The profane superhero isn't likely to win any Academy Awards, but Deadpool [DEADP] continues to draw moviegoers with an estimated $31.5 million to lead the weekend box office. The total stands at $285.6 million after three weekends.
Gods of Egypt [GOEGP] opened in second place with $14.0 million. The swords and sandals flick attracted an audience that was 56% male and 62% over the age of 25.
Kung Fu Panda 3 [PAND3] finished third at $9.0 million to advance its total to $128.5 million.
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As Hollywood prepares for its biggest party of the year, three new movies hope to draw the attention of moviegoers. After holding off movies about the Christian God and devil, the profane superhero Deadpool [DEADP] will now take on Gods of Egypt [GOEGP]. Even with a drop-off of more than 50% though, Deadpool should remain atop the weekend box office with about $28 million.
In the same weekend that the Academy Awards must contend with #OscarSoWhite, Summit drops Gods of Egypt led by...
Walt Disney has premiered the teaser trailer for the remake of their 1977 family film Pete's Dragon [PDRGN]. Bryce Dallas Howard [BDHOW] and Robert Redford [RREDF] star in the modern update about an orphaned boy who survived for six years in the forest by befriending an invisible dragon named Elliot. Pete's Dragon flies into theaters on August 12th.
Leading the weekend box office and leaving its competition behind, Deadpool [DEADP] grossed an estimated $55.0 million, down 58% from its debut. The R-rated superhero has banked $235.3 million.
Kung Fu Panda 3 [PAND3] remained at the two spot with $12.5 million, bringing its total to $117.1 million.
In a battle between heaven and hell, the faith-based Risen [CLAVU] opened in third place at $11.8 million, while the demonic horror The Witch [TWITC] debuted fourth with $8.7 million, an...
A trio of new films will compete for second place against the record-breaking, rated R superhero Deadpool [DEADP]. After such a staggering opening over a holiday weekend, Deadpool is likely to drop more than 50% to a still massive $62 million.
Christian moviegoers should give Risen [CLAVU] the best chance at the runner-up spot. The PG-13 rated Biblical thriller stars Joseph Fiennes [JFIEN] as a Roman solider investigating the disappearance of Jesus’ body. Sony has had success with...
Warner Bros. has uploaded a second trailer for the sci-fi thriller Midnight Special [MNSPL] written and directed by Jeff Nichols [JENIC]. Michael Shannon [MISHA] stars as a father trying to protect his young son who has special powers.
What starts as a race from religious extremists and local law enforcement quickly escalates to a nationwide manhunt involving the highest levels of the Federal Government. Ultimately his father risks everything to protect Alton and help fulfill a destiny...
Universal and Illumination has revealed the teaser trailer for the animated musical Sing [SING] written and directed by Garth Jennings. Sing bows in theaters on December 21st.
Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, Sing stars Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey [MMCCO]), 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...
After all the serious suerphero movies about saving the world for the umpteenth time, moviesgoers embraced the irreverent, fourth-wall breaking humor of the R-rated Deadpool [DEADP] in a record-smashing way with an estimated $150.0 million over the 4-day holiday weekend. Deadpool debuted with $132.1 million over 3-days to set new all-time highs for February, for an R-rated film, and for the studio Fox, which had been reluctant to make the film. The audience was 62% male and 53% over the...
Universal has uploaded the restricted trailer for the comedy The Boss [MDARN]. Melissa McCarthy [MMCCA] stars as a despised businesswoman who was imprisoned for insider trading. After serving her time, she hopes to reinvent herself with the help of an ex-employee, played by Kristen Bell [KBELL]. The Boss goes wide on April 8th.
For over a decade, Hollywood has been trying to make Ryan Reynolds [RREYN] happen, and now, Deadpool [DEADP] will finally make him a star. He first played the character in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine. However, that bastardized, PG-13 rated version bare little resemblance to the foul-mouthed superhero found in his Marvel Comics. Fan reaction to a leaked concept trailer finally convinced Fox to produce the R-rated superhero movie. Deadpool has long been a fan-favorite as seen in the...
