Universal has unveiled the trailer for the Blumhouse produced thriller Get Out [GETOU] about a young black man's worst nightmare. Written and directed by Jordan Peele [JPEEL], Get Out arrives in theaters on February 24th.
Now that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams), have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with Missy (Catherine Keener) and Dean (Bradley Whitford). At first, Chris reads the...
Walt Disney has revealed the teaser trailer the the fifth chapter in the fantasy franchise Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales [PIRT5]. Brenton Thwaites [BTHWA] stars as a young sailor who encounters the ghastly ghost pirate Salazar, played by Javier Bardem [JBARD], who is looking for our infamous hero Jack Sparrow. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales returns to theaters on May 26th.
There were no surprises this weekend as all the new releases pretty much performed as expected. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children [PRGRN] led the box office with an estimated $28.5 million. The fantasy drew an audience that was 59% female and 55% under the age of 25.
Deepwater Horizon [DPWTH] debuted in second place with $20.6 million. The disaster film was well-received by critics and moviegoers alike and could have good legs.
September closes out with a pair of special effects-laden films targeted at different demographics. Fox goes after the younger crowd with the fantasy Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children [PRGRN]. Director Tim Burton [TBURT] has turned the popular photo book into a superhero movie not unlike the X-Men with Eva Green [EGREE] as the Professor X-like title character. The PG-13 rated film will also appeal to older Burton fans. Advanced ticket sales are pacing ahead of the Mazer Runner...
Fox has released the official trailer for the period romance Rules Don't Apply [HUGHS]. Lily Collins [LICOL] stars as an aspiring actress and Alden Ehrenreich [AEHRE] as her driver who meet and fall in love while both are working for eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, played by Warren Beatty. Rules Don't Apply arrives in theaters on November 23rd.
STX has unveiled a new, full-length trailer for the drama The Space Between Us [OUTTW] starring Asa Butterfield [ABUTT] and Britt Robertson [BROBE].The Space Between Us arrives in theaters on December 16th.
In this interplanetary adventure, a space shuttle embarks on the first mission to colonize Mars, only to discover after takeoff that one of the astronauts is pregnant. Shortly after landing, she dies from complications while giving birth to the first human born on the red planet &ndash...
Warner Bros. has uploaded the final, full-length trailer for the fantasy Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [FBSTS], set in the same magical universe as the Harry Potter films. Eddie Redmayne [EREDM] stars as Newt Scamander, an English magizoologist whose suitcase full of magical creatures are unleashed in New York City during the 1920s. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them arrives in theaters on November 18th.
Paramount has released the teaser trailer for the drama Fences [FENCE] adapted from the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by August Wilson. Denzel Washington [DWASH] directed and starred with Viola Davis [VDAVI], Jovan Adepo, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, and Saniyya Sydney. Fences opens wide on Christmas Day.
Two new wide releases both opened below expectations as The Magnificent Seven [MAGN7] topped the weekend box office with an estimated $35.0 million. The western remake drew an audience that was 56% male and 67% over the age of 25.
Storks [STORK] debuted in second place with $21.8 million. The animated film skewed towards families with young childen.
After two weeks at the top, Sully [SULLY] landed in third with $13.8 million. The drama has banked $92.4 million.
One of Hollywood’s most popular western ever, The Magnificent Seven [MAGN7] gets a modern remake from Sony and MGM. Denzel Washington [DWASH] leads a multi-cultural cast that’s sure to appeal to the multi-cultural make-up of moviegoers today. Washington hasn’t been on screen since The Equalizer opened to $34.1 million two years ago. His fans are eager for his return as advance ticket sales for the PG-13 rated western are pacing ahead of the R-rated The Equalizer. An old-fashioned western...
