Four new films and a wide expansion compete for moviegoers’ attention in a crowded weekend at the box office. Clint Eastwood [CEAST] may come out slightly ahead of the pack with the baseball drama Trouble with the Curve [TCURV]. Eastwood was much maligned for his speech at the Republican National Convention, but the much talked about routine brought awareness to his first starring role since 2008’s Gran Torino. That film was a $148 million hit, which indicated the 82-year-old still has...
Warner Bros. has released the teaser trailer for the supernatural romance Beautiful Creatures [BTCRT] on Apple. A young man longing to escape the rural South falls for a mysterious new girl. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families and the history of their town. Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert star in the leads supported by Viola Davis [VDAVI], Emma Thompson [ETHOM] and Jeremy Irons [JIRON]. Beautiful Creatures hits theaters next Valentine's Day weekend....
Warner Bros. has revealed the full, theatrical trailer for the first half third of the trilogy The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey [HOBIT].
Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands...
In a battle of dueling 3D wide releases film, the fifth installment in the sci-fi series Resident Evil: Retribution [RESE5] prevailed with an estimated $20.6 million. The opening is the smallest in the franchise since the first film debuted with $17.7 million in 2002. The sequel connected with its fanbase that was 64% male and 55% over the age of 25.
The re-release of Finding Nemo 3D [NEM3D] finished second with $17.5 milion, well-below pre-release expectations. The Pixar re-release...
Walt Disney and DreamWorks has unveiled the first trailer for the historical biopic Lincoln [ABE] directed by Steven Spielberg [SSPIE]. Daniel Day-Lewis [DDAYL] stars as the 16th President during his final months in office. "In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will...
After a couple of quiet weekend, the box office is about to be stimulated with the release of two 3D films. Disney is re-releasing the beloved Pixar film Finding Nemo 3D [NEM3D], which was their top-grosser for 7 years at $339.7 million until Toy Story 3 finished with $415.0 million. The re-release of The Lion King 3D debuted with $30.2 million a year ago, while Beauty and the Beast 3D managed $17.8 million opening in January. With a similar wide appeal from toddlers to adults of both...
Lionsgate has unleashed the first trailer for the horror sequel Texas Chainsaw 3D [TXCM3] set decades after the events of the previous films. Alexandra Daddario [ADADD] plays a young woman who has inherited a Victorian mansion in Texas from her grandmother. She arrives with her friends at the isolated property only to become the latest victims for a surviving member of the homicidal family that spawned Leatherface. Texas Chainsaw 3D revs up January 4th.
Universal has released the first trailer for the supernatural thriller Mama [MAMA]. Jessica Chastain [JCHAS] and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau [NCOST] star as a couple who have taken in two little girls who had disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. Now years later, their ghostly dead mother has come back for them. Mama opens January 18th.
Lionsgate has dropped the debut trailer for the drama Stand Up Guys [STUPG]. Al Pacino [APACI] and Christopher Walken [CWALK] play old friends reuniting for the first time after one had served a pong prison sentence for not ratting out the other guy. Unfortunately, one has been ordered by a mob boss to kill the other before the night is over. Their remembrance of old times turns bittersweet as they must confront their ultimate dilemma before the sun rises. Stand Up Guys hits theaters...
Disney has one-upped the full trailer for the animated Wreck-It Ralph [RALPH] set in the world of videogames. Tired of always playing the villain of the game "Fix-It Felix", Ralph runs away to the first-person shooter game "Hero’s Duty as well as the candy-coated cart racing game "Sugar Rush". Wreck-It Ralph is on like Donkey Kong on November 2nd.
