Smoking a few box office records along the way to the top spot, The Hunger Games Catching Fire [HGAM2] engulfing an estimated $161.1 million. The fourth best debut of all times also exceeded the November mark previously held by The Twilight Saga: New Moon and the best 2D only opening held by The Dark Knight Rises. The sci-fi sequel played to an even crowd with 50% under the age of 25 and 41% male, which is 12% better than the first film.
Dethroned from first place, Thor: The Dark...
The Weinstein Co. has unveiled the full-length trailer for their young adult fantasy adaptation Vampire Academy [VACDM]. Zoey Deutch plays a half human/vampire who goes to a special school to protect her vampire best friend, played by Lucy Fry. It's Twilight meets Mean Girls, which shares the same director. Vampire Academy opens its doors on February 14th.
The all time biggest blockbusters is about to initiate a new member in the top five as the highly anticipated The Hunger Games: Catching Fire [HGAM2] arrives this weekend. The question is how high will the sequel rank? The Hunger Games exceeded all expectations when it debuted at $152 million, the best ever for an original film and the third biggest overall at the time of March 2012. Catching Fire will have no problem topping the current November record of $142.8 million held by The...
Open Road has released the teaser trailer for the action thriller Sabotage [SBOTG]. Arnold Schwarzenegger [ASCHW] leads an elite DEA task force that takes down the deadliest drug cartels. When $10 million from a major drug bust goes missing, a drug lord along with a traitor within their ranks are eliminating the DEA agents one by one. Directed by David Ayer [DAYER], Sabotage hits theaters on April 11th.
Open Road has dropped the teaser trailer for the horror spoof sequel A Haunted House 2 [AHAU2]. Marlon Wayans [MWAYA] is back, and with a new girlfriend, played by Jaime Pressly [JPRES], who has two young children. A Haunted House 2 opens its doors on March 28th.
Walt Disney has set loose the full-length trailer for the sequel Muppets Most Wanted [MUPE2]. When Kermit the Frog is mistakened for the World's Number One Criminal Constantine, the Muppets gang go to Europe to help and get entangled in an international crime caper. Ricky Gervais [RGERV], Tiny Fey [TFEY] and Ty Burrell [TBURR] star in Muppets Most Wanted, which is set to hit theaters on March 21st.
Lionsgate and CodeBlack Films have revealed the trailer for the thriller Repentance [VIPAK] formerly titled Vipaka. Forest Whitaker [FWHIT], Anthony Mackie [AMACK] and Sanaa Lathan [SLATH] star in the film set to open in limited release on February 28th.
Years after a drunken car crash that almost took his life, Thomas Carter has reinvented himself as a therapist/spiritual advisor who advocates a synthesis of world religions and positivity. He's parlayed this vocation into a successful...
Open Road has unleashed the full-length trailer for the animated comedy The Nut Job [NUTJB]. Will Arnett [WARNE] voices a mischievous squirrel who plans to break into a nut store and assembles a motley crew of assorted critters for the heist.
The Nut Job cracks open in theaters on January 17th.
With tomorrow's launch of the new videogame "Need For Speed: Rivals", the full-length trailer for the movie adaptation Need for Speed [NFSPD] has debuted online. Aaron Paul [APAUL] takes part in a street race across America feeaturing the world's fastest cars in a bid to take down the man responsible for framing him for a crime that put him in prison for two years. Need for Speed reaches theaters on March 14th.
Striking down with an estimated $38.5 million in its second weekend, Thor: The Dark World [THOR2] easily held on to the top spot. The superhero sequel declined 55% to advance its total $147.0 million.
The Best Man Holiday [BESM2] debuted in second place with a bountiful $30.6 million. The romantic comedy sequel connected with its target audience as 87% were African-American, while 75% were female.
Last Vegas [LASTV] moved up a spot to third with $8.9 million. The comedy has earned $47.0...
