Although four new releases opened this weekend, it was second weekend holdover Dolphin's Tale [DLPHN] that jumped two slots into first place with an estimated $14.2 million. The family film declined just 26% from its debut.
Moneyball [MONYB] earned $12.5 million to stay in the second spot. The baseball drama dropped a respectable 36%.
The Lion King 3D [TLK3D] was knocked down to third place with $11.1 million. The animated re-release has banked $79.7 million.
50/50 [5050] debuted at...
Hollywood sends four new wide releases to the plate this weekend. However, none are likely to contend for first place at the box office, which will be fought over by three holdover films. Although Dolphin Tale [DLPHN] finished third in its opening weekend, the family film has a chance to ascend to the top spot. The inspiration story has earned excellent word of mouth. Without any new competition for the family audience, Dolphin Tale may only decline around 30% to $13.5 million, which...
Universal has released the first trailer for the action thriller Contraband [CNTRB], Mark Wahlberg [MWAHL] stars as a former smuggler gone straight and happily married with a wife played by Kate Beckinsale [KBECK], who gets back into the game when his brother-in-law botched a drug deal. He assembles a crew to retrieve millions in counterfeit bills to pay off the debt owed, and take down the criminals threatening his family. Director Baltasar Kormakur remakes his own Icelandic film...
Warner Bros. has debuted the first trailer for the drama Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close [ELAIC] on Apple, and it's an emotional roller coaster all in itself. First you're like, it's a movie starring Tom Hanks [THANK] and Sandra Bullocks [SBULL]. 
Then you realize it's a movie about 9-11. 
Slowly "Where the Streets Have No Name" by U2 kicks in to say it's not going to be a sad tale of woes 
, but an inspirational story to lift your spirits. 
The film is directed by Stephen Daldry...
Paramount has revealed a new trailer for the horror sequel/prequel Paranormal Activity 3 [PNAC3]. The newly found footage showed Katie and her sister kristi as children in 1998 when the demon first began to haunt their family.
New Line has dropped the full, theatrical trailer for the romantic comedy New Year's Eve [NYEVE] on Apple. The not-a-sequel follow-up to Valentine's Day features another all-star ensemble cast making a big deal out of stressing over another holiday celebration. Who will get match up with who when then ball drops at midnight?
IFC Films has unleashed the full trailer for the horror sequel The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) [HUCN2] directed by Tom Six. Apparently, the original The Human Centipede is really just a movie, one which inspires an obssessed viewer to create his own chain of victims linked anus to mouth in one continuous digestive system. The unrated film opens in limited release on October 7th.
Lionsgate has released the theatrical trailer for the action comedy One for the Money [1MONY] based on the novel by Janet Evanovich. Katherine Heigl [KHEIG] stars as Stephanie Plum, who desperate for money turns to bounty hunting for her cousin's bail bonds company. Her first assignment is to track down a former cop and murder suspect who also happens to be the same man who broke her heart back in high school. Didn't we already see this movie when it was called The Bounty Hunter?
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With four new releases gunning for its box office throne, the 17-year-old The Lion King 3D [TLK3D] fended off the upstarts to reign once again with $22.1 million. The animated classic tailed off just 27% from last week and has $61.1 million in just 10 days of re-release.
Two movies based on a true story were in a close race for second place. Moneyball [MONYB] earned $20.6 million as the baseball movie managed to draw both men and women in equal numbers with 64% of the audience over the age...
Warner Bros. has debuted the threatrical trailer for the muscal comedy Joyful Noise [JOYNS] on Apple. Queen Latifah [QLATI] and Dolly Parton star as two strong-willed women who despite their differences work together to save their small town Gospel Choir from getting shut down. Parton is looking a bit plastic these days, but at least she's not afraid of making fun of it. Joyful Noise is set to open wide January 13th, 2012.
