Summit has unleashed the full-length trailer for the sci-fi adaptation Divergent [DVRGN] based on yet another best-selling young adult book set in a dystopian future. In a world where everyone is divided into five distinct factions based on their personalities, Shailene Woodley [SWOOD] plays a young woman who finds out she does not fit into any one type, and these Divergents are considred dangerous individuals to their society as a whole. Theo James [TJAME] leads fellow Divergents that...
Walt Disney has unveiled the teaser trailer for the fantasy Maleficent [MALEF]. Angelina Jolie [AJOLI] stars as the wicked witch in the live-action retelling of Disney's 1959 animated classic Sleeping Beauty. Elle Fanning [EFANN] co-stars as Princess Autora, who is protrayed as an infant by Jolie's real-life daughter Vivienne as seen running in the trailer. Maleficent arrives on May 30th.
Opening with an estimated $86.1 million at the weekend box office, Thor: The Dark World [THOR2] missed Skyfall's record by just a couple of millions. The Marvel superhero sequel attracted an audience that was 61% over the age of 25 and 62% male. The box office rose slightly from Friday to Saturday and with good word of mouth, Thor: The Dark World may actually have better legs than the typical blockbuster sequel.
Jackass Present: Bad Grandpa [JCKA4] maintains its impressive hold with...
Universal has released a second trailer for the war in Afghanistan drama Lone Survivor [LSURV] on Apple. Based on a true story, Mark Wahlberg [MWAHL], Taylor Kitsch [TKITS], Emile Hirsch [EHIRS] and Ben Foster [BFOST] play four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to kill a senior Taliban target when they are ambushed by the enemy after making a difficult moral decision. Directed by Peter Berg [PEBER], the film could turn out to be a surprise awards contender. Lone Survivor opens limited on...
Marvel returns to conquer the box office with its superhero sequel Thor: The Dark World [THOR2]. The first Thor opened at $65.7 million in May 2011. Chris Hemsworth [CHEMS] and Tom Hiddleston [THIDD] then took their Norse mythological sibling rivalry to 2012’s The Avengers, which as everyone knows is now the all-time opening weekend champion. The Avengers gave the Iron Man franchise a 36% boost from Iron Man 2’s $128.1 million to Iron Man 3’s $174.1 million. A similar uptick would put...
Universal has dropped the full, theatrical trailer for the buddy action comedy Ride Along [RDLON] starring Ice Cube [ICUBE] and Kevin Hart [KHART]. Ride Along arrives in theaters on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.
For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he's earned the...
Director José Padilha introduces the second trailer for the remake of RoboCop [ROBOC] starring Joel Kinnaman [JKINN], Samuel L. Jackson [SLJAC] and Michael Keaton [MKEAT]. Modern technology has nearly caught up to those depicted in the 1987 classic sci-fi film, which was ahead of its times in foreshadowing the use of robotic drones. RoboCop hits theaters beginning February 12th.
The year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas...
Warner Bros. has unveiled the first trailer for the fantasy romance Winter's Tale [WINTL] on Apple. Colin Farrell [CFARR], Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Connelly [JCONN] and Russell Crowe [RCROW] star in a magical love story set in a mythic New York City and spanning two different time periods a century apart. Based on the Mark Helprin novel, the film has been a passion project for screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, who makes his directorial debut. Winter's Tale opens wide in theaters on...
Warner Bros. has uploaded an extended trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug [HOBT2] which premiered during the online Hobbit Fan Event. The second installment in a trilogy adapted from the J.R.R. Tolkien classic novel will open on December 13th.
After a decades-long path to the big screedn, the sci-fi adatation Ender's Game [EGAME] scored an estimated $28.0 million to finally top the weekend box office. Though targeted at young adults, the film appealed to the book's older fanbase as the audience was 58% over the age of 25.
Last weekend's champ, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa [JCKA4] slipped to second place with $20.5 million, down just 36% from its opening. The comedy is showing surprising good legsconsidering its franchise...
