Sisterhood and the Traveling Pants 2 opens August 6th. It might not be a huge box office hit but it’s sure to warm the hearts of those who have close friends.
Will Smith’s off-beat superhero film, Hancock, premiered in London this week with adoring fans and fellow actors on hand to wish the movie leaping success. The film is about a very reluctant and very drunk superhero who struggles with the interactions needed to save mere mortals from society’s darker side criminals.
Hancock opens in the states July 2 – looks like a sure blockbuster of a film – a Smith-gem, again.
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“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” continues mining the box office with an estimated $126 million since its opening on Thursday.
The total brought in so far includes an estimated $101 million in Friday-Sunday box office revenue, which followed a first-day Thursday total of $25 million. Monday looks like another $25 million. thus giving first Indy sequel in 19 years a five-day total of $151 million.
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“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” excavated $31 million on its second day at the box office generating a two-day gross of $56 million.
As mentioned here on Friday, “Indy” opened Thursday to $25 million, giving a rise to an opening day record for both director Steven Spielberg and headliner Harrison Ford according to Rentrak Theatrical via Variety.
Disney’s “Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” placed second on Friday after registering a 66% wane from its opening day a week ago. “Caspian” collected $6.6 million off 3,929 raising its eight-day total to $74.6 million.
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“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” started the weekend on Thursday at 12:01 a.m. Thursday and brought in $25 million in its first day of release.
The return of the swashbuckling, wisecracking archaeologist who hates snakes will open up to more than 12,000 screens internationally, possibly hitting 16,000 theaters including the US.
According to Hollywood Reporter, Spielberg’s sequel is unlikely to beat the record five-day opening of buddy and “Indy” creator/executive producer George Lucas’ “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith,” which bowed on Memorial Day weekend in 2005 to $173 million, according to Nielsen EDI. (”Sith” also holds the record for the biggest Thursday opening, with $50 million on 600 fewer screens than “Indy.”)