Scaring up an estimated $41.1 million, the low-budget horror sequel Insidious: Chapter 2 [NSID2] led the weekend box office with the second best September opening ever behind Hotel Trasnsylvania's $42.5 million. The debut is director James Wan's [JWAN] second $40 million opener of the year after The Conjuring's $41.9 million. Insidious: Chapter 2 brought out an audience that was 52% males and 62% under th e age of 25.
The Family [TFMLY] debuted in second place with $14.5 million. The...
FilmDistrict has released the theatrical, green band trailer for the thriller Oldboy [OLDBO] directed by Spike Lee [SLEE]. Josh Brolin [JBROL] plays a family man who has been imprisoned for 20 years by a mysterious figure with a secret agenda. Has the shocking twisted ending of the original South Korean film been preserved in the American remake? We'll find out when Oldboy opens on November 27th.
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Warner Bros. has uploaded the teaser trailer for the sports comedy Grudge Match [GRDGM]. Robert "Raging Bull" De Niro [RDENI] and Sylvester "Rocky" Stallone [SSTAL] star as old boxing rivals who come out of retirement for a final rematch 30 years later. Kevin Hart [KHART] co-stars as a promoter. Grudge Match will take place on Christmas Day.
With a Friday the 13th starting off the weekend, FilmDistrict releases the horror sequel Insidious Chapter 2 [NSID2]. Patrick Wilson [PWILS] and Rose Byrne [RBRYN] reprise their roles from the first Insidious, which opened to $13.3 million in April of 2011 and dropped less than 30% in each of the next 3 weekends. That’s an excellent hold for any film, let alone a horror film, indicating a well-satisfied fanbase that is eagerly anticipating the sequel. Chapter 2 is directed once again by...
Open Road has debuted the trailer for the action film Homefront [HMFRN]. Jason Statham [JSTAT] stars as a former drug enforcement agent who moves to a small town to raise his daughter and escape his violent past. Unfortunately, he discovers his town is beseiged by drugs and run by a meth dealer named Gator, played by James Franco [JAFRA]. Homefront arrives in theaters on November 27th.
The Weinstein Co. has unveiled the second trailer for the drama August: Osage County [AUGOC] based on the Pulitzer Award-winning play. Meryl Streep [MSTRE] stars as the matriarch of the dysfunctional Weston family that reunites for a funeral. The movie premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival to rave reviews, though with a different ending from the play that may be changed by its theatrical release on Christmas.
After a nine year absence from the silver screen, Vin Diesel's Riddick [RIDC2] earned an estimated $18.7 million to lead the weekend box office. The opening fell short of 2004's Chronicles of Riddick's $24.3 million. The sci-fi sequel connected with Diesel's fanbase at 59% males and 37% Hispanics.
Lee Daniels' The Butler [BUTLR] stepped down to second place with $8.9 million. The historical drama has served up $91.9 million.
Expanding to 717 theaters after one week of limited...
Sony has revealed the teaser trailer for the sci-fi remake of RoboCop [ROBOC] on Apple. The original 1987 film is considered a sci-fi classic with its timely socio-political allegories as well as numerous quotables. Fanboys dismayed by the rubbery look initial black suit should be happy that the gleaming silver suit has been retained. "I'd buy that for a dollar!"
The year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have...
The weekend after Labor Day brings only one new release to the box office as the summer movie season draws to a close and people go back to school and work. Vin Diesel [VDIES] reprises his breakout role as an ex-con who can see in the dark in Riddick [RIDC2]. The sequel comes nine years after the big-budgeted The Chronicle of Riddick opened to $24.3 million, but failed to launch what was to be a sci-fi trilogy. Diesel got the rights to the character back in exchange for his return to the...
Warner Bros. has uploaded the full, new trailer for the space thriller Gravity [GRVTY]. Sandra Bullock [SBULL] and George Clooney [GCLOO] star as shuttle astronauts working on the International Space Station when an accident sends them adrift into space. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón [ACUAR], Gravity at the Venice Film Festival to rave reviews and Oscar buzz. James Cameron says "I think it's the best space film ever done." Gravity lands in theaters on October 4th.
