A batch of new films pulls up to the starting line, but none are likely to overtake Furious 7 [FAST7]. Even on its third lap, the action sequel should have enough gas in the tank to stay of the new competition with around $28 million.
Five years after bursting onto the scene and at the seams, Kevin James [KJAME] returns in Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 [MALC2]. The original film opened to $31.8 million, but has Sony waited too long to produce the sequel? James’ last solo effort Here Comes...
Walt Disney has revealed the second teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens [STAR7]. Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo and Chewbacca return in Episode VII, which picks up the saga decades later following the events of Return of the Jedi. Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Dec 18th.
The teaser trailer for writer-director Quentin Tarantino's western The Hateful Eight [HATE8] that was attached to Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For last August has appeared online. Eight bounty hunters get snowed in a cabin in post-Civil War Wymoing. Who will live to tell the tale? The Hateful Eight will ride into theaters this fall.
Warner Bros. has unveiled the teaser trailer for the found footage horror film The Gallows [GALOW]. Produced by Blumhouse, The Gallows swings into theaters on July 10th.
Twenty years after an accident caused the death of the lead actor during a high school play, students at the same small town school resurrect the failed stage production in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy—but ultimately find out that some things are better left alone.
Roadside Attractions has uploaded the full-length trailer for the musical biopic Love & Mercy [LVMRC]. Using the Beach Boys catalogue as its soundtrack, the film chronicles singer/founder Brian Wilson's struggles with personal demons as the band rose in fame and fortumes. Paul Dano [PDANO] and John Cusack [JOHNC] play Wilson at different age in his life. Love & Mercy opens on June 5th.
Paramount has revealed the full-length trailer for the sci-fi franchise reboot Terminator: Genisys [TERM5]. In the new alternate timeline, the model T-800 terminator played by Arnold Schwarzenegger [ASCHW] has been sent back in time to raise Sarah Connor, played by Emilia Clarke [ECLAR]. Jai Courtney [JCOUR] plays Kyle Reese [KREES] while Jason Clarke [JCLAR] stars as the future John Connor, who has been turned into a terminator, which had been the original intention of the previous...
Walt Disney has unveiled the full-length trailer to Marvel's Ant-Man [ANTMN]. Paul Rudd [PRUDD] star as the superhero who can shrink in scale but increase in strength, while Corey Stoll [CSTOL] plays the villain Yellowjacket who is after the same technology. Ant-Man crawls into theaters on July 17th.
Needing just 10 days at the box office to set a franchise high, Furious 7 [FAST7] led the weekend with an estimated $60.6 million. The action sequel declined 59% in its second frame to reach $252.5 million.
Home [SMEKD] remained in second place with $19.0 million to bring its total to $129.6 million.
The Longest Ride [LNGST] debuted at the third spot with $13.5 million. As expected, the romance skewed female at 80%.
Expanding wide to 1504 theaters, Woman in Gold [WMNGO] collected $5.6...
Even Universal underestimated the box office draw of Furious 7 [FAST7] as the weekend actuals came in at $147.2 million, nearly $4 million more than their estimate on Sunday. Fans no doubt frontloaded opening weekend to pay their respect to the late Paul Walker. Will they return for a second viewing to experience the same emotions again? Fast and Furious and Fast 5 both opened in April and declined 62% in their second weekend. Fast & Furious 6 debuted on Memorial Day Weekend, so its...
Warner Bros. has revealed the second trailer for the buddy comedy Hot Pursuit [DMWTX]. Reese Witherspoon [RWITH] stars as a police officer who goes on the run with a drug lord's wife, played by Sofia Vergara [SVERG], from her husband's killers as well as dirty cops. Hot Pursuit reaches theaters on May 8th.
