Exclusive Media has unveiled the trailer for their first theatrical release Parkland [PRKLN]. Zac Efron [ZEFRO], Marcia Gay Harden [MGHAR], Billy Bob Thornton [BBTHO], Jacki Weaver [JWEAV], and Paul Giamatti [PGIAM] lead the ensemble cast of the film about the ordinary people suddenly thrust into extraordinary circumstances by the assassination of President Kennedy. Parkland opens in limited release on October 4th.
November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever when young...
With the three other new wide releases bombing with audiences, the weekend box office was easily won by Lee Daniels' The Butler [BUTLR] with an estimated $25.0 million. The historical drama appealed to older women as the crowd was 60% female and 76% over the age of 35. The crowd-pleasing awards contender should enjoy long legs through September.
We're the Millers [WEMIL] remained in the second spot at $17.8 million. The comedy declined just 33% in its sophomore session.
Last weekend's...
Another foursome enters the box office frame this weekend with a close battle shaping up for the top spot. Aaron Taylor-Johnson [AJOHN] and Chloe Grace Moretz [CMORE] reprise their roles as wannabe superheroes in Kick-Ass 2 [KCKA2]. Jim Carrey [JCARR] joins the cast of the R-rated sequel, but not the publicity campaign due to the Sandy Hook massacre. Will the glorification of violence also turn off the more sensitive moviegoers? The original Kick-Ass opened to $19.8 million in 2010, but...
The Weinstein Co. has released the teaser trailer for the fantasy romance Vampire Academy [VACDM] based on the young adult book series. Directed by Mark Waters [MWATE]. Vampire Academy opens on February 14th.
Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir: half human/vampire, guardians of the Moroi, peaceful, mortal vampires living discretely within our world. Her legacy is to protect the Moroi from bloodthirsty, immortal Vampires, the Strigoi.
Disneynature has unveiled the theatrical trailer for their next Earth Day documentary Bears [BEAR] on Apple.
“Bears” showcases a year in the life of a bear family as two impressionable young cubs are taught life’s most important lessons.Set against a majestic Alaskan backdrop teeming with life, their journey begins as winter comes to an end and the bears emerge from hibernation to face the bitter cold. The world outside is exciting—but risky—as the cubs’ playful descent down the mountain...
In a crowded weekend featuring four new wide releases, Elysium [ELYSM] came out on top with an estimated $30.5 million. Despite a bigger budget and Matt Damon in the lead, the sci-fi film failed to surpass the debut of director Neil Bomkamp's previous District 9. Males made up 61% of the audience.
We're the Millers [WEMIL] took a better than expected $26.6 million to open in second place. The comedy has grossed $38.0 million in its first five days and should enjoy great word of mouth.
...As the summer movie season winds down, four new releases crowd into theaters this weekend led by the summer’s last Hollywood blockbuster hopeful. Four years after the low-budget District 9 opened to $37.4 million in 2009, director Neil Blomkamp [NBLOM] is back with his second feature Elysium [ELYSM]. The big-budget sci-fi film stars Matt Damon [MDAMO] as a dying man in a dystopian future where the wealthy 1% lives in a pristine space station above the poor 99% masses on a ruined earth....
Sony has unveiled the teaser trailer for the based on war drama The Monuments Men [MONUM] on Apple. Coming off like a Ocean's 11 prequel Ocean's Eight, the World War II set film stars George Clooney [GCLOO] and Matt Damon [MDAMO] as U.S. soldiers who led a platoon tasked with retrieving stolen Nazi art masterpieces behind enemy lines before the Germans under orders destroy everything. The Mounments Men reach theaters on December 18th.
Sony has launched a second trailer for the high-seas thriller Captain Phillips [CDUTY] based on the true story of the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama off the eastern coast of Africa. The new trailer offers a sympathetic look from the Somali pirates' point of view while introducing the U.S. Navy SEALs into the endgame. Captain Phillips will be the first of two Tom Hanks [THANK] Oscar hopefuls this award season when it lands in theaters on October 11th.
Fox has released the full-length domestic trailer for the crime thriller The Counselor [CNSLR]. Michael Fassbender [MFASS] stars as a respected lawyer whose decision to make an one-time illegal deal comes back to haunt him as the illicit transaction spirals out of control. Directed by Ridley Scott [RSCOT] , The Counselor hits theaters on October 25th.
