Even after the biggest Thanksgiving weekend ever at the box office, the post-holiday frame is headed for a big letdown. Two new films will open in wide release but are unlikely to break into the top five held by the leftovers. After giving up the crown for two week, James Bond could find himself back in first place. If Skyfall [JB23] holds a bit better than 50% from last weekend, then $18 million could be enough to lead the weekend box office.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2...
Three new wide releases opened during this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, but moviegoers preferred the familiarity of two franchise holdovers. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 [TWLI5] sucked in an estimates $60.0 million over the 5-day period to lead the weekend box office. The final Twilight film tumbled 69% from its debut when comparing the 3-day portion of its weekend and brought its total to $227.0 million.
Skyfall [JB23] again finished second at $51.0 million. The Bond sequel...
Dimension has unveiled the first trailer for the supernatural horror film Dark Skies [DRKSK]. Kerri Russell [KERUS], Josh Hamilton and Dakota Goyo star as a family who are the victims of repeated alien abduction. Dark Skies opens in theaters on Februart 22nd.
Summit has revealed the debut trailer for the action thriller Snitch [SNITC]. Dwayne Johnson [TROCK] stars as a father who decides to go undercover for the government in order to get his teenage son's 30 years prison sentence reduced. He works his way up the ranks of a Mexican drug cartel in order to set up its a crime lord, played Benjamin Bratt [BBRAT]. How long can he stay a step ahead of the bad guys before he lays down the inevitable smackdown. Snitch is set to hit theaters on...
Warner Bros. has finally unleashed the second trailer for Jack and the Giant Slayer [JACGK] on Apple. The first trailer was released nearly a year ago when it was titled Jack and the Giant Killer. The film's original release date of June 15th was then pushed all the way back to March 1st of 2013 in order to fix the CG special effects, which now looks vastly improved. Nicholas Hoult [NHOUL] stars the title character in the fantasy epic directed by Bryan Singer [BSING].
Fox has the full, theatrical trailer for the Blue Sky Studio animated Epic [EPIC] on Apple. Amanda Seyfried [ASEYF] voices a teenager who is magically shrunk to the size of an insect and discovers a secret world in the forest where there are leaf men battling to keep the natural world alive from forces of evil that seeks to destroy it. The Ferngully for the 3D CG age also features the voice of Josh Hutcherson [JHUTC], Beyonce Knowles [BKNOW], Colin Farrell [CFARR], Christoph Waltz [CWALT]...
Fox has uploaded a second trailer for the family comedy Parental Guidance [PGUID]. Billy Crystal [BCRYS] and Bette Midler [BMIDL] star as old-school grandparents babysitting their grandchildren who have being raised with a new-school parenting by their daughter, played by Marisa Tomei [MTOME]. The new trailer adds several new scenes as well as the obligatory frantic holiday season music. Parental Guidance opens on Christmas Day.
The Twihards remained loyal to the end as the fifth and final film in the franchise The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 [TWLI5] topped the weekend box office with an estimated $141.3 million. The opening was ahead of last year's Breaking Dawn Part 1's $138.1 million, but short of New Moon's series best $142.8 million. The audience was 79% female and 50% over the age of 25 years. As with all previous installment, the finale ill be heavily front-loaded to opening weekend.
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Summit has revealed the teaser trailer for the heist thriller Now You See Me [NYSME]. Jesse Eisenberg [JEISE], Woody Harrelson [WHARR], Isla Fisher [IFISH] and Dave Franco star as a team of the world's best magicians called "The Four Horsemen" who also happens to be criminal masterminds. They use their illusions to pull off a series of daring heists during their performances and giving the cash to their audiences. Mark Ruffalo [MRUFF] leads the FBI squad on their trails, Michael Caine...
Fox has dropped the debut teaser for the female buddy cop comedy The Heat [THEAT] on Apple.
Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock [SBULL]) is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy [MMCCA]), one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, and uses her gut instinct and street smarts to catch the most elusive criminals. Neither has ever had a...
