Roadside Attractions has uploaded the trailer for the comedy The Skeleton Twins [SKLTW]. Kristen Wiig [KWIIG] and Bill Hader[BHADE] star as estranged twins who reunite after coincidentally cheating death on the same day. As they try to fix each other's lives, they realize they must mend their relationship with each other first, perhaps with the help of Starship's 80s hit "Nothin Gonna Stop Us Now". The Skeleton Twins opens in limited release starting September 19th.
Topping the weekend box office with an estimated $100 million, Transformers: Age of Extinction [TFRM4] scored the highest debut of 2014. THe fourth film in the sci-fi franchise introduced a new human cast lead by Mark Wahlberg alongside the robots in disguise. The audience skewed males at 64%.
22 Jump Street [21JS2] remained in second place with $15.4 million in its third weekend. The comedy sequel has secured $139.8 million.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 [HTYD2] grossed $13.1 million to...
Three years after completing a Transformers trilogy, Paramount enlisted Michael Bay [MBAY] to direct a fourth film, Transformers: Age of Extinction [TFRM4]. While Autobot favorites Optimus Prime and Bumblebee return, the human cast is all new, lead by Mark Wahlberg [MWAHL]. Although all three previous Transformers were huge blockbusters, moviegoers may be suffering from franchise fatigue. While the third film Dark of the Moon was considered better than the second film Revenge of the Fallen...
Warner Bros. has dropped the full-length theatrical trailer for the disaster film Into the Stom [CATE6] on Apple. Richard Armitage [RARMI] stars as a school principal who enlists a team of storm trackers to locate his son in the middle of a deadly tornado strike. Into the Stom lands in theaters on August 8th.
Sony has revved up the debut trailer for the World War II actioner Fury [FURY]. Brad Pitt [BPITT] leads a tank crew of American soldiers on a last missionduring the last days of war in Germany. Shia LaBeouf [SLABE], Michael Peña and [MPENA] and Logan Lerman [LLERM] co-star in the film directed by David Ayer [DAYER]. Fury rolls into theaters on November 14th.
Paramount has unveiled the villain Shredder in the second, full-length trailer for the action reboot Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [TMNT1]. Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Donatello along with their sensei, Master Splinter, must battle the evil foot clan who are taking over Manhattan. The heroes in a half shell are joined by Megan Fox [MEFOX], Will Arnett [WARNE] and Whoopi Goldberg [WGOLD]. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles powers into theaters on August 8th.
Universal has unleashed the debut trailer for the action horror Dracula Untold [DRCYZ]. Luke Evans [LUEVA] stars as the famous gothic monster created by novelist Bram Stoker reinvented as a tragic hero and the original batman. To save his people from the invading Turks, Prince Vlad of Transylvania turns to the dark powers of vampirism and its unfortunate side effects of bloodthirst and immortality. Dracula Untold lands in theaters on October 17th.
Universal has cut another trailer for the dystopian thriller sequel The Purge: Anarchy [PURG2]. While the first film centered on a home invasion during the annual crime holiday instituted by the New Founding Fathers of America, the sequel focuses on a group of poor and unfortunate souls who are captured and hunted for sport ala Hard Target and The Running Man. The Purge: Anarchy commences on July 18th.
Sony lands the one-two punch on top the weekend box office as Think Like A Man Too [TLAM2] debuted with an estimated $30.0 million, just ahead of last week's top film 22 Jump Street [21JS2] at $29.0 million. Think Like A Man Too came up short against the first film, which opened with $33.6 million. The sequel skewed 75% African-American, 63% female and 59% over the age of 30. Meanwhile 22 Jump Street declined 49% in its second weekend to bring its total to $111.5 million.
Fox Searchlight has released the second trailer for the crime drama The Drop [TDROP]. Tom Hardy [THARD] stars as an ex-con bartender and the late James Gandolfini as his bar owner cousin. They launder money for local gangsters, but a roobery gone wrong threatens their livelihood. The Drop opens in limited release on September 12th.
