Warner Bros. has revealed the teaser trailer for the horror film The Conjuring [CNJUR] on Apple. Lili Taylor [LTAYL] plays a mother whose family and farmhouse are haunted by a terrifying presence. The film is based on a true story from the files of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson [PWILS] and Vera Farmiga [VFARM] though they are not seen in the teaser. Directed by James Wan [JWAN], the PG-13 rated The Conjuring hits theaters July 19th.
The 85th Academy Awards is finally over in what felt like one of the longest and most tedious affairs in recent memory. First time host Seth MacFarlane [SMACF] was game, but his jokes were hit-and-miss and the musical numbers just went on and on and on. The presenters’ banters were poorly written, while the musical numbers just went on and on and on, oh was that already mentioned. No matter how boring the Oscars were, we nevertheless stuck to the tube and watched as the winners were...
With two new releases stalling and last weekend's openers free-falling, Identity Thief [IDTHF] reclaimed the top spot with an estimated $14.1 million. The breakout comedy hit has netted $93.7 million.
Dwyane Johnson opened Snitch [SNITC] at second place with $13.0 million. The actioner utilized its PG-13 rating to better his last solo outing Faster as well as other recent R-rated action vehicles.
Escape From Planet Earth [ESCPE] moved up a notch to third with $11.0 million. The animated...
Lionsgate has unveiled the debut trailer for the romantic comedy Tyler Perry Presents Peeples [WEPEP]. Craig Robinson [CROBI] stars a regular guy who decides to Meet the Parents of his girlfriend, played by Kerry Washington [KWASH] by joining their annual family reunion in the Hamptons in hopes of eventually Jumping the Broom. Written and directed by Tina Gordon Chism, Tyler Perry Presents Peeples is set to open May 10th.
With all eyes on the Academy Awards ceremony this Sunday, Hollywood serves up only a couple of moderate-sized new releases. The top five films this weekend may only be separated by a few millions. After being edged out of first place by a million last week, Identity Thief [IDTHF] looks to regain the top spot in its third weekend. The R-rated comedy should hold better than 55% and finish around $13.5 million.
Dwayne Johnson [TROCK] starts off a run of 4 films in 4 months with the PG-13...
A24 has unleashed the redband trailer for the girls-gone-wild drama Spring Breakers [SPBRK], now with R-rated language and drug use.
Brit, Faith, Candy and Cotty are best friends anxious to cut loose on their own spring break adventure, but they lack sufficient funds. After holding up a restaurant for quick cash, the girls head to the shore for what they discover is the party of a lifetime. They're thrown in jail - and quickly bailed out by Alien, a local rapper, drug pusher and arms...
Although showing signs of franchise fatigue, the fifth John McClane actioner A Good Day to Die Hard [DIEH5] still led the President’s Day weekend box office with an estimated $29.3 million for the four-day holiday period, and $37.5 million since opening on Thursday. The series' return to R-rating brought out a crowd that was 65% over the age of 25.
Last weekend’s top film, Identity Thief [IDTHF] nearly repeated with another $27.9 million. The comedy has already banked $75.1 million.
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Next Valentine's Day is a whole year away, but Sony has already unleashed the first trailer, a redband version for About Last Night [ABLNT]. Kevin Hart [KHART], Michael Ealy [MEALY], Joy Bryant and Regina Hall [RHALL] star in the comedic remake of the 1986 sexual drama starring Rob Lowe and Demi Moore. The long teaser plays like a semi-sequel to Sony's hit Think Like A Man, which also happens to star Hart and Ealy.
The long weekend due to the President’s Day holiday brings four new wide releases, with three opening on Thursday to take advantage of Valentine’s Day. Bruce Willis [BWILL] reprises his signature role as John McClane for the fifth time in A Good Day to Die Hard [DIEH5]. The former NYPD cop takes his one-man anti-terrorist act abroad for the first time as he visits Russia to locate his estrange son, played by Jai Courtney [JCOUR]. The R-rated action film is tracking extremely well, though...
Open Road has dropped the full, theatrical trailer for the sci-fi romance The Host [HOST1] adapted from the Stephenie Meyer novel. The new cut aims to target a broader audience by focusing on the alien mind control plotline, rather than the love story that appeals to the young female fanbase who've read Meyer's follow-up to the Twilight franchise. Saoirse Ronan [SRONA] stars as a young woman whose mind has been newly taken over by an alien and is sent to infiltrate the remaining human...
