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.
The Bye Bye Man [BYBYM]...
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.
Warner Bros. has unveiled the trailter for the action comedy CHIPS [CHIPS] on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Based on the 1980s TV series, CHIPS stars Dax Shepard [DSHEP] and Michael Pena [MPENA] take over the roles made famous by Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada.
Jon Baker (Shepard) and Frank “Ponch” Poncherello (Peña) have just joined the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in Los Angeles but for very different reasons. Baker is a beaten up pro motorbiker trying to put his life and marriage back together....
