Boxoffice® Pro - December 2013

THE YEAR AHEAD
March
Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, and Jesse
Eisenberg lend their vocal talents to Rio 2,
opening April 11, 2014
GRACE OF MONACO
n This biopic covers the early years of Grace Kelly’s marriage to Rainier
III, Prince of Monaco. Their children have lambasted the screenplay
(which was very highly regarded in Hollywood) as a fiction.
DISTRIBUTOR Weinstein CAST Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth, Frank Langella
DIRECTOR Olivier Dahan RELEASE DATE March 14
STRETCH
n Stretch stars Patrick Wilson as a down-on-his-luck limousine driver
who lucks out when he and his stretch are hired by an odd billionaire
played by Ed Helms. Hilarity no doubt ensues.
DISTRIBUTOR Universal CAST Patrick Wilson, Chris Pine, Brooklyn
Decker, Ed Helms DIRECTOR Joe Carnahan RELEASE DATE March 21
MUPPETS MOST WANTED
n The Muppets go on a globetrotting performance tour and become
entangled in a caper involving Kermit’s evil doppelganger, Constantine,
who is the world’s number-one criminal. And there’s singing!
DISTRIBUTOR Disney CAST Kermit the Frog, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell,
Tina Fey DIRECTOR James Bobin RELEASE DATE March 21
NOAH
n An end-of-the-world story to end all end-of-the-world stories? Or, as
the trailer suggests, is the end only the beginning? A high-profile cast
watches the skies for signs of inclement weather.
DISTRIBUTOR Paramount CAST Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony
Hopkins DIRECTOR Darren Aronofsky RELEASE DATE March 28
April
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
n Taking place after the events of Marvel’s The Avengers, this entry in
the Marvel Universe master plan finds Cap teaming with Black Widow
to fend off new adversary the Winter Soldier, a man from Cap’s past.
DISTRIBUTOR Disney CAST Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson DIREC-
TORS Anthony and Joe Russo RELEASE DATE April 4
HEAVEN IS FOR REAL
n Based on events Pastor Todd Burpo claims to be true, Heaven is for
Real concerns the Burpo family’s reaction to their young son’s claim to
have visited Heaven while undergoing emergency surgery.
DISTRIBUTOR Sony CAST Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Connor Corum
DIRECTOR Randall Wallace RELEASE DATE April 16
RIO 2
n Blu and Jewel leave the gaiety and color of Rio de Janeiro for the
rainforests of the Amazon where Jewel finds her long-lost father. No
doubt Nigel the cockatoo (Jemaine Clement) flies into their path.
DISTRIBUTOR Fox CAST Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie
Mann DIRECTOR Carlos Saldanha RELEASE DATE April 11
THE OTHER WOMAN
n This comedy may be noteworthy for being Trinidadian performer
Nicki Minaj’s first live-action film appearance. And, yes, the director is
the son of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands.
DISTRIBUTOR Fox CAST Cameron Diaz, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nicki
Minaj DIRECTOR Nick Cassavetes RELEASE DATE April 25
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