OK, OK, is this thing on? Been awhile I know. Lets just say news has been slow in coming. Well, not so much news as "Intersting" things to write about. Hopefully though the dry spell isnt TOO long this time around. Lets get started.
"Yo-Ho, Yo-Ho, TONS of cash for me!!"
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" took over theatres this weekend and came away with a HUGE opening. The film took in a record $132 million over the three day weekend. This shatters the old record of $115 million set by "Spider-Man" back in 2002.
Industry experts had predicted a big opening, but nobody thought it would do so well.
At the midnite screening on Thursday night/Friday I had a feeling it was going to do big numbers. My estimate though put it at $85-95 million. To say I was "way off" would be an understatment.
Kudos to Disney and Johnny Depp on this amazing opening. I'll more on this opening later in the column. ;-)
More Pirates!
Just some tidbits on the franchise:
As the second film rakes in the big cash, talk is already begining on what might happen in "Pirates 3" the early teaser poster hints at an "Asian" connection.
The tenative title for "Pirates 3" is "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End". This may change however, so dont hold me to that.
Disney hopes to make more "Pirates" movies after the third one is released next year. The plan is to keep interest in the "Pirates" franchise high enough so that the public doesnt forget about "Captain Jack Sparrow" and his crew. Johnny Depp has stated in the past that he loves playing Jack Sparrow so much that he wouldnt mind playing him for as often as they keep making movies. So, possibly in 2010 or later we might be seeing a "Pirates 4".
2007 in Movies
With the release of "Dead Man's Chest", the last "Big" Summer movie has hit theaters.Sure, there's still good movies left to release such as "The Lady in the Water" and my favorite "Snakes On A Plane" (HAHA) but this was the last "Blockbuster" to be released this Summer. Next Summer will be an even larger in terms of HUGE movies. So far we've got "Fantastic Four 2", "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "Spider-Man 3", "Pirates 3", "Transformers", "The Simpsons Movie" and more.
We'll see which movie reigns supreme next year
Weekend Box Office
1) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, $132.0 Mil: You all know about the record already so I wont rehash that. Instead I'll give you my mini reiview. I've heard alot of people say that this movie is basically the same as the first one, but with different villains this time. I agree that some of the action seemed similar to the first, but in now way is this the same film. "Dead Man's Chest" topped the original in so many ways. It did suffer a bit from "Middle Movie Syndrome" in that this is basically just setting up the third film, but its a great "middle movie" one on par with "The Towers" of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy if you ask me. What I'm saying is, it makes you WANT to see the third one. Highly Recommended.
2) Superman Returns, $21.8 mil: Drops off from last week, but that was expected. Now, I never got a chance to post my thoughts about Superman on here and now that I've had time to think about it, I'll do it today: I really liked this movie. My hopes were really high for this film and I cant say I was completley disappointed. It wasnt the BEST superhero movie, but it was very good. Considering there hasnt been a Superman movie for many years, I would say this is a good start. My only thoughts for the upcoming sequel are: Give us a supervillain other than Lex Luthor and more action sequences please. ;-)
3)The Devil Wears Prada, $15.6 mil: A nice little surprise in this movie season. I think this is the perfect movie to release during the summer since every film out there seems to be geared towards the male audience. This one offers a change of pace to the females and couples that dont want to see another big budget movie.
4) Click, $12.0 mil: Another Adam Sandler hit. With a few exceptions, Sandler hasnt really had a "bomb" in a years. I think as long as he keeps maing these types of movies that appeal to all the demographics he'll be just fine.
5) Cars, $10.3 mil: Did Pixar's streak finally end? "Cars" isnt exactly a bomb, but it isnt doing as well as other recent Pixar releases. As of now, it stands at $205 million and probably will top off somewhere between $250-$260.
OK, that will do it for now. Hope you enjoyed the update. Til the next time
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