Easter weekend is ahead and studios are bringing out some bigger guns in an effort to drive big holiday business. Paramount's G.I. Joe: Retaliation gets things started with an early debut on Thursday, March 28. The Host and Temptation follow on Friday.
I will watch two movies this weekend, care to guess which two? Safe to say that I OVER Ms. Perry and her 'movies'. What movie(s) are you going to watch this weekend?
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
PROS:
- Brand name recognition.
- Dwayne Johnson has become an increasingly reliable box office star thanks to hits like Fast Five and Journey 2.
- Channing Tatum's presence in the film could entice his female audience to come out.
- Opening on Easter weekend should help the film to capitalize on the movie's potential appeal to families (young boys, specifically).
- Flixster user anticipation is fairly strong.
CONS:
- The 2009 film, The Rise of Cobra, did well in its time but isn't remembered particularly well almost four years later.
- Action fans could easily forego Joe in lieu of last weekend's breakout, Olympus Has Fallen.
- Twitter activity has paled in comparison to The Expendables 2.
The Host
PROS:
- The book's young adult fan base will probably turn out.
- Advertised as "from Stephanie Meyer, creator of Twilight" could help bring out some Twilight fans in addition.
CONS:
- The Twilight films appealed to a very focused female audience the size of which won't carry over to The Host.
- Social network buzz has been lukewarm.
Tyler Perry's Temptation
PROS:
- Tyler Perry's established fan base.
- Previous Perry films have excelled during this time of year, particularly around Easter.
CONS:
- Perry's non-Madea movies usually perform more modestly than his bigger hits.
I REALLY want to see G.I., the last one was great. Wouldn't mind seeing 'The Host' either, I have no interest in Temptation cause yeah...his non Madea movies, ehhh. Generally I am beginning to get bored with his movies anyways, becoming to predicable, but I am not the one bad mouth Mr Perry, I respect him especially since he's a fellow Louisianian.
ReplyDeleteI don't if he write his own movies...Completely, but he NEEDS a TEAM of better writers if he doesn't, I'm thinking he needs some 'Scandal' writers lol [have you seen that show? man it's awesome]
SO OVER TYLER PERRY MOVIES! Can't tell you the last time I saw one.
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