After last weekend's post-Thanksgiving hangover, business is about to pick up again with the comedy Office Christmas Party [OFCPT] starring Jennifer Aniston [JANIS], Jason Bateman [JBATE] and an ensemble of familiar faces. Paramount’s marketing has effectively conveyed a wild and crazy time with the promise of R-rated bits and fun. Raging in 3120 theaters, Office Christmas Party could break $23 million.
Should Office Christmas Party falter, Moana [MOANA] could remain the box office champ...
Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions have uploaded the first trailer for the thriller The Wall [TWALL]. Aaron Taylor Johnson [AJOHN] and John Cena [JCENA] star as two soldiers who get pinned down by an Iraqi sniper. Separated by just a crumbling wall, they endure a battle of will and wits for survival. Directed by Doug Liman [DLIMA], The Wall opens in theaters on March 10th.
Paramount has released the teaser trailer for the feature adaptation of the TV series Baywatch [BAYWT]. Dwayne Johnson [TROCK] stars in the lead as lifeguard Mitch Buchannon, the role made famous by David Hasselhoff. Zac Efron [ZEFRO] co-stars as a new recruit who is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer. Baywatch jogs into theaters on May 26th.
Universal has revealed the second trailer for the S&M romance sequel Fifty Shades Darker [50SH2] the middle chapter based on the E.L. James trilogy. Jamie Dornan [JDORN] and Dakota Johnson [DJOHN] reprise their roles as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele. Fifty Shades Darker hits theaters on Februrary 10th.
When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build...
EuropaCorp has unveiled the teaser trailer for the thriller The Circle [CIRCL] Emma Watson [EMWAT] stars as a recent college grad who lands a dream job at a Silicon Valley tech company founded by a Steve Jobs-like CEO, played by Tom Hanks [THANK]. Their hit product is a minature camera that allows people to share every aspect of their life with the world. John Boyega [JBOYE] co-stars as a programmer who reveals a dark side to the loss of privacy. The Circle hits theaters on April 28th.
...Paramount has launched the teaser trailer for the sequel Transformers: The Last Knight [TFRM5], the fifth film in the sci-fi franchise based on the toyline. Mark Wahlberg [MWAHL] and Josh Duhamel [JDUHA] return from previous installments while Anthony Hopkins [AHOPK] joins the cast for the sequel which will span different times from the Medieval Age to World War II to the modern day. Directed once again by Michael Bay [MBAY], Transformers: The Last Knight reaches theaters on June 23rd.
Warner Bros. has dropped the second trailer for the comedy Fist Fight [FISTF] starring Charlie Day [CDAY] and Ice Cube [ICUBE]. Fist Fight happens in theaters on February 17th.
On the last day of the year, mild-mannered high school English teacher Andy Campbell (Day) is trying his best to keep it together amidst senior pranks, a dysfunctional administration and budget cuts that put jobs on the line. But things go from bad to worse when he accidentally crosses his much tougher and deeply...
Universal has unleashed the first trailer for the modern reboot of their monster franchise The Mummy [MUMY4]. Tom Cruise [TCRUI] stars as an ex-soldier who uncovers a tomb in the desert and is in the process of transporting the sarcophaus back to London when the mummfied princess, played Sofia Boutella [SBOUT], awakens to crash their plane. Cruise's character appears to have died and then comes back to life, perhaps foreshadowing a future turn into a monster. Russell Crowe [RCROW] ...
Holdovers steadied the traditionally slow post-Thanksgiving weekend as Moana [MOANA] repeated at number one with an estimated $28.4 million. The animated film dropped 50% from its debut to bing its total to $119.9 million.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [FBSTS] remained in second with $18.5 million. The Potterverse prequel has hauled in $183.5 million.
Arrival [SOYLF] moved up to third place with $7.3 million for the weekend and $73.1 million in total.
Allied [ALLID] held the...
Disney and Marvel have released the teaser trailer for the sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 [GOTG2]. Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon and Groot embark on another spacebound adventure. Directed once again by James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 blasts off on May 5th.
