The family sequel Dolphin Tale 2 (reviews) swims ashore. The first film is based on a true story inspired by the life of both Winter, and a new baby dolphin named Hope who was rescued by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in 2010.
Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Kris Kristofferson The Secret Life of the American Teenager alum Austin Stowell and Nathan Gamble are back for the sequel. The first film's director Charles Martin Smith wrote and directed the follow-up as well. Celebrated surfer Bethany Hamilton, the subject of the biopic "Soul Surfer" appears in the film as well.
In the thriller No Good Deed (reviews), Terri (Taraji P. Henson) is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin (Idris Elba), a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.
Sam Miller directed the pic using writer Aimee Lagos' script.
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Pamela McClintock of THR:
Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros.' family film Dolphin Tale 2 and Screen Gems' thriller No Good Deed hope to restore some semblance of order at the North American box office after the worst weekend since just after 9/11.
Both movies open nationwide Friday, and could find themselves in a close race for No. 1 in terms of the weekend crown. Last weekend, domestic box office revenue clocked in at just $64.7 million, the lowest since September 2011.
Dolphin Tale 2 is hoping to hit $20 million or more, and opens exactly three years after Dolphin Tale launched to $19.2 million on its way to earning $95.4 million worldwide. Both movies center around Winter, the real-life dolphin rescued by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida, and her two young human friends, played by Nathan Gamble and Cozi Zuehlsdorff (the actual Winter stars in both films).
This time out, the trio befriend a baby dolphin, Hope. The film also tells the story of Mandy, a rehabilitated dolphin released back into the wild. Charles Martin Smith returned to direct Dolphin Tale 2, reuniting with stars Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman and Kris Kristofferson. Newcomers include Lee Karlinsky, Julia Jordan and surfer Bethany Hamilton.
Dolphin Tale cost roughly $36 million to produce.
Box office observers are somewhat divided as to No Good Deed's potential. Some have the $13 million movie, starring Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson, opening in the mid- to high-teen range, while others think it could cross $20 million and edge out Dolphin Tale 2.
Will Packer, the producing force behind the Think Like a Man series, Ride Along and Obsessed, likewise produced No Good Deed, which was directed by Sam Miller (Luther). Elba also starred in Obsessed, which debuted to $28.8 million, while Parker is a lead in the Think Like a Man franchise.
No Good Deed stars Henson as a district attorney turned stay-at-home mom living an ideal life in the suburbs until a charming convict shows up at her door (Elba). Packer made the movie alongside producer Lee Clay, with Kate del Castillo and Henry Simmons co-starring.
The specialty box office sees several high-profile openings, including Fox Searchlight and Chernin Entertainment's The Drop, which marks the final film from the late James Gandolfini, The Weinstein Co.'s The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby and Roadside Attractions' The Skeleton Twins.
Directed by Michael R. Roskam, The Drop made its world premiere last weekend at the Toronto Film Festival. The crime drama, opening in more than 500 theaters, stars Gandolfini opposite Tom Hardy and Noomi Repace.
Filmmaker Ned Benson's The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby culls from two different films (known as The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him). The ambitious undertaking, which tells the story of a relationship from both sides, stars Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy. The film debuts in New York and Los Angeles.
Craig Johnson's The Skeleton Twins, acquired out of the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year by Roadside, stars Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader as twins who cheat death on the same day. Luke Wilson also stars in the movie, which opens in select top markets.
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