In the eigth month of the year, and only 15 movies have managed to cross the $100 million mark in the US market so far. Compare that with the 30 movies that achieved this feat in the previous year and you will share my concerns. Toy Story fans would however watch with bated breath as the third edition inches ever so close to the grand $400 million mark, that would make it only the 11th movie in the history of US cinema to achieve this feat. Despicable Me crossed $200 million in the previous week, demonstrating the growing love for animated cinema and becoming the fourth animated film this year to cross over to the 200+category (others being Toy Story 3, Shrek Forever After, How To Train Your Dragon).
This weekend would see the release of Stallone's The Expendables, featuring a cast of hard-hitting action men with the much talked about cameo appearance of Arnold Schwarzenegger. How good this movie will be? Well, Stallone's last two directorial movies earned bucks and were critically appreciated - Rambo IV and Rocky Balboa. So this might just not be a 'shoot and kill' flick after all. Would be worth a watch! Then on the other end of the spectrum, there is Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, featuring Stallone's antithesis, Michael Cera. A guy having to defeat his girl's seven exes, who would not root for this dude! Two movies to enjoy, though either of them making the $100 million mark seems unlikely. We'll know though once the weekend numbers start churning in...
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