Thw battle between two sequels over Father's Day weekend resulted in an overwhelming victory for 22 Jump Street [21JS2] with an estimated $60.0 million. The opening topped the first film's $36.3 million and became the second highest ever for an R-rated comedy behind The Hangover Part II's $85.6 million. The audience was split 50-50 between males and females, with 56% under the age of 25.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 [HTYD2] debuted in second with $50.0 million, on the low end of industry...
A pair of sequels to widely popular films will duel for box office supremacy. The animated fantasy adventure How to Train Your Dragon 2 [HTYD2] comes more than four years after How to Train Your Dragon opened to $43.7 million. Regarded as one of DreamWorks Animation’s best film, the original legged out $217.6 million domestically. The PG-rated sequel finds the Viking Hiccup, voiced by Jay Baruchel [JBARU], all grown up and the fantasy world of dragons expanded exponentially. Dragon 2...
Sony has uploaded the official domestic trailer for the actioner The Equalizer [EQLIZ] based on the 1980s TV series.
Denzel Washington [DWASH] plays McCall, a former black ops commando who has faked his death to live a quiet life in Boston. When he comes out of his self-imposed retirement to rescue a young girl, Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz [CMORE] ), he finds himself face to face with ultra-violent Russian gangsters. As he serves vengeance against those who brutalize the helpless, McCall...
Fox Searchlight has revealed the teaser trailer for the black comedy Birdman [BIRDM] directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu [AGINA]. Michael Keaton [MKEAT] stars as a struggling actor who was once best known for playing the superhero Batman, I mean Birdman. He hopes to revive his career with a Broadway play, but must battle his alter-ego to reclaim himself and overcome his ego to recover his family. Birdman begins its limited release starting on October 17th.
Sony has unveiled the first trailer for the home-invasion thriller No Good Deed [NOGDD]. Taraji P. Henson [TPHEN] plays a wife and mother who lets a stranger, played by Idris Elba [IELBA], charm his way into her home by claiming car trouble. Her kindness soon leads to terror for her family. No Good Deed breaks into theaters on September 12th.
Fox has released the official trailer for the DreamWorks Animation family comedy Home [SMEKD] on Apple. The story is adapted from the Adam Rex children's book "The True Meaning of Smekday".
When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip (Rihanna [RIHAN]), manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the...
The Weinstein Co. has revealed a new trailer for the family film Paddington [PADTN]. Voiced by Colin Firth [CFIRT], the CG-animated bear engages in some toilet humor, literally. Paddington drops into theaters on Christmas Day.
Sony has uploaded the teaser trailer for the comedy The Interview [NTRVW]. James Franco [JAFRA] stars as a popular celebrity tabloid TV host and Seth Rogen [SROGE] as his producer. North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un turns out to be a fan of their show, and they land an exclusive interview. However, the CIA recruits them to use the opportunity to assassinate Kim Jong-un. The Interview lands in theater on October 14th.
Dimension has released the full-length trailer for the film noir prequel-sequel Sin City: A Dame To Kill For [SINC2] directed by Robert Rodriguez [RRODR]. The hard-boiled inhabitants of Frank Miller's seedy underworld battle for vengeance. Mickey Rourke [MROUR] returns as Marv and Jessica Alba [JALBA] as Nancy, while Josh Brolin [JBROL] takes over the role of Dwight and Joseph Gordon-Levitt [JGORD] plays the newly created character of Johnny. Sin City: A Dame To Kill For blasts into...
Focus Features has unwrapped the full-length, theatrical trailer for the stop-motion animated The Boxtrolls [BOXTR] from Laika.
Cheesebridge is a posh Victorian-era town obsessed with wealth, class and the stinkiest of fine cheeses. Beneath its charming cobblestone streets dwell the Boxtrolls, foul monsters who crawl out of the sewers at night and steal what the townspeople hold most dear: their children and their cheeses. At least, that's the legend residents have always believed. In...
