Debuting with the highest opening of the year, the animated/live-action comedy Hop [IHOP] gathered an estimated $38.1 million. The strong showing was fueled by the notorious hard to track families with young children, which made up 75% of the audience. With another three weeks until Easter, the film should continue to out-perform.
The sci-fi thriller Source Code [SCODE] generated $15.1 million to open in second place. Though the audience was split evenly between males and females...
After debuting a lackluster teaser, Warner Bros. has unleashed a proper full sized trailer for The Hangover Part II [HNOV2] on Apple. Bradley Cooper [BCOOP], Ed Helms [EHELM], Zach Galifianakis [ZGALI] and Justin Bartha [JBART] reunite in Bangkok, Thailand for the wedding of Stu to his new finacee, played by Jamie Chung [JCHUN]. The Wolfpack brings her younger brother alone for some pre-wedding festivities only to lose him during the course of another night they're can't remember the next...
Universal gets a jump start on the Easter holiday four weeks away with the family comedy Hop [IHOP] about the Easter Bunny heir who would rather be a drummer. The PG-rated film mixes live-action and animation much like director Tim Hill’s previous effort Alvin and the Chipmunks. The marketing has emphasized that the animation is from the producers of the smash hit Despicable Me. The cute characters should appeal to children and parents alike. Jumping into 3577 theaters, Hop could collect...
Roadside Attractions has debuted the first trailer for the comedy Everything Must Go [EVMGO] on Apple. Will Ferrell [WFERR] dials it down to play a down on his luck salesman who gets fired from his job on the same day his wife left him with his stuff locked outside of his house. He ends up living on his lawn and holds a yard sale in order to buy time. Everything Must Go will open in limited release on May 13th.
Sony Pictures Classics has unveiled the trailer for Woody Allen's [WALLE] latest comedy Midnight in Paris [MIDNP]. Owen Wilson [OWILS] and Rachel McAdams [RMCAD] lead the all-star cast playing a young American couple who experience the European flavor of life in the city of lights and love. The film will premiere at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
Five skimpily dressed babes in fantasy land was no match for an adolescent boy in middle school as Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules [WIMP2] rules the weekend box office with an estimated $24.4 million. The sequel performed better than the original a year ago as Saturday saw an 39% bump over Friday due to the family audience.
Sucker Punch [SUCKP] finished a distant second at $19.0 million. The stylish fantasy appealed primarily to a fanboy audience that was 65% males and 75% under...
Summit has unsheathed the first trailer for the 3D update of The Three Musketeers [3MSKT] on Apple. Looks like director Paul Anderson [PANDE] has been playing "Assassin's Creed II", the hooded figure emerging-to-kill, parrying-overwhelming-forces, fencing-on-rooftops, and leaping-from-structures videogame set in Renaissance Venice. If there's one thing Anderson does well, it is co-opting the stylish visuals of others.
The hot-headed young D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman [LLERM]) joins forces...
Relativity Media has released the theatrical trailer for the family film Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer [JUDYM] based on the best-selling book series. Third-grader Judy Moody is stuck in town with her little brother Stink, while her parents head off to California for the summer. However, her aunt Opal turns out to be pretty cool and brings thrilling adventures to their summer together. Ahh Heather Graham [HGRAH], you're come a long way since Roller Girl.
After last weekend’s trio of films for older adults, this weekend’s two new releases both target the male demographic from boys to men. While Sucker Punch [SUCKP] may appeal to a broader age spectrum than Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules [WIMP2], the sequel has a built-in fanbase of prepubescent boys. However, the hot babes with guns could sway the tween boys with its cool factor.
Sucker Punch wants to be a girl empowerment trip, but the anime-inspired visuals look more like a teen...
Fox has unveiled the first trailer for the comedy Mr. Popper's Penguins [POPNG] on Fandango. Jim Carrey [JCARR] stars as the title character who suddenly finds himself taking care of a waddle of penguins (yes, I looked up waddle) in his New York City apartment. How they got there is not explained in the teaser.
