Summer's Box Office Serves A Smorgasbord Of Choices
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Summer's Box Office Serves A Smorgasbord Of Choices
THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY AT THE BOX OFFICE THIS SUMMER -- action flicks, romantic comedies, dramas and adventures.
The season unofficially opens today with the arrival of superhero flick Iron Man2, cast with A-listers Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Micky Rourke. The producers hope to break the $158 million opening weekend record set by The Dark Knight two years ago. Does it help that Don Cheadle and Scarlett Johansson are part of the cast?
If you like sword-fighting studs who champion common folk and dames in distress, Robin Hood is the movie for you. And helping to woo the female audience is Russell Crowe, trying to recapture that Gladiator magic in Ridley Scott's latest box offering.
Next weekend, gals get the chance to drag significant others to the chick flicks Letters to Juliet and Just Wright.
Jake Gyllenhaal as the Prince of Persia will make you forget the sensitive roles that he usually plays. The movie is based on the popular video game of the same name and is produced by the folks who created the cult franchise Pirates of the Caribbean. The re-buffed actor will become the next superhero actor to make the girls swoon and forget about Johnny Depp.
And let's not forget about the third installment of the Twilight franchise. Eclipse is set for a June 30 release to the delight of the twi-heads who never tire of wanting more, more, more of the love triangle between human, vampire and werewolf. Director David Slade promises fans that, this time around, the movie will be fast-paced compared to the sleepy creepy New Moon. So no more teenage angst and pouting?
Remakes are big this summer. Karate Kid, The A-Team and Predator are just a few titles that will capture a new generation of fans for these action flicks.
Sequels, too, are part of the lineup. The cougars from Sex and the City 2 go to the Middle East for more sex, Toy Story 3 promises to delight the young and the old alike, and the producers of Shrek Forever After promises us that this'll be the last chapter in the ogre's life. Phew!
Inception, with heartthrob thespian Leonardo Dicaprio, is the most anticipated science fiction movie of the summer. Also coming in July: Sorcerer’s Apprentice with Nicolas Cage and the lesbian comedy The Kids Are Alright.
More than 100 movies will be released this summer, and movies studios are hoping beat the $4 billion bank they collected in 2009. With 3D sweetening the pot for the public, they're sure to hit the jackpot!
Madi S. is mom to two kids and three cats. She loves pop culture news, movies, fashion, travel, reading and observing the world.
Tags: Film , Pop Culture







