With newcomers underperforming at the weekend box office, three sophmore films held the top three spots. After opening in second place last weekend, Safe House [SAFEH] secured first with an estimated $28.4 million over the President's Day long weekeend. The thriller has already banked $82.6 million.
Last weekend's champ The Vow [THVOW] netted $26.6 million to take the second slot. The romance advanced its total to $88.5 million.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island [MYSTR] finished third...
Three new wide releases face strong holdovers during the President’s Day holiday weekend. Nicolas Cage [NCAGE] looks to bounce back from a string of recent flops by reprising his role as the demonic antihero in the sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance [GHST2]. The original Ghost Rider debuted at $45.4 million in 2007, but flamed out quickly due to poor word of mouth. As in their other genre series, Sony has added 3D to entice fans back for another go-around. The PG-13 rated film...
Sony Picture Classics has released the theatrical trailer for the comedy Damsels in Distress [DMSDS], the first film from writer-director Whit Stillman since 1998's The Last Days of Disco. Greta Gerwig [GGERW] stars as a suicide prevention counselor who takes co-eds with man troubles under her wing. Damsels in Distress opens in limited release on April 6th.
A trio of beautiful girls set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university - the dynamic leader Violet Wister...
Fox has revealed the first teaser for the fantasy thriller Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter [ALVH]. The historical mash-up stars Benjamin Walker [BWALK] as the 16th U.S. President who leads a secret war against vampires ravaging the nation. Directed by the very capable Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted), the film looks to rise a cut above other recent mash-ups like Jonah Hex and Cowboys & Aliens. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter opens wide on June 22nd.
Moviegoers flocked to theaters as all four new wide openers grossed more than $20 million to pace a best non-holiday weekend ever in February. The Vow [THVOW] topped the weekend box office with an estimated $41.7 million. The romance attracted an audience that was 72% female as expected.
Safe House [SAFEH] debuted in the second spot at $39.3 million, the second best opening for Denzel Washington [DWASH] behind The American Gangster. The thriller drew an older crowd.
Journey 2: The...
Focus Features has debuted the first trailer for the pre-apocalyptic comedy Seeking a Friend for the End of the World [SAFEW]. Steve Carell [SCARE] stars as a man who decides to locate his long-lost, greatest love before an asteroid destroys humanity on earth. Keira Knightley [KKNIG] plays his 'Manic Pixie Dream Girl' neighbor who is looking to reunite with her family and joins him on the journey. Together, they find a new meaning to life just as the world is about to end.
The weekend box office appears set to fall for the romance The Vow [THVOW]. Based on a true story, Channing Tatum [CTATU] and Rachel McAdams [RMCAD] play a couple that tries to rekindle their love after the wife suffers amnesia following a car accident. Sony has perfectly positioned the PG-13 rated film for the prime weekend before Valentine’s Day. The tear-jerker is sure to attract couples as well as single women. Tatum and McAdams are both proven draws in romance and teaming up for...
Universal has unveiled the teaser trailer for the next chapter in the Bourne spy franchise The Bourne Legacy [BORN4]. Jeremy Renner [JRENN] stars as another American soldier brainwashed to be a C.I.A. assassin under the same top secret program as Jason Bourne from the first three films. Albert Finney [AFINN], Joan Allen [JALLE] and David Strathairn [DSTRA] reprise their roles from previous installments while Rachel Weisz [RWEIS] and Edward Norton [ENORT] are new to the series.
Sony has unleashed the full, theatrical trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 3D [SPID4]. The webslinging superhero franchise reboots with Andrew Garfield [AGARF] as Peter Parker, Emma Stone [ESTON] as Gwen Stacy. Denis Leary [DLEAR] as her father a police Captain and Rhys Ifans [RIFAN] as Dr. Connor aka The Lizard. Billed as the untold story, the new origin film focuses on Peter's search for the truth regarding the death of his parents. The Amazing Spider-Man 3D opens on July 3rd.
For those who missed the spot last night and for those who want to watch it again, here's the extended Super Bowl ad for The Avengers [AVNGR].
