The previous weekend saw the tough ladies of Sucker Punch being knocked to second spot by the wimpy kid of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. So with $19 million on its first weekend at the US box office, Sucker Punch did not have the opening I was hoping for, though I enjoyed once again the oomph brought in by Zack Snyder in the way he shoots his movies. Laded with heavy music and zooming in on the smallest of objects, the altogether different style of shooting makes his movies more enjoyable and engrossing. Cannot wait to see what kind of a tone Mr. Snyder would be bringing in to the Superman movie that he is working on now. Hope more of this continues! Moving on, Rango and Just Go With It did eventually notch up the $100 million at the US box office though the overall collection for the first 3 months still remain short when compared to the previous year. String of new movies releasing this weekend to take on the burden of giving a push to the revenues. And all aimed at a different group of audience. Jake Gyllenhal is starring in the thriller Source Code that has a very gripping theme (time travel always fascinates!) though its trailer somehow failed to spark the interest that a classic sci-fi can do (watch trailer of the yet-to-be-released Super 8 if you do not get me). Hop, the story about the Easter Bunny's son, would be aimed at the family audience while the horror flick Insidious would be targeting the other segment who love the spooks and the chills. Movies now raining in thick and fast and more importantly we are inching towards the favourite time of the year... the summer season!
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