Disney has released the full-length trailer for the Marvel superhero sequel Captain America: Civil War [CAPA3], now with Spider-Man. The Sokovia Accords has split the Avengers into two sides. Team Captain America consists of Hawkeye, Falcon, Ant-Man, Scarlet Witch and the Winter Soldier, while Team Iron Man consists of War Machine, Black Widow, Black Panther, Vision and apparently, Spider-Man. Captain America: Civil War commences on May 6th.
Universal has dropped the restricted trailer for the comedy Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping [CON4R] from The Lonely Island Boys. In the vein of Spinal Tap, the mockumentary stars Andy Samberg [ASAMB] stars as singer/rapper Conner4Real, who's not unlike Justin Bieber. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping arrives in theaters on June 3rd.
Setting a new opening record for Disney Animation as well as an animated debut in March, Zootopia [ZOOTP] admitted an estimated $73.7 million to lead the weekend box office. Zootopia broughtout an audience that was 58% female and 56% under the age of 25.
London Has Fallen [HFAL2] opened in second place with $21.7 million, short of the first film's $30.4 million. The action sequel attracted 55% males and 74% over 25.
After 3 weeks at the top, Deadpool [DEADP] took third with $16.4 million...
Lionsgate has dropped the teaser trailer for Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween [BOAMH]. What started as a joke in the Chris Rock film The Top Five has now become a real movie set to open wide on October 21st.
Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a hilarious, haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens.
Now that the Oscars are over, Hollywood turns its attention back to churning out blockbusters. Disney Animation Studio’s Zootopia [ZOOTP] certainly has the makings of one. The wholly original story is set in a world of anthropomorphic animals. Advance ticket sales are pacing ahead of their last film Big Hero 6, which opened to $56.2 million in November of 2014. With the Disney marketing machine in full force, Zootopia could match Cinderella's $67.9 million last year. Based on the...
Lionsgate has unleashed the trailer for the preteen comedy Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life [MIDSC] based on the James Patterson novel. After the principal destroyed his sketchbook, a student named Rafe sets out to break all his principal's many rules. Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starts at October 7th.
Sony has revealed the debut trailer for their long-in-development Ghostbusters [GHST3], an updated reboot of the sci-fi comedy featuring a cast of new characters played by Melissa McCarthy [MMCCA], Kristen Wiig [KWIIG], Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. Director Paul Feig [PFEIG], Ghostbusters lands in theaters on July 15th.
Ellen DeGeneres has debuted the second trailer for Finding Dory [NEMO2], Pixar's sequel to the 2003 blockbuster Finding Nemo. Taking place six months after the original, the tangfish Dory goes on a quest to find her long-lost family with the help of the clownfish Marlin and the sea turtle Crus. Finding Dory swims into theaters on June 17.
Fox has uploaded the second, full-length trailer for the animated sequel Ice Age: Collision Course [ICEA5]. The fifth and possibly last film in the prehistoric franchise returns to theaters on July 22th.
The 88th Academy Awards ceremony was an awkward, yet illuminating affair as host Chris Rock [CROCK] did not shy away from the lack of diversity controversy. He called Hollywood racist, and poked fun at #OscarsSoWhite with comedic bits throughout the night. Still, the show must go on as the stars were trotted out and the golden statues handed out, producing a few surprises along the way. HSX offered AwardOptions of nominees in the top 8 categories and traders correctly predicted 6 of the...
