Netflix has unveiled the teaser trailer for the martial arts sequel Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny [CTHD2] based on "Iron Knight, Silver Vase", the next chapter in the pentalogy. Michelle Yeoh [MYEOH] reprises her role from the 2000 original and is joined by Donnie Yen [DYEN] and Jason Scott Lee. The Weinstein Co. will release the English-language Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny on IMAX theaters simultaneous with its premiere on Netflix on February 26th.
Topping the weekend box office for a third straight time, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 [HGAM4] earned an estimated $18.6 million to bring its total to $227.1 million.
Krampus [KRMPS] debuted in second place with $16.0 million. The Christmas horror fim skewed younger as the audience were nearly split between over and under the age of 21.
Creed [CREED] rung up another $15.5 million in a close fight for the third spot. The boxing drama trailed off 48% in its second weekend to total...
Warner Bros. has released the redband and greenband trailers for the action comedy The Nice Guys [NICEG] starring Ryan Gosling [RGOSL] and Russell Crowe [RCROW]. Directed by Shane Black, The Nice Guys arrives in theaters on May 20th.
“The Nice Guys” takes place in 1970s Los Angeles, when down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Gosling) and hired leg-breaker Jackson Healy (Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star....
The box office looks to suffer from post-holiday leftovers as the weekend after Thanksgiving is typically one of the slowest of the year. A couple of newcomers are unlikely to unseat The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 [HGAM4]. Since the finale wasn’t as front-loaded as the previous installments, Mockingjay Part 2 should continue to flatten out in its third outing and bank another $23 million.
The Good Dinosaur [DINOS] recorded Pixar’s lowest opening since A Bug’s Life in 1998. Two...
Bleecker Street has revealed the trailer for the thriller Eye in the Sky [EYSKY], which examines the kill chain of command in the drone assassination programs of the United States and United Kingdom. Helen Mirren [HMIRR] stars as the colonel in charge of a top-secret drone operation in Kenya, Alan Rickman [ARICK] plays a general higher up in the government and Aaron Paul [APAUL] is the drone pilot with his finger on the trigger to fire the missile. Eye in the Sky lands in theaters...
Warner Bros. has unleashed the full-length trailer for the DC Comics superheroes smash-up Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice [SUPE2]. Zack Snyder [ZSNYD] returns to direct the follow-up to Man of Steel starring Henry Cavill [HCAVI] as Superman/Clark Kent. Ben Affleck [BAFFL] takes the cowl as Batman/Bruce Wayne, while Jesse Eisenberg [JEISE] plays Lex Luthor, who has created Doomsday from the remains of Zod. Gal Gadot [GGADO] is introduced as Wonder Woman/Diane Prince to tease the...
Sony Pictures Classics has dropped the trailer for the musical biopic I Saw the Light [ISTLT]. Tom Hiddleston [THIDD] stars as country western singer Hank Williams who quickly rose to fame only to flame out just as fast due to poor health, alcoholism and personal problems. I Saw the Lighto pens limited on March 25th before expanding wide on April 1st.
Universal has released the second, full-length trailer for the comedy sequel Ride Along 2 [RDLO2]. Kevin Hart [KHART] and Ice Cube [ICUBE] reprise their roles as rookie cop, bad cop as the new partners and brothers-in-laws head into Bad Boys territory of South Florida. Ride Along 2 arrives in theates on January 15th.
The Thanksgiving long weekend was feasted on by The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 [HGAM4], which led with an estimated $75.8 million over the 5-day holiday period. The finale held 50% when comparing the 3-day portion of the weekend, the best dropoff in the series.
The Good Dinosaur [DINOS] placed second with $55.7 million. Although it's the fourth best Thanksgiving opening ever, the debut is on the low-end for a Pixar release. Families made up 80% of the audience.
Walt Disney has unleashed the debut trailer for Marvel's Captain America: Civil War [CAPA3]. The third Captain America film picks up where The Avengers: Age of Ultron left off with the Falcon and Scarlett Witch joining the Avengers. However, the former Winter Soldier comes between Captain America and Iron Man. Black Panther is finally introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and appears to be on the side of Iron Man and War Machine. However, newly acquired Spider-Man is nowhere to...
