Two film icons attempt a comeback this weekend as writer-director M. Night Shyamalan [MNSHY] takes on Vin Diesel’s [VDIES] return as Xander Cage after 15 years. The head to head battle for box office supremacy appears close, but Split [SPLIT] may pull ahead. Shyamalan’s PG-13 rated thriller stars James McAvoy [JMCAV] as a man with 23 personalities. Universal’s marketing has effectively set up the premise to hook in moviegoers. The film has a twist ending that apparently hue closer on the...
New distributor Neon has unveiled the teaser for their first release Colossal [COLSL] on EW. Written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo, the sci-fi comedy stars Anne Hathaway [AHATH] as an unemployed woman in New York who learns that she's somehow connected to a giant monster that is destroying Seoul, South Korea. Colossal opens in theaters on April 7th.
Fox has unsheathed the second trailer for the third stand-alone Wolverine movie Logan [WOLV3]. Hugh Jackman [HJACK] and Patrick Stewart [PSTEW] reprise their X-Men roles for perhaps the final time in the film set in the near future. Hiding out from the world, he find a young mutant with the same abilities being hunted by bad men, led by Boyd Holbrook [BHOLB]. In the process of saving her, he might just save himself. Logan leaps into theaters on March 3rd.
Lionsgate has unleashed the full-length trailer for the reboot of Power Rangers [MMPR] from on the TV series "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers". The five relative newcomers playing the teenage superheroes are joined by Bryan Cranston [BCRAN] as their guide Zordon and Elizabeth Bank [EBANK] as the villainess Rita Repulsa. Power Rangers morphs into theaters on March 24th.
Open Road has released a second trailer for the actioner Collide [ABAHN]. Nicholas Hoult [NHOUL] stars as an American backpacker in Europe who becomes a driver for drug smugglers in order to save his girlfriend, played by Felicity Jones [FJONE]. Collide opens in theatres on February 24th.
Open Road has unveiled the first trailer for the animated sequel The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature [NUTJ2]. Will Arnett [WARNE] reprises his voice role as Surly Squirrel who must band together with his group of animal friends to save their park home from a developer who wants to build an amusement park. The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature drops into theaters on August 18th.
Fox Searchlight has released the greenband trailer for the dramedy Wilson [WILSN]. Woody Harrelson [WHARR] stars as a lonely and neurotic man who learns about a teenage daughter he never knew he had, and tracks her down with his estranged wife, played by Laura Dern [LDERN]. Wilson begins in limited release on March 24th.
As most of the new films underperformed at the box office, Hidden Figures [HIDNF] held the top spot with an estimated $26.0 million over the 4-day holiday weekend. The historical drama has banked $60.4 million.
La La Land [LALAL] jumped up to the second position with $17.5 million. Boosted by Golden Globes sweep, the musical has earned $77.1 million.
Sing [SING] remained in third place at $19.2 million, bringing its total to $238.5 million after 4 weekends.
Three new films open on this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, while three others expand into wide release. However, only Patriots Day [PATSD] is likely to make noise at the box office. Mark Wahlberg [MWAHL] reteams with director Peter Berg [PEBER] on a movie about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The R-rated thriller has already earned nearly $1 million in 3 weeks of limited release from just 7 theaters. Their previous efforts, Deepwater Horizon debuted at $20.2 million last...
BH Tilt has revealed the full-length trailer for the thriller Sleight [SLEIG]. Jacob Latimore [JLATI] stars as a street magician who has to care for his little sister after their parents passed away. He goes to work for a drug dealer, but then decides to get out. When his sister gets kidnapped, he must use his magic skills to save her. Sleight opens on April 7th.
