With four new releases failing to attract moviegoers, the holdover Argo [ARGO] rose to the top of the weekend box office with an estimated $12.3 million. The hostage thriller has escaped with $60.8 million.
Hotel Transylvania [HTRNS] grossed $9.5 million to finish second in its fifth weekend of release.
Cloud Atlas [CLATL] opened third with a disappointing $9.4 million. The sci-fi epic drew an audience that was 77% over the age of 25.
Last weekend's top film Paranormal Acitity 4 [PNAC4]...
The weekend before Halloween brings four new wide releases, but many moviegoers will be partying in costumes rather than visit the multiplexes. Warner Bros. targets older adults with the sci-fi epic Cloud Atlas [CLATL] directed by the Wachowskis [WACHO] and Tom Tykwer [TTYKW]. The R-rated epic features time-spanning storylines that inter-connect with an all-star cast playing multiple characters lead by Tom Hanks [THANK] and Halle Berry [HBERR]. Despite mostly positive reviews, the...
Fox has released an international trailer for the action sequel A Good Day to Die Hard [DIEH5]. Bruce Willis [BWILL] returns as John McClane, who is dropped off at the airport by his daughter (Elizabeth Winstead in what looks like a brief cameo) and meets up with his son, played by Jai Courtney, in Moscow where they are caught in a terrorist takeover of the Russian capital. Yippee Ki-Yay, Mother Russia!
Sony has unleashed a red band trailer for the horror remake/reboot of Evil Dead [EVILD] which first premiered to enthusiastic response at the New York Comic-Con. Jane Levy [JLEVY], Jessica Lucas [JELUC], Lou Taylor Pucci [LTPUC] and Shiloh Fernandez [SFERN] star as twenty-something friends holed up in a remote cabin. When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is...
Relativity Media has unveiled the debut trailer for the romance Safe Haven [SAFHV], the latest feature adaptation of a Nichoals Sparks novel. Josh Duhamel [JDUHA] and Julianne Hough [JHOUG] star in the film directed by Lasse Hallström [LHALL]. Safe Haven arrives the weekend before the next Valentine's Day.
When a mysterious young woman arrives in a small North Carolina town, her reluctance to join the tight knit community raises questions about her past. Slowly, she begins putting...
Disney and Marvel has launched the debut teaser for Iron Man 3 [IRNM3] on Apple. Robert Downey Jr. [RDOWN], Gwyneth Paltrow [GPALT] and Don Cheadle [DCHEA] are joined by Guy Pearce [GPEAR] and Ben kingsley [BKING] as Tony Stark's latest adversaries.
When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by...
Radius-TWC has released the domestic trailer for the comedy Lay the Favorite [LAYFV] directed by Stephen Frears. Rebecca Hall [RBHAL] stars as a stripper-with-a-heart-of-gold who becomes the lucky charm of a professional gambler played by Bruce Willis [BWILL]. Catherine Zeta-Jones [CZETA] plays his jealous wife, while Vince Vaughn [VVAUG] plays a rival bookie. Lay the Favorite will debut on VOD first before opening in Theaters December 7th.
After debuting on Univision with Spanish titles, the second theatrical trailer for Mama [MAMA] is now online. Universal is banking on the name of producer Guillermo del Toro to sell the horror film set to open on January 18th.
Five years ago, sisters Victoria and Lilly vanished from their suburban neighborhood without a trace. Since then, their Uncle Lucas and his girlfriend, Annabel have been madly searching for them. But when, incredibly, the kids are found alive in a decrepit cabin...
Showing signs of franchise fatigue, the found footage horror sequel Paranormal Activity 4 [PNAC4] opened with an estimated $30.2 million, down nearly half of Paranormal 3's $52.6 million last year and also less than Paranormal 2's $40.7 million in 2010. 60% of the audience was under age of 25.
The thriller Argo [ARGO] remained in second at $30.2 million, off just 15% from its debut. The awards contender has grossed $43.2 million.
Hotel Transylvania [HTRNS] finished third with $13.5...
Open Road has unleashed the debut trailer for the horror spoof A Haunted House [AHAUH]. Marlon Wayans [MWAYA] stars and introduces the trailer which satiricizes found footage films like Paranormal Activity and exorcism movies like The Devil Inside. A Haunted House opens on January 11th.
