DreamWorks Animation's family comedy about a supervillain Megamind [MEGAM] took over $30 million to stay atop the weekend box office. The 3D animated film trailed off just 35% from its debut to bring its cumulative total to $89.8 million.
Opening in second place, Unstoppable [USTOP] earned an estimated $23.5 million. The action thriller about a runaway train attracted an audience that was evenly split between males and females. With good reviews and word of mouth, Unstoppable should have...
Can't get enough of alien invasion movies? Sony has debuted the first theatrical teaser for Battle: Los Angeles [BATLA] on Apple. As the world's cities are destroyed, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind. Aaron Eckhart [AECKH] plays a Marine staff sergeant who leads his new platoon to take on the extra-terrestrial invaders. It's Independence Day meets Black Hawk Down meets District 9. Set to the solemn song "Sun's Gone Dim" by Johann Johannsson, the trailer seems...
Three new wide releases enter the box office fray for a chance to defeat Megamind [MEGAM]. None of the newcomers appear to have the wide appeal of the CG animated superhero film. With no direct competition for the family audience, Megamind could hold over up to 60% of its debut and remain in first place with about $27 million.
Denzel Washington [DWASH] and director Tony Scott [TSCOT] team up once again for another action film set on train tracks. The PG-13 rated Unstoppable [USTOP]...
Relativity Media has taken over the release of the medieval thriller Season of the Witch [SEWTC] from Lionsgate and have release a new trailer on Apple. While the original trailer focused on the supernatural horror elements, the new trailer plays up the action adventure using battle scenes with armies of the Crusade colliding similar to those from Kingdom of the Heaven.
Walt Disney Animation has uploaded the first trailer for Winnie the Pooh [WPOOH], the first feature film based on A.A. Milne's creation in more than 35 years. The honey bear reunites with his friends Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Eeyore and Christopher Robin in the Hundred Acre Wood for more mischievious adventure. At least one classic animated series hasn't succumber to the 3D CG animation overload.
Focus Features has unleashed the first trailer for the action adventure The Eagle [EAGLN] on Apple. Channing Tatum [CTATU] and Jamie Bell [JBELL] star as a Roman centurion and his slave who embark on a mission to find the Eagle emblem of the Ninth Legion, who were apparently wiped out by the Celtic Picts in the Scottish Highlands. Coming after King Arthur, The Last Legion and Centurion, The Eagle is the fourth film about the lost Ninth Legion of the Roman Army in the last six years.
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Universal has revealed the full theatrical trailer for the comedy Little Fockers [MPRN3], the third film in the Meet the Parents franchise. Besides the usual Focker puns, the new trailer trots out the familiar faces in Owen Wilson [OWILS] and Dustin Hoffman [DHOFF], who was missing in the teaser but returns after Little Fockers underwent reshoots.
Focus Features has debuted the first trailer for the latest adaptation of the Charlotte Bronte novel Jane Eyre [JEYRE]. Mia Wasikowska [MWASI] stars as the heroine, an orphan who was abused by her uncle's family. After schooling, she becomes the Governess at Thornfield House, where she falls in love with its married master Edward Rochester, played by Michael Fassbender [MFASS]. As directed by Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre), the film seems to emphasize gothic horror over the period romance.
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After showing off the special effects in previous teaser trailers, Disney has generated a new and perhaps final trailer for Tron: Legacy [TRON2] that reveals the storyline for the sequel. More of Jeff Bridges [JBRID] is revealed in his duel role as the aging Kevin Flynn and his creation CLU, an artifical intelligence program in the guise of a young Kevin Flynn.
Fox and Walden Media have unveiled a second full trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Dawn Treader [NARN3]. The third film in the C.S. Lewis fantasy series returns the franchise to the more family-friendly holiday season that propelled the first film The Chronicles of Narnia:The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. The second film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian underperformed when Disney slotted the sequel as if it was a summer action film.
