First it was rodents in the movie Rango that got things moving in the right direction, and now it is left to the macaws and other exotic birds to spark things up on the US box office. Rio did pretty well, considering the disappointing numbers floating around this year, and put up a good show with $39 million on its opening weekend. The reviews have not been bad either and maybe this is what the box office wanted, a bit of dance and music, a bit of romance, a bit of colour, and maybe now the sense of belief shown by the flightless macaw Blu would seep into the movie-going audience as well. That good things (read movies) are just around the corner! Scream 4 did not do too bad either taking in the second spot on the US box office last weekend but I don't figure it to stay there for too long. A fourth movie of a slasher series, these kinds usually die out soon. If past numbers are anything to go by, this weekend should witness strong opening numbers for the next movie in Tyler Perry's Madea series, called Madea's Big Happy Family. And competing with it would be the drama Water For Elephants, which is making the rounds more because of the presence of the Twilight star, Robert Pattinson. Pattinson would be romancing his 10-year senior Reese Witherspoon in this movie and going by the popularity of both these stars, the opening numbers should be good, though where it goes from there is tough to say. And of course, expect the macaws to be there in this fray, fighting for the top berth. If you have seen the movie then you would know, birds do not give it that easy!
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