Storming into the weekend box office with an estimated $38.5 million, Lone Survivor [LSURV] exceeded all expectations to easily take first place. The true-life story of military heroism connected with both male and female moviegoers, especially in Middle America.
In second place, Frozen [FROZE.BW] grossed another $15.1 million to bring its total to $317.7 million.
The Wolf of Wall Street [TWOWS] moved up a slot to third place at $9.0 million, while American Hustle [AMBUL] tied for fourth...
Four films in limited release with Oscar aspirations expand wide this weekend at the box office led by Lone Survivor [LSURV] starring Mark Wahlberg [MWAHL]. The R-rated action drama is based on the true story of an ill-fated U.S. Navy SEAL mission in Afghanistan. Universal has played up the heroism in its marketing campaign, while the real-life lone survivor Marcus Luttrell has been making the publicity rounds with director Peter Berg [PEBER]. Two years ago, Act of Valor featuring...
The Weinstein Co. has released the domestic trailer for the drama The Railway Man [RAILW] based on the true life story of Eric Lomax. Jeremy Irvine [JIRVI] plays the young Lomax, a British Army officer during World War II who becomes a prisoner of war tormented by his Japanese captor, Takashi Nagase. Colin Firth [CFIRT] plays the older Lomax who is haunted by his past and sets out to confront the older Nagase, played by Hiroyuki Sanada [HSANA]. Nicole Kidman [NKIDM] co-stars as Lomax's...
Focus Features has unveiled the green band trailer for the R-rated comedy Bad Words [BDWRD] on Apple with less bad words and more panties jokes than the previous red band trailer.
Jason Bateman [JBATE] stars as Guy Trilby, a 40-year-old who finds a loophole in the rules of The Golden Quill national spelling bee and decides to cause trouble by hijacking the competition. Contest officials, outraged parents, and overly ambitious 8th graders are no match for Guy, as he ruthlessly crushes...
Continuing its phenomenal hold for a seventh weekend, Frozen returned to the top spot with an estimated $20.7 million. Disney's animated musical has thawed out $297.8 million.
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones [OXNRD] rounded up $18.2 million to debut in second place. The horror spin-off was target at Latino moviegoers.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug [HOBT2] dropped down to third with $16.3 million, pushing its total to $229.6 million.
Climbing up a slot to fourth, The Wolf of...
Warner Bros. has debuted the theatrical trailer for the feature continuation of the TV series Veronica Mars [VMARS] starring Kristen Bell [KBELL]. The Kickstarter-supported project will open in limited release on March 14th.
Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown, an ex-boyfriend with baggage, and an unraveling murder mystery.
After the glut of holiday film releases to close out the year 2013, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones [OXNRD] will be the only new wide release to open 2014. Paramount spins off their R-rated found-footage horror franchise to target Hispanic moviegoers, a segment that traditionally flocks to supernatural stories with religious undertones. Horror films have done well in the first weekend of January during the past 2 years. Texas Chainsaw 3D earned $21.7 million last year while The Devil...
The full-length international trailer for the Indonesian action sequel The Raid 2 [RAID2] is now online. The Raid 2 will premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival before opening on March 28th.
Immediately following the events of the original, The Raid 2 tracks Officer Rama as he is pressured to join an anticorruption task force to guarantee protection for his wife and child. His mission is to get...
Although five new films opened in wide release on Christmas Day, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug [HOBT2] retained the box office crown with an estimated $29.9 million. The fantasy sequel has amassed $190.3 million.
Playing in its sixth weekend, Frozen [FROZE.BW] finished second with $28.8 million. The animated musical has banked $248.4 million.
Anchorman 2 [ANCH2] grossed $20.2 million to take the third spot. The comedy sequel declined 25% in its second weekend to bring its total to...
Summit has dropped the first trailer for the sports drama Draft Day [DRAFT]. Kevin Costner [KCOST] stars as the General Manager of the Cleveland Browns, who has the number one pick in the NFL draft. Over the course of 24 hours, he must juggle his work with his personal life as he works the phone with opposing general managers, his coach, his team owner, his wife and even his mother. Ivan Reitman [IREIT] directed the film, whose script topped the Black List for best unproduced screenplay...
