The two new wide releases underperformed at the weekend box office allowing for Mr. Peabody & Sherman [MRPBS] to rise to the top spot with an estimated $21.2 million. The animated film declined just 34% in its second weekend to bring its total to $63.2 million.
300: Rise of An Empire [XERXE] was dethroned to second place at $19.1 million. The sequel dropped 58% from its debut and sits at $78.3 million after 10 days.
Crossing the finish line at the third spot, Need for Speed [NFSPD]...
Universal has unveiled the debut trailer for the James Brown biopic Get On Up [GSOUL] on Apple. Chadwick Boseman [CBOSE] stars as the Godfather of Soul in his life story that starts with a poor childhood and goes through a stint in prison before Brown found his calling as a singer who popularized funk music and influenced countless generations of musical artists. Viola Davis [VDAVI] and Octavia Spencer [OSPEN] reunite with The Help director Tate Taylor. Get On Up gets down on August 1st.
...Hoping for a Fast & Furious franchise of its own, Disney launches the actioner Need for Speed [NFSPD] based on the long-running videogame series. The PG-13 rated film stars Aaron Paul [APAUL] in a role not too different from his signature "Breaking Bad" character. However, the exotic cars are the main attractions for the film, which the marketing has emphasized with real stunts and spectacular crashes. Some moviegoers will see the film as a pale imitation of Fast & Furious, but others will...
Rather than debut with a traditional trailer, Fox has introduced a short for DreamWorks Animation's Home [SMEKD] based on the Adam Rex book "The True Meaning Of Smekday". The aliens of Home will invade theaters on November 26th.
The intergalactic adventure revolves around an overly optimistic (yet inept) alien race called the Boov, who invade Earth in an attempt to escape their mortal enemy, hoping to make this hiding spot their new home. But one resourceful girl named Tip (Rihanna...
Seven years after 300 blew the gates off the box office, its 3D sequel 300: Rise of an Empire [XERXE] returned to the top with an estimated $45.1 million. The stylized Greek epic attracted an audience that was 63% male, and 3D accounted for 63% of the receipts.
Mr. Peabody & Sherman [MRPBS] opened in second place with $32.5 million. Families made up 80% of the moviegoers.
Last weekend's champ Non-Stop [NONST] finished third at $15.4 million, down 47% from its debut.
Son of God [SOGOD]...
Sony has released the trailer for the horror film Deliver Us From Evil [BWRNT] on Apple. Eric Bana [EBANA] stars as a NYPD officer who is investigating a series of crimes linked to demonic possession with the help of a priest, played by Edgar Ramírez [EDRAM]. Directed by Scott Derrickson, Deliver Us From Evil arrives in theaters on July 2nd.
A couple of 3D films targeted at different demographics battle it out at the weekend box office. The ancient Greek epic sequel 300: Rise of an Empire [XERXE] finally marches back into theaters seven years after 300 shocked the industry with a then-record March opening of $70.9 million. The 2D film revived the swords-n-sandals genre and its slow-motion action cinematography was widely imitated. The R-rated sequel follows the naval battle of Salamis fought after the battle of Thermopylae that...
The teaser trailer for the Dimension film noir sequel Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For [SINC2] has appeared online. Director Robert Rodriguez [RRODR] returns to the world Sin City along with Jessica Alba [JALBA], Mickey Rourke [MROUR] and Rosario Dawson [RDAWS], while Josh Brolin [JBROL] takes over the role of Dwight and Joseph Gordon-Levitt [JGORD] stars in the newly created role of Harry. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For finally hits theaters on August 22nd.
A24 has released the domestic trailer for the thriller Locke [LOCKE] starring Tom Hardy [THARD]. Written and directed by Steven Knight, the film mostly takes place inside a car in real time. Locke begins its limited release on April 25th.
Ivan Locke has worked diligently to craft the life he has envisioned, dedicating himself to the job that he loves and the family he adores. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of...
Sony has dropped the first trailer for the modern remake of the musical Annie [ANNIE] directed by Will Gluck [WGLUC].
Quvenzhané Wallis stars as Annie, a young, happy foster kid who’s also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they’d be back for her someday, it’s been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz [CDIAZ]). But everything’s about to change when...
