Blowing no one out of the water despite little competition, Avatar: The Way of the Water [AVAT2] led the weekend box office with an estimated $134.0 million. The highly anticipated sequel had been expected to double the original Avatar’s $77 million in 2009. 62% of the sales came from higher priced Premium Large Format screens. With an A CinemaScore, The Way of the Water should enjoy long legs during the holiday season.
After a five-week reign, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever [BPNT2.BW]...
Warner Bros. has unwrapped the teaser trailer for the fantasy Barbie [BARBI] based on the iconic toy doll. Margot Robbie [MROBB] stars as the title character while Ryan Gosling [RGOSL] plays her boyfriend Ken. Directed by Greta Gerwig [GGERW], Barbie is set to open in theaters on July 21st.
MGM has unveiled the official trailer for the drama A Good Person [AGPRS] written and directed by Zach Braff [ZBRAF]. Florence Pugh [FPUGH] as a woman responsible for a tragic accident, while Morgan Freeman [MFREE] plays her would-be father-in-law who gives her hope in life again. A Good Person opens in limited release on March 24th before expanding wide on March 31st.
The official trailer for the musical drama chronicling Casablanca Records Spinning Gold [SPING] has debuted online. Jeremy Jordan stars as music producer Neil Bogart, who founded Casablanca Records, the most successful independent record company of all time. Artists on the label included Donna Summer, Parliament, Gladys Knight, The Isley Brothers, The Village People, Bill Withers and KISS. Spinning Gold drops into theaters on March 31st.
Along with a ragtag team of young music lovers...
A24 has revealed the official trailer for the dramedy Showing Up [SHWUP] from writer-director Kelly Reichardt. Michelle Williams [MWILL] stars as a sculptor preparing to open a new art exhibit while balancing the daily dramas of family and friends. Hong Chau [HCHAU] co-stars in the film which will debut sometime in 2023.
Viva Pictures has unveiled the domestic trailer for the animated The Amazing Maurice [AMAUR] based on the children's book by Terry Pratchett. Hugh Laurie [HLAUR] voices the titled character cat. The Amazing Maurice will open in theaters on February 3rd.
Maurice is a sassy, street-smart cat with a sneaky disposition. Together with his band of rats and pied-piper friend Keith, he travels across the countryside, swindling villagers with a staged rat plague. All seems well when the gang...
A24 has released a longer trailer for the drama The Whale [TWHLE] directed by Darren Aronofsky [DARON]. Brendan Fraser [BFRAS] as a 600 pounds reclusive writer confined to a couch who wants to reconnect with his estranged daughter played by Sadie Sink [SSINK]. Hong Chau [HCHAU] plays his caregiver. Playing now in select theaters, The Whale will expand nationwide on December 21st.
Sony has revealed the offcial trailer for the sci-fi actioner 65 [65]. Adam Driver [ADRIV] stars as the pilot of a starship that crashed on an unknown planet along with the only other survivor, played by Ariana Greenblatt [ARGRE]. They soon discover that they are actually stranded on Earth of 65 million years ago. Now, they must fight to survive against prehistoric dinosaurs out to eat them. Written and directed by the screenwriters of A Quiet Place Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, 65 arrives...
Paramount has unleashed the teaser trailer for the horror sequel Scream VI [SCRM6], the sixth chapter in the franchise and the first without star Neve Campbell. The four young survivors from 2022's Scream, Melissa Barrera [MBARR], Jenna Ortega [JORTE], Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding leave Woodsboro behind to start afresh in New York City. They are soon terrorized by a new Ghostface killer. Hayden Panettiere and Courteney Cox also return from previous installments. Scream VI opens...
Sony has unspooled the first trailer for the animated sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse [ASPD2]. Shameik Moore [SMOOR] and Hailee Steinfeld [HSTEI] return to voice Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy as they take on a new villain who has pitted them against other Spider-superheroes from the multiverse. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse crawls into theaters on June 2, 2023.
