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.
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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...
Relativity has revealed the full-length trailer for the horror film Oculus [OCULU] on Apple. Karen Gillan and Brenton Thwaites play sbilings who are haunted by a mirror that may have killed their parents years ago. Oculus hits theaters on April 11th.
Focus Features has released another teaser for the stop-motion animated The Boxtrolls [BOXTR] set to Ceelo Green's cover of Elvis Presley's "(You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care". The third film from LAIKA, The Boxtrolls opens on September 26th.
After debuting a teaser spot during the Super Bowl, Paramount has unleashed the full-length trailer for Transformers: Age of Extinction [TFRM4]. Director Micharl Bay [MBAY] has brought aboard Mark Wahlberg [MWAHL] to lead an all-new human cast to fill some screen time in between the battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons that that moviegoers really care about. Transformers: Age of Extinction rolls out on June 27th.
The Weinstein Co. has unveiled the teaser trailer for the family film Paddington [PADTN] based on the best-selling children's book series. Colin Firth [CFIRT] voices the cuddly bear with the floppy hat who gets stranded in London. Paddington arrives in theaters on December 12th.
