Are things looking up? For starters, Rango had the best opening weekend for the year with earnings of $38 million at the US box office. The animated chameleon could well be setting the pace to become the first movie of the year to hit the $100 million mark. Trust Johnny Depp to rescue things! Matt Damon starrer Adjustment Bureau did decently well with $21 million on its first weekend, though this is definitely nowhere close to the Bourne movies. The competition is getting tighter and there is a long list of movies releasing this weekend. Rango will be directly pitted against the animated flick Mars Needs Moms, though I expect the former to maintain its lead, thanks to the strong reviews it is gathering. There is a range of other genres to watch out for as well. Aaron Eckhart is starring in the sci-fi movie Battle: Los Angeles, though aliens targeting earth and attempting to destroy it is no longer a very novel concept. Then there is the movie adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre which stars the erstwhile Alice of Alice in Wonderland, Mia Wasikowska. And finally, the one that seems the most interesting of the lot, the old tale in a new light, Red Riding Hood. Red Riding Hood has an interesting touch of fantasy and horror to it, at least that is what the trailers appear like. A young girl in love with a woodcutter, a werewolf on the prowl, and a famed werewolf hunter... maybe a bit cliched but interesting nonetheless! A tough battle is on the cards this weekend...
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