Focus Features has unveiled the trailer for the historical drama Loving [LOVIN] from writer-director Jeff Nichols [JENIC]
"Loving" celebrates the real-life courage and commitment of an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving (Joel Edgerton [JEDGE] and Ruth Negga), who married and then spent the next nine years fighting for the right to live as a family in their hometown. Their civil rights case, Loving v. Virginia, went all the way to the Supreme Court, which in 1967 reaffirmed...
Bringing home an estimated $103.2 million beyond the most optimistic expectatons, The Secret Life of Pets [PETS] scores the best opening ever for an original animated film, surpassing Inside Out's $90.4 million last year. Families made up 54% of the audience.
The Legend of Tarzan [TARZN] remained in second place with $20.6 million, down a respectable 46% from its debut. The Ape Man has earned $81.4 million.
After three weeks at the top, Finding Dory [NEMO2] finished third with $20.4...
The animation domination of 2016 continues with the release of The Secret Life of Pets [PETS] from Illumination. Buzz has been building since Universal dropped the first teaser a year ago with Minions. The PG-rated movie reinforces the notice that dogs and cats as part of the human family. The marketing campaign has wisely teamed with products that target pet owners. Advance ticket sales are pacing ahead of Zootopia, which debuted at $75 million, but probably not ahead of Despicable Me...
Pure Flix has cut a new trailer for the concert documentary Hillsong - Let Hope Rise [HSLHR]. The film was originally set to be released more than a year ago in May 2015 until Relativity went bankrupt. Pure Flix will now the open Hillsong - Let Hope Rise wide on September 16th.
Illumination has uploaded an extended trailer for the animated musical Sing [SING] written and directed by Garth Jennings (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy). Sing begins on December 21st.
Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, Sing stars Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey), a dapper Koala who presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times. Buster is an eternal optimist—okay, maybe a bit of a scoundrel—who loves his theater above all and will do...
Fox Searchlight has unveiled the trailer for the comedy Table 19 [TBL19] on PopSugar. Anna Kendrick [AKEND] plays a friend of the bride who was recently dumped by the bride's brother. She decides to still attend the wedding where she gets seated with the other rejected singles, played by Lisa Kudrow [LKUDR], Craig Robinson [CROBI], June Squibb, Stephen Merchant and Tony Revolori [TREVO]. Table 19 arrives in theaters on January 20, 2017.
The Fourth of July frame porved more competitive than expected, however, Finding Dory [NEMO2] maintained the top spot with an estimated $50.2 million over the 4-day weekend. The Pixar sequel has earned $380.5 million.
The Legend of Tarzan [TARZN] debuted in second place with $45.6 million. The action adventure evidently appealed to women more than men as the audience was slightly more female at 51%.
The Purge: Election Year [PURG3] closed with $34.8 million to open third overall. The...
Warner Bros. has released the second trailer for the action adventure War Dogs [ARMDU] based on a true story. Jonah Hill [JHILL] and Miles Teller [MTELL] star as best friends who found a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. The overnight arms dealers land a $300 million deal to supply the Afghan Military and soon found themselves in over their heads in the shady warzone of the Middle East. War Dogs lands in theaters on August...
Three new films open in wide release this Independence Day weekend, but none are expected to provide fireworks typical of this summer holiday. Finding Dory [NEMO2] is showing little signs of slowing down as the Pixar sequel continues to put up strong daily numbers. Finding Dory could swim to another $46 million over the long 4-day weekend.
Director Steven Spielberg [SSPIE] teams up with Disney for The BFG [TBFG] based on the children’s book by Roald Dahl. The PG-rated family film...
STX has dropped the second trailer for the raunchy comedy Bad Moms [BMOMS] on Fandango. Mila Kunis [MKUNI], Kristen Bell [KBELL] and Kathryn Hahn [KHAHN] star as three overworked, under-appreciated mothers who are finally pushed over the edge at a PTA meeting by seemingly perfect mothers. Bad Moms arrives in theaters on July 29th.
