STX has uploaded the official trailer for the historical drama Free State of Jones [FSJON] from writer-director Gary Ross [GAROS]. Matthew McConaughey [MMCCO] stars as a Southern farmer who fought against the Confederacy during the Civil War. He led other small farmers and local slaves in an uprising to secede Jones County, Mississippi from the Confederacy. Free State of Jones opens wide on May 13th.
Raising the all time domestic box office record to $812.0 million, Star Wars: The Force Awakens [STAR7] stayed in first place for a fourth weekend with an estimated $41.6 million.
The Revenant [REVEN] open wide with $38.0 million for the second spot. The audience was 57% male and 73% over the age of 25. As a top Oscar contender, the western should have strong legs.
Daddy's Home [DHOME] finished third at $15.0 million, bringing its cumulative total to $116.3 million.
The Forest [FORST]...
Needing just 20 days to surpass $760 million what took Avatar more than 34 weeks, Stars Wars: The Force Awakens [STAR7] is now the new domestic box office champion of all times. Episode VII has dropped nearly 40% for the last two weekends. Even if it were to drop close to 50% for its fourth weekend, Stars Wars: The Force Awakens will still rule the galaxy with about $46 million.
After two weeks of limited release, The Revenant [REVEN] expands wide to 3374 theaters. Leonardo DiCaprio...
Warner Bros, has revealed the teaser trailer for the horror sequel The Conjuring 2 [CNJU2] from director James Wan [JWAN]. Vera Farmiga [VFARM] and Patrick Wilson [PWILS] reprise their roles of paranormal investigators Lorraine and Ed Warren. In another real case from their files, they travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a haunted house that came to be known as the Enfield Poltergiest.
The Conjuring 2 hits theaters on June 10th
The Weinstein Co. has unveiled the domestic trailer for the western Jane Got a Gun [JGGUN]. The troubled production has gone through numerous changes in director, cast, release date and distributor. Jane Got a Gun will finally open wide on January 29th.
Jane Hammond (Natalie Portman [NPORT]) has built a life on the rugged western plains with her husband Bill "Ham" Hammond (Noah Emmerich [NEMME]) and young daughter. When Ham stumbles home riddled with bullets after a run-in with the...
After smashing several box office records in 2015, Star Wars: The Force Awakens [STAR7] began 2016 by setting the best third weekend with an estimated $88.3 million with a New Year's Day high of $34.5 million. The space saga pushed its total to $740.3 million, behind only Avatar's $760.5 million on the all-time domestic box office list.
Daddy's Home [DHOME] remained in second place with $29.0 million. The family comedy declined 25% in its sophomore weekend to bring its to $93.7 million.
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Walt Disney Animation Studios has revealed another full-length trailer for Zootopia [ZOOTP] set in a world of anthropomorphic animals that all live together in a metropolis. A rookie bunny police officer teams up with a scam artist fox to crack a murder case. Zootopia opens in theaters on March 4th.
Continuing its recrod-setting run at the box office, Star Wars: The Force Awakens [STAR7] banked an estimated $153.3 million for the best second weekend ever. Episode VII of the space opera saga has piled up $544.6 million.
Daddy's Home [DHOME] took in a whopping $38.8 million to debut in second place. The family comedy connected broadly across demgraphics.
Joy opened at the third spot with $17.5 million. The Jennifer Lawrence vehicle skewed older women at 66% female and 77% over the...
Fox has unwrapped the second redband and greenband trailers for Marvel Comic superhero adaptation Deadpool [DEADP]. Ryan Reynolds [RREYN] reprises his role as the Merc with a Mouth in a complete reboot of the character seen in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead appear as other mutants. Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein [ESKRE], T.J. Miller [TJMIL] and Gina Carano [GCARA] co-star in Deadpool, which lands in theaters on February 12th.
Deadpool tells the origin story...
After shattering multiple box office records during last weekend, Star Wars: The Force Awakens [STAR7] continues to set a new high for each weekday. The second weekend promises to be another bonanza as Christmas Day held the third highest advance ticket sales. The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies declined 25% in its sophomore weekend over Christmas last year, while The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King slipped 30% over the same period. With its massive opening weekend, Star Wars: The...
