Fox successfully rebooted its simian sci-fi franchise as Rise of the Planet of the Apes [RSAPE] ruled the weekend box office with an estimated $54.0 million. The origins story attracted a pretty even crowd for the sci-fi genre with males at 54%. With great reviews and postivie word of mouth, the film exceeded expectations and looks to maintain its grip on moviegoers.
The Smurfs [SMURF] held the second spot with $21.0 million. The family film declined 41% from its opening weekend.
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Ten years after Fox first rebooted Planet of the Apes, the studio tries again in Rise of the Planet of the Apes [RSAPE]. Instead of actors in apesuits, the apes this time are CG with the lead Caesar, played by Andy Serkis [ASERK] through motion-capture. James Franco [JAFRA] stars a scientist who gave Caesar his super-intelligence through genetic engineering. Soon, as the trailers show, he’s leading a simian revolution through the streets of San Francisco. Planet of the Apes opened to...
A redband trailer has been issued for the comedy The Sitter [SITER] starring a pre-Slimfast Jonah Hill [JHILL] with an introduciton from a post-Slimfast Jonah Hill. The film is more or less a R-rated remake of Adventures in Babysitting where a reluctant babysitter takes three kids, two boys and a girls, out to the downtown city for a wild night filled with trouble and sketchy characters.
Open Road has released the full, theatrical trailer for their first release Killer Elite [KILET] and it's much better than the teaser.Adapted from the novel 'The Feather Men' which is supposedly based on a true story, Jason Statham [JSTAT] plays an ex-member of Britain's Elite SAS who is lured out of retirement when his mentor, played Robert De Niro [RDENI], is taken captive. He must kill three assassins sent by a rival, played by Clive Owen [CLOWE].
Summit has unleashed the first trailer for the latest alien invasion, sci-fi film The Darkest Hour [DRKHR] on Apple. Emile Hirsch [EHIRS], Olivia Thirlby [OTHIR], Max Minghella [MMING] and Rachael Taylor [RTAYL] star as four Americans in Moscow when an invisible alien force attack and devours any energy and anyone it encounters. The foursome must fight to survive in a deserted landscape.
Paramount Vantage has debuted the first trailer for the romance Like Crazy [LKCRZ] on Apple. Felicity Jones [FJONE] plays a British exchange student who is in love with her American classmate, played by Anton Yelchin [AYELC]. Their romance is challenged when she is sent home for violating her visa and they heartbreakingly decide to see other people rather than endure a long distance relationship. Like Crazy won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Picture at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival while...
Heading into the weekend, a big-budgeted sci-fi western from Hollywood's biggest players was tracking to handily beat a film adaptation of an '80s cartoon. As it turns out, The Smurfs [SMURF] outperformed expectations to tie Cowboys & Aliens [CBALN] for first place with $36.2 million as estimated by the studios. The tiny blue animated characters were popular with families which comprised 65% of its audience, which should help ensurea long stay at the box office. Meanwhile, Cowboys &...
After debuting an extended trailer at Comic-Con, Fox has released the theatrical trailer for the sci-fi thriller In Time [NTIME]. Set in a world where people stop aging at 25, the story makes it possible for Justin Timberlake [JTIMB] to play the son of Olivia Wilde [OWILD] and Amanda Seyfried [ASEYF] to play the daughter of Bella Heathcote [BHEAT]. To prevent over-population, one must buy time in order to extend one's remaining life that's literally timestamped on one's arm.
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Finally, there is a trailer for producer Geroge Lucas' years in the making World War II action adventure Red Tails [REDTL]. Cuba Gooding Jr. [CGOOD] and Terrence Howard [THOWA] star as African-American pilots in the experimental Tuskegee training program who rose above prejudice to fight for their country. Fox will release the film wide on January 20, 2012, the weekend after the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.
Alvin, Simon and Theodore are back for another animated sequel in time for Christmas Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked [ALVN3]. Jason Lee [JLEE] is back in the forefront as Dave who takes the Chipmunks and their ladyfriend Chipettes on vacation abroad a cruise liner where they subject those aboard (as well as moviegoers) to their latest high-pitched covers of pop songs. The movie title and story line promises the Chipmunks will be shipwrecked on a remote island, where hopefully they...
