Everything is awesome for the Warner Bros. as the animated The LEGO Movie [LEGO] stacked up an estimated $69.1 million to top the weekend box office. The opening is the second best ever for February behind only The Passion of the Christ. The toy-based movie appealed to both families and adults without children. With an A CinemaScore, The LEGO Movie will have long legs into spring.
The Monuments Men [MONUM] debuted in second place with $22.7 million. The WWII drama's all star-cast was...
Open Road has unloaded a redband trailer for the action shooter Sabotage [SBOTG]. Arnold Schwarzenegger [ASCHW] leads a DEA task force is getting picked off one by one by the Mexican cartel with help from a traitor within their ranks. Featuring plenty of R-rated language and violence, Sabotage hits theaters on March 28th.
February has typically been a slow month for movie-going, especially for family-friendly fares. Warner Bros. hopes to break through the cold weather with The Lego Movie [LEGO] based on the popular toy brand. Besides building blocks, Lego has also created a successful videogame business based on Lego version of such popular franchises as Star Wars, Harry Potter and Marvel superheroes. The Lego Movie expands on that model with an original story centered on a new figure voiced by Chris Pratt...
Disney has revved up a new trailer for the animated spin-off sequel Planes: Fire & Rescue [PLNE2]. Dane Cook [DCOOK] voices Dusty, the cropduster-turned-racer who joins an aerial crew to fight forest fires. Julie Bowen joins the cast to voice a scooper plane named Dipper. Planes: Fire & Rescue lands in theaters on July 18th.
Summit has premiered the third and final trailer for Divergent [DVRGN] on "Jimmy Kimmel Live". Shaliene Woodley [SWOOD] and Theo James [TJAME] star in the latest sci-fi adaptation of a YA novel set for release on March 21st.
Set in a futuristic dystopia where society is divided into five factions that each represent a different virtue, teenagers have to decide if they want to stay in their faction or switch to another - for the rest of their lives. Tris Prior makes a choice that...
Universal has released the greenband theatrical trailer for the western comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West [MWTDW] that was teased by Seth MacFarlane [SMACF] and Ted during the Super Bowl on Sunday. The death scenes, naughty sex jokes and foul languages from the redband online trailer have been excised and replaced with tamer punchlines suitable for all ages. A Million Ways to Die in the West opens in theaters on May 30th.
Disney has unveiled the full-length trailer for the Marvel superhero sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier [CAPA2]. When Nick Fury comes under attack, Steve Rogers must team up with Black Widow and the Falcon to unravel a conspiracy out to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. that involves unknown enemies including an old friend from his past. Captain America: The Winter Soldier comes in from the cold on April 4th.
Paramount has revealed the first look at the sci-fi action sequel Transformers: Age of Extinction [TFRM4] during the Super Bowl. Mark Wahlberg [MWAHL] leads an all-new human cast that gets mixed up in the non-stop battle between the Autobots led by Optimus Prime and the Decepticons led by Megatron. This time, there are Dinobots. For better or for worse, Michael Bay [MBAY] returns to direct once again. Transformers: Age of Extinction lands in theaters beginning June 27th.
In addition to a couple of Super Bowl ads, Sony has unspooled an extended sizzle reel for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 [SPID5]. As Peter Parker embraces the role of being a superhero in New York City, he must battle a trio of new villains in Electro, Rhino and the Green Goblin that share a common link in Oscorp, which may also hold the secret to his origin. While the first Super Bowl spot teases the falling fate of Gwen Stacy, the second Super Bowl spot reveals she survived the same rescue...
As the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks prepare to battle in the Super Bowl, Ride Along [RDLON] rolled to its third consecutive victory at the weekend box office with an estimated $12.3 million. The buddy comedy has gassed up $93.0 million in its tank.
A sing-along version of Frozen [FROZE.BW] pushed the Disney film back into second place with $9.3 million. The animated phenom has banked $360.0 million.
That Awkward Moment [AWODT] debuted third at $9.0 million. The bromantic comedy...
