In a threeway battle for first place, the 3D fantasy epic Immortals [IMRTL] emerged victorious with an estimated $32.0 million weekend. The opening marked the biggest ever for Relativity Media. The action film brought out a crowd that was 60% male and 75% under the age of 35.
Jack and Jill [JAJIL] debuted in second place with $26.0 million. The Adam Sandler [ASAND] comedy attracted an audience that was predominantly family at 53%, which should help the film hold through the holidays.
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Liongate has unleashed the first trailer for their latest Jason Statham [JSTAT] actioner Safe [SAFE]. Statham plays an ex-MMA fighter who saves a twelve-year-old Chinese girl from the grips of Chinese gangsters. She turns out to a math prodigy used by the Triads to memorize numerical codes. Her memory holds a combination wanted by the Triads, the Russian mob as well as the NYPD. Safe opens March 2nd, 2012.
Three new films open in wide release this Veteran’s Day weekend, though the unusually strong holdover Puss in Boots [PUSNB] is likely to remain in first place for a third weekend. The animated kitty dipped a scant 3% from its opening. With little competition for the family audience, Puss in Boots should retain the top spot with around $25 million.
The 3D action epic Immortals [IMRTL] stars Henry Cavill [HCAVI] as Theseus from Greek mythology. The stylistic, R-rated film unabashedly...
Eddie Murphy is not exactly having his best week ever. First Tower Heist underperformed, then he stepped down as host of the 84th Academy Awards ceremony due to the Brett Ratner fiasco. Now a trailer for his comedy A Thousand Words [TWRDS] has finally come to light, and it's apparent why the film has been shelved for nearly two years. Murphy [EMURP] stars as a fast-talking literary agent who can talk himself into and out of any situation. In the same magical spirit as Jim Carrey was...
Universal has unveiled the first trailer for the action adventure Snow White and the Huntsman [SWHTM], an epic retelling of the classic fairy tale. Kristen Stewart [KSTEW] stars as Snow White, the only person fairer than the Evil Queen, played by Charlize Theron [CTHER]. Chris Hemsworth [CHEMS] plays the huntsman sent by the Queen to kill Snow, only to turn the table and train her to become a warrior and fight back. With Thor playing Aragon, Snow White and the Huntsman actually looks...
Warner Bros. has debuted the first trailer for the 3D adventure Journey 2: The Mysterious Island [MYSTR], the sequel to Journey to the Center of the Earth. Josh Hutcherson [JHUTC] reprises his role as Sean, while Brendan Fraser opted not to return as his father. Dwayne Johnson [TROCK] takes over the parental role as his step-father. After receiving a coded distress signal from an unmapped island, they set out to rescue his missing grandfather, played by Michael Caine [MCAIN]. Luis...
Slipping a bare 3% from its opening weekend, Puss in Boots [PUSNB] stomped the competition with an estimated $33.0 million to keep its box office crown. The animated feline has purred its way to $75.5 million.
Universal's Tower Heist [TWRHS] opened in second place at a lower than expected $25.0 million. The comedy attracted an audience that was 71% over the age of 25 and 56% male.
Warner Bros.' A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas [HAKU3] unwrapped $13.1 million to debut in the third...
After going through years of development hell, the heist comedy Tower Heist [TWRHS] has finally come together at seemingly the right time. Ben Stiller [BSTIL] and Eddie Murphy [EMURP] topline the PG-13 rated film about the blue-collar employees of a high-rise condo that band together to steal money from the rich penthouse resident who had swindled away their pension. The concept and sentiment should resonant with moviegoers in today’s economic. Stiller already has a proven track record at...
Universal has also released the first trailer for the comedy Wanderlust [WLUST]. Paul Rudd [PRUDD] and Jennifer Aniston [JANIS] star as a stressed out couple who leaves Manhattan after he gets downsized out of work. After moving in with his brother proved disastrous, the couple stumble upon a commune called Elysium. With the help from a cast of colorful characters, they discover a new outlook on life and a path to happiness that's not centered around money. Maybe the movie will end...
Universal has released the first trailer for the action thriller Safe House [SAFEH] on Apple. Denzel Washington [DWASH] stars as an ex-CIA operative who turns himself in after a decade on the run. Ryan Reynolds [RREYN] plays a new agent who escapes with him when their safe house in South Africa is attacked during interrogation. The two must band together in order to stay alive long and find out who wants them dead. Directed by Daniel Espinosa, the film could easily be mistaken for a...
