Hyper-jumping ahead of the previous opening weekend box office of all times, Star Wars: The Force Awakens [STAR7] ignited an estimated $238.0 million to blast away Jurassic World's $208.8 million. The intergalactic sequel earned a record $57 million in Thursday evening previews towards a record total of $120.5 million on opening day Friday, eclipsing both marks held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. 2D made up 51% of the gross. The audience was 58% male and 63% over the...
Three years after Disney bought Lucasfilm and announced a Star Wars sequel trilogy, Episode VII Star Wars: The Force Awakens [STAR7] finally arrives this weekend bringing back Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo. Along with all the beloved favorite characters, Director J.J. Abrams [JABRA] has assembled a cast of mostly fresh faces for the next generation of the space saga. Even though the three Star Wars prequels dominated the box office, they were a huge letdown for older fans that...
Warner Bros. has uploaded the teaser trailer for the animated Storks [STORK] featuring the voices of Kelsey Grammer [KGRAM] and Andy Samberg [ASAMB].
Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for global internet giant Cornerstore.com. Junior, the company’s top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine, producing an adorable and wholly unauthorized baby girl. Desperate to deliver this bundle of...
Fox has unveiled the domestic trailer for the sports comedy Eddie the Eagle [EDEGL] based on the real-life story of Michael "Eddie" Edwards. Taron Egerton [TEGER] stars as the underdog British ski-jumper who took on the winter sports establishment and made it all the way to the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, where he won the hearts of millions watching him soar through the sky. Hugh Jackman [HJACK] co-stars as his coach. Eddie the Eagle jumps into theaters on February 26th.
Paramount has revealed the first trailer for the comedy Whiskey Tango Foxtrot [TSHUF] based on the Kim Barker memoir "The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days In Afghanistan And Pakistan". Tina Fey [TFEY] stars in the lead role with Margot Robbie [MROBB], Martin Freeman [MAFRE], Alfred Molina [AMOLI] and Billy Bob Thornton [BBTHO]. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot lands in theaters on March 4th.
DreamWorks Animation has dropped the third and final trailer for the animated sequel Kung Fu Panda 3 [PAND3] on Apple. The former apprentice Po must now become a master as he trains his Panda brethrens in the martial arts in order to defend their home village from a supernatural villain. Produced at their studio in China, Kung Fu Panda 3 lands in theaters on January 29th, just ahead of Chinese New Year on February 8th.
Fox has released the official trailer for the animated sequel Ice Age: Collison Course [ICEA5], and it's basically an abbreviated version of the short "Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe". The fifth film in the prehistoric series hits theaters on July 22th.
Scrat’s epic pursuit of the elusive acorn catapults him into the universe where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the Ice Age World. To save themselves, Sid, Manny, Diego, and the rest of the herd...
Warner Bros. has conjured up the teaser trailer for the fantasy Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [FBSTS] set in J.K. Rowling's wizardry world of Harry Potter. Eddie Redmayne [EREDM] stars as magizoologist in a prequel story set in the United States of 1926. Katherine Waterston [KWATE], Dan Fogler [DFOGL], Ezra Miller [EMILL], Samantha Morton [SMORT], Carmen Ejogo [CEJOG] and Colin Farrell [CFARR] co-star in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which will arrive in theaters on...
Paramount has beamed up the teaser trailer for the next installment of Star Trek Beyond [TREK3], which will be attached to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Justin Lin [JLIN] takes over the helm as director on the third film in the rebooted series featuring Chris Pine [CPINE], Simon Pegg [SPEGG], Zach Quinto [ZQUIN], Zoe Saldana [ZSALD], and Karl Urban [KURBA]. Star Trek Beyond takes off on July 22nd.
Fox has debuted the teaser trailer for the sci-fi sequel Independence Day: Resurgence [IDAY2] directed by Roland Emmerich [REMME]. Twenty years after the events of Independence Day, mankind has used recovered alien technology to prepare themselves for the next invasion. Jeff Goldblum [JGOLD], Bill Pullman [BPULL], Vivica A. Fox [VFOX] and Brent Spiner reprise their roles from the original, while Liam Hemsworth [JHEMS], Jessie Usher and Maika Monroe [MMONR] join the cast as the next...
