AMC Theaters has unveiled the full, theatrical trailer for the sci-fi actioner Prometheus [PROME], directed by Ridley Scott [RSCOT]. The film explores the background of the space jockey seen in the original Alien and its link to the origins of mankind on Earth. Charlize Theron [CTHER], Michael Fassbender [MFASS], Noomi Rapace [NRAPA] and Idris Elba [IELBA] lead the cast of the highly-anticipated summer release.
As the only new wide release for the weekend, the feature adaptation of the 1980s TV series 21 Jump Street [21JST] brought in an estimated $35.0 million to easily top the weekend box office. The comedy attracted a broad audience that was 53% male and 50% under the age of 25.
After two weeks at the top, The Lorax [LORAX] dropped to second place with $22.8 million. The animated film has grown $158.4 million.
John Carter [OMARS] tumbled 55% in its second weekend to $13.5 million for...
Warner Bros. has revealed the first trailer for the horror film Chernobyl Diaries [CHRNB] on Apple. Produced and written by Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity), the film follows a group of six young tourists who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an "extreme tour" guide. Ignoring warnings, he takes them into the city of Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, but a deserted town since the disaster more than 25 years ago. After a brief exploration of...
Warner Bros. has finally debuted the first trailer for the supernatural comedy Dark Shadows [DRKSH] on Apple. Johnny Depp [JDEPP] and director Tim Burton [TBURT] teams up once again to adapt the TV series from the late 1960s. Depp stars as Barnabas Collins, a wealthy playboy in 1752 who gets turned into a vampire by a heartbroken witch, played by Eva Green [EGREE]. He awakens in 1972 to find his estate Collinwood Manor in disrepair and inhabited by his descendants, who are a...
Hollywood sends out only one wide release this weekend as the highly-anticipated The Hunger Games is poised to chop off the box office legs of any holdovers next weekend. Based on the TV series from the 1980s, the action comedy 21 Jump Street [21JST] looks to benefit from the lack of competition. Jonah Hill [JHILL] and Channing Tatum [CTATU] star as two youthful cops who go undercover as high school students to investigate a drug ring. Sony has played up the R-rated humor in its...
Third time's the charm. Universal has uploaded a new trailer for the sci-fi actioner Battleship [BTSHP] that finally makes the film somewhat appealing. The alien-technology-meet-military-hardware story still looks like a rip-off of Transformers, but the action and destruction appear first-rate. Taylor Kitsch [TKITS] looks to rebound from the John Carter fiasco, and avoid the box office poison label if Battleship sinks.
With three new wide releases underperforming at the box office, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax [LORAX] repeated at the top with an estimated $39.1 million. The animated environmental tale declined 44% in its second weekend, bringing its total gross to $122.0 million.
The $250 million sci-fi epic John Carter [OMARS] opened in second place with just $30.6 million. The century old character bombed with young moviegoers and appealed primarily to older guys as its audience were 65% male and 60% over the...
The first promotional trailer for the feature adaptation of the Jack Kerourac novel On the Road [ONTRD] has appeared online. Directed by Walter Salles [WSALL], the film about the beatnik generation stars Sam Riley [SRILE] as Sal, Garrett Hedlund [GHEDL] as Dean, Kristen Stewart [KSTEW], Kirsten Dunst [KDUNS], Viggo Mortensen [VMORT], Terrence Howard [THOWA] and a host of others. Though not yet announced, On the Road will likely makes its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
...After decades in development, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original sci-fi action hero John Carter [OMARS] finally makes his $250 million cinematic debut from Disney. Unfortunately, one of the worst marketing campaign in movie history is poised to result in an epic box office failure that won’t even open at number one. Instead, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax [LORAX] looks to retain first place after a $70 million debut last weekend. The animated environmentalist may decay less than 40% to $43 million.
...Lionsgate has unleashed a new trailer for the comedy What to Expect When You're Epecting [WTEXP] that's targeted at the male demographic. How do you sell a movie about pregnancy and fatherhood to guys so they are more willing to be dragged to the movie? Apparently, by coming up with The Dudes Group, it's like Fight Club but with babysitting and without the fighting. What to Expect When You're Epecting opens on May 18th.
