Although Labor Day is still about a month away, several studios have opted to open their movies on Wednesday this week:

• Pineapple Express (R): starring Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole (directed by David Gordon Green)
• The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (PG-13): starring Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel (directed by Sanaa Hamri)
• Beautiful Losers* (NR): starring Shepard Fairey, Harmony Korine, Mike Mills (directed by Aaron Rose and Joshua Leonard)
• Beer for My Horses* (PG-13): starring Toby Keith, Rodney Carrington, Ted Nugent (directed by Michael Salomon)
• Bottle Shock* (PG-13): starring Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Bill Pullman, Eliza Dushku (directed by Randall M. Miller)
• Elegy* (R): starring Penelope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson (directed by Isabel Coixet)


• Hell Ride* (R): starring Larry Bishop, Michael Madsen, Eric Balfour, Dennis Hopper (directed by Larry Bishop)
• Patti Smith: Dream of Life* (NR): starring Patti Smith, Jackson Smith, Jesse Smith (directed by Steven Sebring)
• The Perfect Game* (PG): starring Cheech Marin, Danna Garcia, Jake T. Austin (directed by William Dear)
• Red* (R): starring Kyle Gallner, Brian Cox, Tom Sizemore (directed by Trygve Allister Diesen and Lucky McKee)
• What We Do is Secret* (R): starring Shane West, Bijou Phillips, Noah Segan (directed by Rodger Grossman)

*limited and/or gradual release