]. Their relationship begins to heal when they befriend a homeless man, played by Djimon Hounsou [DHOUN]. The film was originally set to be released by Paramount in April 2016 and then February 2017. Same Kind of...
Fox Searchlight has released the full-length trailer for the drama Goodbye Christopher Robin [GBCR] about the origins of 'Winnie the Pooh'. Domhnall Gleeson [DGLEE] stars as author A. A. Milne who is inspired by his son Christopher Robin to write a book to bring joy to children of all ages after the first World War. Goodbye Christopher Robin opens in theaters on October 13th.
MGM has revealed the official trailer for the remake of Death Wish [DWISH] starring Bruce Willis [BWILL]. Annapurna will open Death Wish in theaters on November 22nd.
Dr. Paul Kersey (Bruce Willis) is a surgeon who only sees the aftermath of Chicago violence when it is rushed into his ER – until his wife (Elisabeth Shue) and college-age daughter (Camila Morrone) are viciously attacked in their suburban home. With the police overloaded with crimes, Paul, burning for revenge, hunts his...
Sony Pictures Classics has unveiled the trailer for the drama Call Me By Your Name [CMBYN] directed by Luca Guadagnino. Set in early 1980s Italy, the film stars Timothée Chalamet as the son of a professor, played by Michael Stuhlbarg [MSTUH], who meets and falls for one of his father's student, played by Armie Hammer [AHAMM]. Lauded as an Oscar contender since its Sundance premiere, Call Me By Your Name arrives in theaters on Novembwer 24th.
After a close fight on Friday, the weekend box office tilted towards reigning champ Dunkirk [DUNKR], which prevailed with an estimated $28.1 million. The war film slipped 44% in its second weekend to bring its total to $102.8 million.
Despite poor reviews, The Emoji Movie [EMOJI] debuetd in second place with $25.7 million. The animated film drew an audience that was 52% female and 64% under the age of 25.
Girls Trip [GIRLT] finished third with $20.1 million, down just 36% from its...
This weekend brings a couple more original films to the box office fray, though both are adapted from existing IPs. Newcomers The Emoji Movie [EMOJI] and Atomic Blonde [CLDCT] could have a chance to topple Dunkirk [DUNKR]. Christopher Nolan’s last film Interstellar fell 40% in its second weekend. With a similar target audience, Dunkirk is likely to decay at a similar rate to $29.0 million in a tight race for first place.
Sony Pictures Animation has turned the messaging emoticons on...
Paramount has released the official trailer for the black comedy Suburbicon [SUBCN]. Matt Damon [MDAMO], Julianne Moore [JMOOR] and Oscar Isaac [OISAA] star in film directed by George Clooney [GCLOO] from a scrreenplay by the Coen brothers. Suburbicon opens in theaters on October 27th.
Suburbicon is a peaceful, idyllic suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns…the perfect place to raise a family, and in the summer of 1959, the Lodge family is doing just that. But the...
Warner Bros. has unleashed the full-length trailer for the horror film It [IT1] based on one half of the classic Stephen King novel. Directed by Andrés Muschietti, It opens in theaters on September 8th.
When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.
Sony has unveiled the teaser trailer for the animated Nativity story The Star [TLAMB], about the birth of Jesus from the Bible told through the eyes of the animals. Steven Yuen voices the lead Donkey, while Keegan Michael-Key [KMKEY] is the sidekick Dove. Oprah Winfrey [OWINF], Tracy Morgan [TMORG] and Tyler Perry [TPERR] are three camels tasked carrying the Three Wise Men. The Star arrives in theaters on November 10th.
