The previous weekend had been dedicated to magic, wizards and witches, Hogwarts and Ms. Rowling, Harry and Tom and everything else that has ever had anything to do with the Harry Potter series. The final movie of the franchise (or so it seems for the present), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, lived up to all the hype and drama that had surrounded it, and stole the box office with earnings of $169 million in the US. This appears even more impressive when one is told that the earnings are about $10 million more than Nolan's classic The Dark Knight, thus making the weekend collections of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 the highest ever in the history of US box office! And while Harry Potter and gang were saving the world from the Dark Lord, at the other side the Autobots too were busy defending the planet from the evil Decepticons as Transformers: Dark of the Moon became the first movie of the year to hit the $300 million jackpot at the US box office. Who said that franchises ever lose their sheen? But these movies would be pitted against a formidable opponent this weekend in the form of Captain America, a symbol of valour and patriotism, or at least that is the way he is being portrayed. Captain America: The First Avenger will probably mark the end of all the big budget movies of this year's summer period and more importantly to many, start the ticker for the release of The Avengers movie scheduled for next year. For those who are still in the dark, Captain America is the last of the Avengers to be hitting the big screen after Iron Man, Hulk and Thor, and all the four are going to combine their forces next year in The Avengers. Mouth-watering indeed! (The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises within space of a few months?! Too much to handle!) I for one, have not read the comics of Captain America and know very little so I will avoid pointing out what to expect from the movie. Though the trailers have looked good and a cast that includes the likes of Tommy Lee Jones and Hugo Weaving apart from Chris Evans in the lead, promises much. Quick fun fact: Chris Evans is one of the rare personalities to have depicted two different superheroes - the other being Johhny Storm in Fantastic Four series. Only Ryan Reynolds comes to my mind now,who has achieved a similar feat having featured in recently released Green Lantern apart from playing Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Keeping the trivia aside, I can only reiterate what I said at the time of release of Thor, that Captain America: The First Avenger better turn out to be good and do well on the box office for the greater good, which is the success of The Avengers!
Recap: What I had to say before release of Thor --> http://bucksandcorn.blogspot.com/2011/05/god-of-thunder-thor.html
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