Scoring the lowest opening in the dystopian sci-fi franchise, the finale The Hunger Games: Moockingjay Part 2 [HGAM4] led the weekend box office with an estimated $101.0 million. After the uneventful Part 1, the broader audience got wise to the moneygrab of the split of the last book into two films. The audience was 54% female and 50% under the age of 25.
Spectre [JB24] relinguish the throne after two weeks at the top. The 24th Bond film earned $14.6 million to run its total to $153.7...
Warner Bros. has uploaded the teaser trailer for the action comedy Central Intelligence [CINTL]. A big Johnson [TROCK] and a little Hart [KHART] team up in theaters beginning June 17th.
The story follows a one-time bullied geek who grew up to be a lethal CIA agent (Johnson), coming home for his high school reunion. Claiming to be on a top-secret case, he enlists the help of the former “big man on campus” (Hart), now an accountant who misses his glory days. But before the staid...
Universal has dropped the theatrical trailer for the comedy The Boss [MDARN]. Melissa McCarthy [MMCCA] stars as Michell Darnell, a businesswoman who is caught for insider trading. After a stint in prison, she seeks an image makeover with the help of a former employee, played by by Kristen Bell [KBELL]. The Boss hits theaters on April 8th.
Three and a half years after a box office phenomenon began, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 [HGAM4] closes out the franchise that made Jennifer Lawrence [JLAWR] a megastar and set off a wave of dystopian sci-fi films targeted at young adults. Lionsgate has heavily marketed the PG-13 rated sequel, though the hype has been subdued in the wake of the terrorist attack in Paris. While the second film Catching Fire debuted with a series best $158.1 million two years ago, the third film...
Warner Bros. has unveiled the teaser trailer for the sci-fi thriller Midnight Special [MNSPL] on Apple. Michael Shannon [MSHAN] plays a father on the run with his young son who has special powers. The boy is caught between religious extremists and the government, each after him with a different motive. Written and directed by Jeff Nichols, Midnight Special arrives in theaters on March 18th.
Lionsgate has unleashed the redband trailer for the comedy Dirty Grandpa [DRTGP]. See Zac Efron [ZEFRO] get naked. Hear Robert De Niro [RDENI] say filthy words. Watch Aubrey Plaza [APLAZ] do both. Dirty Grandpa opens wide on January 22nd.
Jason Kelly [Zac Efron] is one week away from marrying his boss’s uber-controlling daughter, putting him on the fast track for a partnership at the law firm. However, when the straight-laced Jason is tricked into driving his foul-mouthed grandfather...
Open Road has released the theatrical trailer for the comedy 50 Shades of Black [50SOB] spoofing 50 Shade of Grey. Marlon Wayans [MWAYA] stars in the lead as the millionaire who earned his money the hard way, while Kali Hawk takes the role of the not-so-submissive woman. 50 Shades of Black hits theaters on January 29th.
Focus Features has revealed the teaser trailer for the fantasy A Monster Calls [AMCAL] starring Liam Neeson [LNEES]. 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) attempts to deal with his mother’s (Felicity Jones [FJONE]) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss, and faith. Directed by J. A. Bayona, A Monster Calls arrives in theaters on October 14th.
Warner Bros. has debuted the teaser trailer for the romantic comedy How to be Single [HTBSN] on 'The Ellen Show'. Dakota Johnson [DJOHN] stars as a newly single woman in New York City who's clueless about the dating scene. Rebel Wilson [RBWIL] and Leslie Mann [LMANN] co-stars as friends who offer her dating advice that may or may not be actually useful. How to be Single opens in time for Valentine's Day weekend on February 12th.
Summit has dropped the teaser trailer for the magic adventure sequel Now You See Me 2 [NYSM2] on Fandango. Jesse Eisenberg [JEISE], Woody Harrelson [WHARR] and Dave Franco [DFRAN] return as the Four Horsemen while Lizzy Caplan [LCAPL] takes over the role from Isla Fisher who was pregnant at the time of filming. Now You See Me 2 opens June 10th.
One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, the illusionists resurface...
