Three new films open this weekend led by the sci-fi/western Cowboys & Aliens [CBALN]. James Bond [DCRAI] and Indiana Jones [HFORD] team up with Iron Man director [JFAVR] to help sell a genre mash-up that has produced only lackluster efforts like Wild Wild West and Jonah Hex. Still, UFOs in the Old West presents an intriguing concept that should appeal to the older male demographic. Raiding 3750 theaters, Cowboys & Aliens could abduct $42 million.
Last weekend, Captain America: The First...
Sony has revealed the first trailer for the political drama The Ides of March [IDESM] directed by George Clooney [GCLOO]. Ryan Gosling [RGOSL] stars as a presidental campaign press secretary who finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens the presidency prospects of his candidate, played by Clooney. Paul Giamatti [PGIAM] and Philip Seymour Hoffman [PSHOF] co-star as the rival campaign manager and senator, respectively. The film is based on the play Farragut North written...
Universal has released the first trailer for the action comedy Tower Heist [TWRHS] starrng Ben Stiller [BSTIL] and Eddie Murphy [EMURP], who returns to the genre he help popularized back in the 1980s with 48 Hours. After his last two lead vehicles Meet Dave and Imagine ThatA Thousand Words [TWRDS], completed 3 years ago, sat on the shelves unreleased. Now he has wisely dumped the family films and fatsuit to hook up with director Brett Ratner [BRATN]. Meet Dave and Imagine That epically...
SModcast Pictures has uploaded a red band trailer (well, it would be red band if it was submitted to the MPAA) for Red State [REDST] on the official site. The R-rated horror film directed by Kevin Smith [KSMIT] will have a one week exclusive Academy Award qualifying run beginning Friday, August 19th at New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles before debuting on VOD on September 1st. The untraditional, direct-to-fan, touring theatrical release continues in the fall.
Universal has deployed the first trailer for the movie based on the board game Battleship [BTSHP]. Taylor Kitsch [TKITS] and Alexander Skarsgard [ASKAR] star as brothers and naval officers who encounter an alien invasion force in the Pacific Ocean. Yeah, I don't remember any aliens in the game either. The game also didn't feature Brooklyn Decker and Rihanna either. At least Liam Neeson [LNEES] adds a little class for a paycheck as the Captain, though the $200 million movie still looks...
Warner Bros. has unveiled the first trailer for the ensemble romantic comedy New Year's Eve [NYEVE], director Garry Marshall's [GMARS] follow-up film to Valentine's Day. Set in New York City this time, an all-star cast is agonizing over the anticipation of the countdown to the coming New Year.
Warner Bros. has debuted a new trailer for the animated sequel Happy Feet Two [HPYF2] featuring cute baby penguins dancing and singing to the latest pop songs. If you need to know the actual plot, here's the rather boring official synopsis:
Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven -- a penguin who can fly! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model....
Universal has released the domestic trailer for the action comedy sequel Johnny English Reborn [JENG2]. Rowan Atkinson [RATKI] returns as the most unlikely agent under Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Roadside Attraction has debuted the first trailer for the drama Margin Call [MARGN] which fictionalizes the 24 hours leading up to the 2008 financial crisis at an investment bank not unlike Lehman Brothers. Kevin Spacey [KSPAC], Jeremy Irons [JIRON], Zachary Quinto [ZQUIN], Paul Bettany [PBETT], Simon Baker [SBAKE] and Demi Moore [DMOOR] star in the film, whose script was ranked in the top 10 of the 2010 Black List.
The wizardry magic of Harry Potter was no match for the superpower of Captain America: The First Avenger [CAPAM] which earned an estimated $65.8 million to top the weekend box office. The opening matched the $65.7 million debut of Marvel stablemate Thor. Captain America attracted an audience that was 64% males and 57% over the age of 25.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 [HPOT8] tumbled a whopping 72% in its second weekend to $48.0 million. Even without crossing over to...
