An extended trailer shown on British television for Prometheus [PROME] has gone online. The spot fills in the story and reveals the first look at the new alien creature(s). Here, take my money now!
Four new wide releases crashed and burned this weekend allowing for Think Like a Man [TLKAM] to repeat at the top with an estimated $18 million. The comedy declined 46% in its second session to bring its cumulative total to $60.9 million.
Pirates! Band of Misfits [PIRTS] uncovered $11.4 million to debut in second place. Families comprised of 76% of the audience.
The Lucky One [LUCON] dropped 50% in its second weekend to $11.3 million. The romance stands at 39.9 million.
The Five-Year...
Universal has released the teaser trailer for the Kncocked Up spin-off sequel This is 40 [TIS40] on Apple. Paul Rudd [PRUDD] and Leslie Mann [LMANN] reprise their roles as married couple Pete and Debbie as they deal with life at middle age. Written and directed by Judd Apatow [JAPAT], the comedy is set for release on December 21st.
Four new films will close out the month of April before the summer blockbuster season begins next weekend. The romantic comedy The Five-Year Engagement [5YENG] appears to have the best shot of topping the weekend box office. Jason Segel [JSEGE] and Emily Blunt [EBLUN] star as a couple taking a long, circuitous route to their wedding. Segel’s previous collaboration with director Nicholas Stoller [NSTOL], Forgetting Sarah Marshall opened with $17.7 million in 2008 and established both as...
Sony has uploaded the first trailer for the comedy Hope Springs [GHSPR] directed by David Frankel (Devil Wears Prada). Meryl Streep [MSTRE] and Tommy Lee Jones [TLJON] star as a couple looking to rekindle their romance after 30 years of marriage. They travel to seek out counseling from a famed sex therapist, played by Steve Carell [SCARE]. The film is set to open on August 10th.
The Weinstein Co. has revealed the first trailer for the crime drama Lawless [LWLES], adapted from the novel 'The Wettest County in the World' which was inspired by true events. Shia LaBeouf [SLABE], Tom Hary [THARD] and Jason Clarke star as the reall-life Bondurant Brothers who were bootleggers during the Prohibition in Franklin County, Virginia. Gary Oldman [GOLDM], Guy Pearce [GPEAR], Mia Wasikowska [MWASI] and Jessica Chastain [JCHAS] co-star in the film directed by John Hillcoat (The...
Sony has debuted the domestic teaser for their animated film Hotel Transylvania [HTRNS]. Except for a few scenes re-ordered, the trailer is not much different from the previously released international version.
Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters they are without humans to bother them. On one special weekend, Dracula has invited some of the world's most famous monsters...
Disney has unveiled the final trailer for the Pixar animated Brave [BRAVE] on Apple. The first female lead character in Pixar's thirteen feature film history, Merida appears to be a redhead Mulan in a Scottish version of the world seen in How to Train Your Dragon - minus the dragons, with the mystic spiritualism of Brother Bear. Nevertheless, it's the storytelling that's the trademark of Pixar, even if the story itself seems to lack originality. Brave opens on June 22nd.
Paramount has unleashed a second, full trailer for the action adventure sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation [GIJO2]. Like the original cartoon series, the story is filled with advanced weaponry brought to life with special effects. Whereas the money shot from the first G.I. Joe had the Effiel Tower biting the nano-dust in Paris, the money shot for the sequel has the London Eye and its surrounding area rocked by a rolling explosion. With Zartan in disguise as the President, COBRA has taken over...
After The Hunger Games' four week dominance at the box office, the odds were in the favor of a new champion. Think Like a Man [TLKAM] took the crown with an estimated $33.0 million, a huge opening for a mostly African-American ensemble cast. Rather than skew to women like a romantic comedy, the film brought out a crowd that was 63% male more typical of a raunchy comedy.
The Lucky One [LUCON] opened a distant second at $22.8 million. The Nicholas Sparks romance attracted an audience that...
