Man Of Steel makes a smashing debut

Man Of Steel makes a smashing debut

[Jun14-16]

#1-Man Of Steel outdid all expectation as it opened to a wonderful $113million on its first weekend.Man Of Steel's strong crew led by Zack Snyder & Chris Nolan had a solid collections on each of its 3 days.

It has made $125 in 4days domestically.The movie made a strong $71million from overseas bringing its total 4day collection to $196million

MOS is the reboot of the first superhero movie ,Superman (1978). Written by Goyer and Nolan ,they injected Superman with the same amount of gritty realism they had given the Dark Knight Trilogy.

Majority of the critics were pleased and the movie has been getting good reviews ,even though its controversially rated rotten at Rottentomatoes with 56%.

MOS first weekend collection is the 2nd highest  of superhero origins.

1-Spiderman $114million

2-Man Of Steel $113million

3-IronMan $98million

4-X-Men Origins: Wolverine $85milion

5-Incredibles $70million

**UPDATED -check below

#2-Even though with crushing competition from MOS , comedy This Is The End scrapped up an encouraging $20million.The comedy movie starring the top comedians of the recent times ,play themselves in this movie about the apocalypse.Critics are very happy with the movie and have rated it at 85%. Reviews say its the best comedy movie so far.

The movie has already recovered its $30million budget this weekend!

#3-Now You See Me held on to the 3rd spot making $10million this weekend.The movie has been a success so far and has already made $108million worldwide from a budget of $75million.

#4-Fast Furious 6 continued its steep fall as it fell by 55% this week. It made $9.4million this week ,just enough to become the top grossing movie of the Fast Furious series.With the exception of Tokyo Drift,the Fast Furious series has been consecutively topping its predecessors ,a very rare occurrence for a franchise.Fast Furious 6 has so far made a worldwide gross of $636million!

#5-The number 1 movie of last week ,Purge fell by 75% this week to end up making $8.2million this week.The thriller has so far made $58million ,and for a movie made on $3million ,Purge is a gigantic hit.

2013 Top 5

#5-Star Trek Into Darkness -$386million

#4-Oz The Great and Powerful -$491million

#3-The Croods -$576million

#2-Fast & Furious 6- $636million

#1-Iron Man 3 -$1.201 billion (#5 on all time grossing list)

This week we have 2 heavyweights clashing against each other.First my early analysis on the two.

Monsters University 

story-The story of how Sully & Mike met ,10 years before the events of Monsters Inc.(animation)

+ PIXAR ! The animation studio has brought about multiple animated classics and this is the sequel to one of their earlier classics.

- Being a sequel to a classic carries a lot of weight.And Pixar hasnt made a classic since 2010's Toy Story 3.Cars 2 was horrible and Brave too kiddish ,can Monsters University break the bad run?

World War Z 

story-A UN employee travels around the world trying to stop the Zombie virus.

+ Brad Pitt & Running Zombies ! whats there not to like !This is an adaptation of the novel of the same name.

- The movie going over budget ($200million +) ,re-writes ,delays ,re-shoots could have made the movie a mash up of second hand work.

Both the movies have got respectable reviews.76 for WWZ ,and 87 for Monsters.But being a big fan of Pixar ,my Pick for the week will be Monsters University.Whats yours?

*****UPDATE*****

As i earlier reported ,initial estimates for MOS first weekend was $113million ,but according to latest reports MOS has actually made $116million!Whats the big deal?
With this ,MOS has now become the biggest debut for an Superhero origin story beating Spiderman's 11 year record!MOS is also June's biggest debuting beating Toy Story3

1-Man Of Steel $116million
2-Spiderman $114million
3-IronMan $98million
4-X-Men Origins: Wolverine $85milion
5-Incredibles $70million

With the foreign collections ,MOS has now made $200million worldwide!

The Purge makes a thrilling debut!

The Purge makes a thrilling debut!

[Jun7-9]

#1-Purge opened with a brilliant $36.3million ,from a budget of just $3million.This is an excellent opening for a horror-thriller movie which isnt powered by supernatural stuff.The story is of a city in the year 2022 ,which allows people to do anything illegal (like murdering people) for one night a year.

As idiotic as it sounds thats the plot.Critics werent too pleased with the result.The movie has a below average rating of 41% ,with majority complaining about the usual cliches and the silly concept.

#2-Fast Furious 6 slipped to the second spot with $19.7million.FF6 is very close to overtaking its predecessor to become the highest grossing movie of the series.Its made $203million domestically and a worldwide total of $584million (F5 made $210m and  $626m respectively).

#3-Now You See Me made a strong stand as it climbed one spot up to land at #3 making $19.5million.The movie has made $64.5million so far from domestic sources alone.Couple more weeks and an overseas release and NYSM is looking to be big hit.

#4-The Internship opened to disappointment ,making only $18million.For a movie with a budget $58million ,this is a sign of a flop.Critically the movie was even more disappointing ,with a rating of just 33%.The critics called the movie dull ,predictable and too long. This continues Vince Vaughn's poor run with the critics ,which started way back with 2005's Wedding Crashers.

#5-Animated adventure movie ,Epic continued to hold on to the Top 5 ,making $12million on its 3rd week.The movie is a hit ,making $190million worldwide from a budget of $100million.

2013 Top 5

#5-Star Trek Into Darkness -$376million

#4-Oz The Great and Powerful -$490million

#3-The Croods -$570million

#2-Fast & Furious 6- $584million

#1-Iron Man 3 -$1.196 billion (#5 on all time grossing list)

Fast Furious 6 overtook Croods to become the second highest grossing movie of the year.Meanwhile Star Trek ID ,overtook GIJoe2 to enter Top5 2013.

This week is one of the most anticipated ones of the year.We have a comedy and a superhero reboot this week.Which is my pick? First my early analysis on the two.

This Is The End- JUN12

story-A group of friends unite after the world starts under going a series of apocalyptic events.

+ Star studded comedians ,James Franco ,Jonah Hill ,Seth Rogen and more star in this action comedy movie.The real life friendship between the cast will be a major high point for This Is The End.The movie is reaping great initial reviews,some say its the best comedy of 2013 so far.

- Seth Rogen isnt very consistent.While most hit the mark ,many have failed terribly too.The comedy might not connect with majority.

Man of Steel- JUN14

story-A reboot of the Superman franchise,takes a more realistic take on his origin.

+ Reboot of one of the biggest superheroes,Superman.Man of Steel has a strong backbone.Story by Goyer and produced by Nolan ,Man Of Steel carries Dark Knight's goodwill.

- Zack Snyder is a good director ,but his last widely appreciated movie was 2007's 300.Watchmen was excellent but the hype killed it ,The Owls of GaHoole and Sucker Punch were big time fails.Will his style of direction help MOS ?

My pick is ...MAN OF STEEL!

The Superman franchise dropped dead with 2006's Superman Returns.Man Of Steel is a reboot ,Batman Begins Style! A story written by Goyer (of Dark Knight Trilogy fame) has a LOT of potential behind it.But everything depends on Zack Snyder's & Henry Cavill's (who plays Superman) work.No reviews have come out so far.

This is the End has been shown to critics ,and they love it1 Currently at 88% ,many say its the best of this year

So which is your pick? MOS or TITE ?

Fast & Furious 6 (Furious 6) (2013)

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Fast & Furious 6 (Furious 6) (2013)

IMDB- 7.7

RottenTomatoes- 72%

RJG Rating- 85

Dom and his crew sre recruited by Hobb, to track down a criminal by the name of Owen Shah.

Starring- Vin Diesel,Paul Walker,Dwayne Rock Johnson,Luke Evans

Director- Justin Lin

The entire cast is brought back and that itself lends some magic into F6.Dwayne Rock continues to be a fantastic action superstar.Vin Diesel is amazing as well.Michelle Rodriguez was good.Gina Carano excelled in the action sequences.Paul Walker and the rest of the cast were good.Luke Evans as Shah was not a kickass villain, but compared to past villains of the franchise ,he is relatively better.

The Fast & furious movies arent the type in which you can expect mindblowing stories.For an action movie ,F6 had a decent story although its a bit thin.Most of the plot points were just excuses to deliver action scenes.Comparatively the story isnt as tight as Fast 5 or the first F&F ,but its still an engaging ride.The middle portion is loose and a bit of plothole is formed once a twist is revealed towards the end.Theres a nice blend between the comedy and drama as well.The humour manages to keep the audience from getting buzzed out from the action and the drama.

Direction by Justin Lin was great.He found the formula for this franchise with Fast Five ,and for F6 he maximizes them to the point that they are just on the edge of being over the top.The pacing is fast but still there were some scenes that could have been cut out due to its lack of importance.But the movie is absolute fun for the fans of the series.

Action scenes were just amazing.From start to finish its back to back action ,and they did save the best for the last! The plane sequence is bound to leave you amazed.The fight scenes were powerful and its a treat to watch the Rock battle it out! The comedy was surprisingly good throughout the movie.On the downside ,killing off characters is turning into a bit of a cliche ,and some romantic dialogues could have been shortened.

Overall ,Furious 6 is another excellent addition to the F&F series.A must watch for fans and action junkies!

Acting- 3.5/5

Story- 3/5

Direction- 4/5

Action- 5/5

Comedy- 4/5

Furious slips but holds off new release

Furious slips but holds off new release
[May31-Jun2]

#1- Fast & Furious 6 slipped by a large 65% ,to make $34.5million on its second weekend.With this F6 has made $480million worldwide ,and is $120million short of overtaking Fast5.

#2- Now You See Me made $28million which was upto studio expectations.The movie stars some of Hollywood's finest actors such as Jesse Eisenberg ,Morgan Freeman,Woody Harrelson,Michael Caine along with others.But even with such talent ,the movie failed to please the critics.The movie scored only 43% ,with critics saying that the director failed to extract anything from the already weak story.

Made from a budget of $75million ,the movie's success now mainly depends on its overseas collection.

#3- After Earth was another example of wasted talent.After Earth flopped hard with just $27million.With a budget of $130million AE is turning out into a big disaster.After Earth panned by critics ,scoring just 12%.This is director Shyamalan's second worst score after his previous attempt ,Airbender (6%) ,while its Will Smith's lowest scoring movie in his almost 30year career.After Earth's main issue seems to be its slow pace and poor direction.

#4- Star Trek Into Darkness suffered another steep fall as it made just $16.4million in its 3rd week.With this the movie has currently made a gross total of $328million which is somewhat par to that of its predecessor.

#5- Epic also made $16.4million.The animated kids adventure movie has so far made $150million thus safely making up its budget of $100million.

2013 Top 5

#5-G.I. Joe: Retaliation -$359million

#4-Fast & Furious 6- $480million

#3-Oz The Great and Powerful -$490million

#2-The Croods -$569million

#1-Iron Man 3 -$1.180 billion (#5 on all time grossing list)

The latest entry into Top 5 was Fast Furious 6 ,which has enough power to boost even further up the list to #3 by this week.

This week we have a comedy and a horror-thriller.Both are uninteresting so not gonna choose any.

1-The Purge-Starring Ethan Hawke ,the movie has a strange concept.The movie is about a day on which everyone can do whatever crime they want to do.The trailer was interesting but the concept is too weak.Initial reviews give it 63%

2-The Internship brings the Wedding Crashers team ,Owen Wilson & Vince Vaughn together.Its about two unemployed guys who compete against each other at an internship.

Fast Furious rips apart Hangover

Fast Furious rips apart Hangover
[May 24-26]

#1-It was thought to be a tight match between the two franchises ,but on day 1 itself ,it was clear who would emerge as the winner.Fast & Furious 6 made a brilliant $98.5million ,which is a series record (Fast 5 made $86million).This is one of the rare franchises that actually continues to grow with each installment.In 2011 ,Fast 5 shocked critics by scoring a solid 78%. Although it was never expected that F&F 6 could do the same ,the 6th installment scored 72%!

(For an action movie about cars that previously scored 52,36,35,27 ,this is certainly a great improvement).

Critics were pleased with Fast 6's action and humour.This is also Dwayne Rock's 4th HIT OF 2013! (Pain & Gain,Snitch ,GI Joe2 were the others).Rock has been on a powerful streak and certainly his midas touch is still strong!

Fast Furious 6 is a big hit overseas too ,making $177million for an overall gross of $275million ,thus safely crossing its budget of $160million.

#2-Hangover 3 crashed landed with just $42million ,which is the lowest debut for the Hangover series.The public seemed to have learnt their lesson after 2011's horrible Hangover2.

Hangover 3 was no better ,scoring just 21%.The movie reduced its comedy and instead turned into an action thriller movie.But this change was still of no use ,as the movie was still garbage.The movie has made a worldwide gross of $73million of its budget of $103million.

#3-Star Trek Into Darkness had an expected fall ,but still managed a healthy $38million.But the sequel is falling behind its 2009 predecessor.Star Trek has so far managed to make $249million worldwide.

#4-Epic ,the 3rd animated movie of 2013 ,made an average opening of $34million.It has been receiving average reviews ,with most saying its a predictable movie and mostly aimed for kids ,and the only good point is its animation.Epic has made $77million of its $100million budget ,and it looks good enough to recover its budget.

#5-IronMan3 continued its weekly descent ,as it managed to make $19.5million.But the movie's powerful start has boosted it off into a great height.Making domestically $367million and $774million overseas ,IM3 has made $1.142billion making it the 5th highest grossing movie of ALL TIME.Its next target is Harry Potter 7 Part2( $1.341billion).

2013 Top 5

#5-A Good Day to Die Hard -$303million

#4-G.I. Joe: Retaliation -$358million

#3-Oz The Great and Powerful -$489million

#2-The Croods -$562million

#1-Iron Man 3 -$1.142 billion (#5 on all time grossing list)

Next week ,its the battle between 2 not so great directors ,aiming for redemption.

First my earlier analysis on the 2:

Now You See Me- MAY 31

story- 4 magicians conduct a bank robbery using the audience members.

+ a good concept.Cast includes Jesse Eisenberg & Woody Harrelson,and other A-list actors.

- director Louis Leterrier has a poor history in film making.Out of 5 ,only Incredible Hulk has been remotely good.And based on the trailers ,this could turn out to be a cliched ride.

After Earth-MAY 31

story-1000 years after the people have left Earth ,a father and son duo land on Earth after an accident.

+ Real life father & son ,Will & Jaden Smith act in this,and they have yet to disappoint.The visuals looks great too ,and the concept is strong.

- Director M Night Shyamalan has not made a good movie since 2002's Signs.After a series of flop movies ,hes now considered one of the worst directors.After Earth will suffer if badly if the movie disappoints even in the slightest.

My pick is--------AFTER EARTH! Mostly its just because we have Will Smith.

Trek falls short [May17-19]

Trek falls short

[May17-19]

#1-As expected Star Trek Into Darkness grabbed the top spot with $70million ,but this was way below expectations.The movie was expected to make atleast more than $100million.Star Trek is now in a bit of a muddle as it needs to score a powerful second week to keep from being an overall disappointment.Even though the movie had enough juice in it ,and was loved by the majority ,it was the tight competition that ate into Star Trek's collection.

The critics praised the movie for its amazing action sequences ,and the performances of the actors.The movie is currently rated at 87%.

Star Trek is doing a good job globally as well ,as it collected $80million from its debut.As of now ,the movie has made $164million from its budget of $190million.

#2- Iron Man 3 ,continued to fall in a consistent manner ,as it fell by 50% again to a 3rd weekend collection of $35million.The movie has been a roaring hit ,as it crossed the billion mark last week.With $337million from domestic ,and $736million from overseas ,IM3 has made a gross total of $1.073billion ,which ranks it at #9 in all time grossing list.Its next targets are last years Skyfall & TDKR ,and will most probably end its run at #7.

#3-The Great Gatsby too suffered a 50% fall ,as it made $23million.Gatsby is safely out of harms way ,as it has managed to collect its budget of $105million.Gatsby is a low grossing movie for both Leonardo as well as director ,Baz Luhrman.With bigger competition arriving this week ,Gatsby will soon shut down.

#4-Pain & Gain continued to scrape off the leftovers of the box office.Making $3million ,the action movie has so far made $46.5million solely from the domestic market.

#5-Croods made a surprise entry back into the Top 5 by trumping over 42.Croods made $2.75million ,for a overall collection of $550million ,which is the 2nd highest of 2013.

2013 Top 5

#5-A Good Day to Die Hard -$303million

#4-G.I. Joe: Retaliation -$358million

#3-Oz The Great and Powerful -$488million

#2-The Croods -$550million

#1-Iron Man 3 -$1.073 billion (#9 on all time grossing list)

This week we have more blockbusters lined up! And this time its going to be a face-off between two beloved franchises! Hangover & Fast Furious!

First my analysis from earlier this year:

Fast and Furious 6

story- Dom & Team is called upon to nab Letty's gang.

+ the original cast is back after the successful Fast Five.Action Scenes look amazing.

- Chances of repeating the success of Fast Five is a hard task to pull off.The synopsis doesnt sound too fresh.

The Hangover Part III

story-no wedding or bachelor party ,this time the guys go on a road trip to Tijuana.

+looks to be different this time.

- The second part was huge disappointment critically and theres no guarantee whether the third will be any good.the second ruined all the goodwill of the first part.

Which is the RJG PICK OF THE WEEK ? -----Its definitely Fast & Furious 6

Fast Furious is promising some kickass action scenes and some edge of the seat sequences.With a positive rating of 78% ,it seems FF6 is worth watching.

Biggies of MAY

7 BIGGIES OF MAY 2013

Iron-Man 3- MAY3

story-after the events of Avengers ,Iron man faces off against the Mandarin ,a terrorist ,whose influence is very powerful.

+ Its IronMan ,and who is not excited ?Robert Downey & cast returns ,although this movie will be directed by Shane Black ,instead of Jon Favreau (Iron Man 1&2)

- None so far.

The Great Gatsby- MAY10

story-Nick Carraway is intrigued by the lavish lifestyle of his neighbor Gatsby.But the more he looks ,the more secrets he uncover.

+ A solid cast lead by the amazing Leonardo DiCaprio ,Gatsby is a stylish movie based on the famous novel of the same name.

- If you are not a fan of director Baz Luhrmann's previous works, Australia,Moulin Rouge,Romeo Juliet ,you might not be very interested.Gatsby looks to be carrying plenty of melodrama.

Star Trek Into Darkness- MAY17

story- the crew of the Enterprise face an enemy that has risen from their own organization.

+ Sequel to the critical & blockbuster 2009 reboot ,Star Trek will cater to all sci-fi fans.Director Abrams is a huge favorite among scifi lovers,and he wont be likely to disappoint.

- Too much hype is bad too.If it fails to match upto the first part,it will be criticized heavily by the audience.

Fast and Furious 6- MAY24

story- Dom & Team is called upon to nab Letty's gang.

+ the original cast is back after the successful Fast Five.Action looks spectacular!

- Chances of repeating the success of Fast Five is a hard task to pull off.The synopsis doesnt sound too fresh.

The Hangover Part III- MAY24

story-no wedding or bachelor party ,this time the guys go on a road trip to Tijuana.

+ The trailers are promising a completely new story other than that of the first 2.

- The second part was huge disappointment critically and theres no guarantee whether the third will be any good.the second ruined all the goodwill of the first part.

Now You See Me- MAY 31

story- 4 magicians conduct a bank robbery using the audience members.

+ a good concept.Cast includes Jesse Eisenberg & Woody Harrelson and other A-Listers.

- director Louis Leterrier has a poor history in film making.Out of 5 ,only Incredible Hulk has been remotely good.And based on the trailers ,this could turn out to be a cliched ride.

After Earth-MAY 31

story-1000 years after the people have left Earth ,a father and son duo land on Earth after an accident.

+ Real life father & son ,Will & Jaden Smith act in this,and they have yet to disappoint.The visuals looks great too ,and the concept is strong.

- Director M Night Shyamalan has not made a good movie since 2002's Signs.After a series of flop movies ,hes now considered one of the worst directors.After Earth will suffer if badly if the movie disappoints even in the slightest.

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