Here’s the first trailer for “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2”!
The sequel features the voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Neil Patrick Harris, Benjamin Bratt, Terry Crews, Will Forte and Kristen Schaal.
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“Hotel Transylvania” made a boatload of money so this is no surprise, “Hotel Transylvania 2” is coming in 2015. Director Genndy Tartakovsky won’t be coming back, though. The first one featured the voice talents of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade and Jon Lovitz.
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Sony has to be very happy right now. “Hotel Transylvania”, featuring the voices of Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Kevin James, David Spade, Steven Buscemi, Fran Drescher, Molly Shannon, Adam Sandler and more opened with a whopping $43 million, setting a September record, previously held by “Sweet Home Alabama”.
Sony also had a hit with “Looper” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis with $21.2 million. “Won’t Back Down” tanked very badly, earning just $2.7 million.
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September closes as two Sony pictures vie for the top spot along with a teacher’s drama.
This week will come down to three very different films. “Hotel Transylvania” will likely take the top spot. The only recent offering for families this month has been “Finding Nemo 3D”, so this is the first new family film in a while. This film has an all-star voice cast with singers Selena Gomez and Cee Lo Green, comedians Andy Samberg, Kevin James, David Spade, Fran Drescher, Molly Shannon and Adam Sandler. But, with Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” coming out next week, one has to wonder if families will simply wait for that one.
Opening weekend: $24-26 million
Total box office gross: $80-85 million
The film’s main competition will come from the sci fi film “Looper” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis. The film has been getting solid reviews and has two pretty big actors. So, it would seem like a slam dunk right? Except, JGL’s last film, “Premium Rush” tanked and Willis’ last sci fi film was…”Surrogates”. This will draw the young male crowd, but I doubt it will be able to expand its audience much past that. It too may have trouble holding up next week as “Taken 2” will hit theaters.
Opening weekend: $17-19 million
Total box office gross: $50-55 million
The final new film getting a wide release is “Won’t Back Down” starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis. The film will resonate with some, especially with the Chicago teacher’s strike recently ending. But, this film will struggle to find an audience. The lack of advance showings to try and build up buzz is worrisome. And, “Freedom Writers”, a similar film tanked way back in 2007.
Opening weekend: $7-9 million
Total box office gross: $20-25 million
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