Shaking up the box office after a lackluster Memorial holiday weekend, San Andreas [SANDR] rolls up an estimated $53.2 million. The opening marks the biggest ever for Dwayne Johnson [TROCK] as the led star The disaster pic drew an audience that was 51% and 70% over the age of 25.
Pitch Perfect 2 [PTCP2] remained in second place with $14.8 million. The musical sequel has hit $147.5 million.
Last weekend top film, Tomorrowland [1952] dropped to third with $13.8 million, off 58% from its...
Lionsgate has released the greenband version of the trailer for American Ultra [AULTR] starring Jesse Eisenberg [JEISE] and Kristen Stewart [KSTEW]. The action comedy opens wide on August 21st.
A seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the...
California has already been destroyed in make-believe numerous times, but that’s not gonna stop San Andreas [SANDR] from doing it again. Dwayne Johnson [TROCK] stars in the PG-13 rated disaster porn, but the real attraction is the special effects depicting an 10.0 earthquake from California’s biggest faultline. Warner Bros. knows a disaster film is sold by its money shots and the marketing campaign has shown destruction galore. Rolling into 3777 locations, San Andreas may shake up $38...
Lionsgate has dropped the redband trailer for the action comedy American Ultra [AULTR] that reunites Adventureland stars Jesse Eisenberg [JEISE] and Kristen Stewart [KSTEW]. Eisenberg plays a stoner store clerk who unknown to even himself is a highly-trained sleeper agent. He is targeted for elimination by the government agencythat believes he had gone rogue, kinda like a stoner Jason Bourne. American Ultra opens wide on August 21st.
Bleeker Street has revealed the trailer for the biographical drama Pawn Sacrifice [PAWNS] on Apple. Tobey Maguire [TMAGU] stars as American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer who grew up in Brooklyn to challenge the best players from the Soviet Union and gets caught up in the superpower politics during the height of the Cold War. Pawn Sacrifice starts in limited release on Septmber 18th.
Broad Green Pictures has unveiled the trailer for the drama A Walk in the Woods [WLKWD] based on the book by Bill Bryson. Robert Redford [RREDF] stars as the author who attempts to hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine with his friend, played by Nick Nolte [NNOLT]. A Walk in the Woods opens in limited release on September 2nd.
A24 has released the trailer for the two-hander road movie The End of the Tour [TEOTT]. Jason Segel [JSEGE] stars as the real-life author David Foster Wallace who is accompanied on his 1996 "Infinite Jest" book tour by a Rolling Stone magazine writer, played by Jesse Eisenberg [JEISE]. The End of the Tour begins in limited release on July 31st.
Warner Bros. has unleashed the trailer for the action remake Point Break [PTBR2]. Luke Bracey [LBRAC] stars in the role of young FBI agent Johnny Utah, who goes undercover to infiltrate a team of thieves led by the charismatic Bodhi, played by Edgar Ramirez [EDRAM], who are also extreme athletes seeking the thrills of big wave surfing, wingsuit flying, snowboarding, free rock climbing, and motorcrossing. Point Break lands in theaters on December 25th.
While the real Tomorrowland in Disneyland celebrates its 60th birthday, the namesake movie Tomorrowland [1952] tallied an estimated $41.7 million to lead the long Memorial Day weekend. The sci-fi fantasy attracted a crowd that was 51% male and 6`1% over the age of 25 while families made up 30% of the audience.
Last week's top film Pitch Perfect 2 [PTCP2] finished second with $38.5 million to bring its total to $126.0 million. The 3-day portion of the weekend dropped 56%.
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Warner Bros. has uploaded a second teaser for the crime drama Black Mass [BMASS] starring Johnny Depp [JDEPP] as the real-life Irish mob boss Whitey Bulger. First aired on TV during the NBA playoffs, this trailer plays up the gang violence and uses hip-hop to target urban, male moviegoers. Black Mass hits theaters on September 18th.
