Box Office Preview: June 2010
The Weekend Box Office Preview features movies with teen and tween appeal opening this month. For the most part I won’t feature R-rated films, but occasionally there will be R-rated movies on teens’ radar and the rating will be noted. Limited release movies will be featured the week they get a wide release.
June 4
Starring Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl, Killers tells the story of an ex-CIA operative trying to live a normal suburban life who finds himself with a bounty on his head. Kutcher, Heigl, and the comedic action premist may appeal to teen viewers, but this is already being billed as one of the worst movies of the year with a mere 14% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
The long-running comic strip Marmaduke comes to the big screen in this broad family comedy. Voiced by Owen Wilson, Marmaduke gets himself into all kinds of trouble after his family moves to California. It’s been getting terrible reviews and will likely only appeal to younger kids.
Get Him to the Greek (Rated R), a spinoff of 2008′s Forgetting Sarah Marshall, features Russell Brand as narcissistic rock star Aldous Snow and Jonah Hill as the record company intern who has to get him from London to Los Angeles without a hitch. Expect this to be very funny, but a bit lewd for the younger teen set.
Splice (Rated R), a sci-fi horror film, offers some darker fare for summer movie-goers. Two scientists combine human and animal DNA to create a hybrid creature that becomes their worst nightmare. Based on mostly favorable reviews, this could be a good choice for older teens who enjoy smart sci-fi or dystopian stories.
June 11
We get two ’80s remakes this weekend! First up is The A-Team, based on the television series of the same name, in which a group of ex-Army mercenaries hope to clear their names for a crime they didn’t commit. While the nostalgia factor won’t do much to entice younger moviegoers, they may be hungry for a straight action film.
For the family crowd, The Karate Kid starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith also opens this weekend. Like in the original, the story features a young kid who learns to stand up to a bully with the help of an older mentor, but this story takes place in China, so he learns kung fu (despite the title). Again, the target audience won’t remember the original, but its big names and timeless story will appeal to all ages.
June 18
It’s hard to believe it’s been 11 years since Toy Story 2, but Toy Story 3 finally makes its way onto the big screen this weekend. Andy’s off to college and the toys find themselves inadvertantly donated to a daycare, where they meet a new cast of characters. With Pixar’s track record, this should be an entertaining film, even if it doesn’t live up to its predecessors.
Based on a DC Comics character, Jonah Hex stars Josh Brolin as the bounty hunter protagonist in this superhero Western. Jonah Hex doesn’t have the huge built-in fanbase of other superhero franchises like Spiderman and Batman, but this will still interest comic fans and action movie lovers alike.
June 25
In Grown Ups, five junior high friends reunite over 30 years later to spend a long weekend with their families. The film stars Adam Sandler, who also co-wrote, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider, so will likely appeal more to a middle-aged audience.
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz team up in the action comedy Knight and Day about a fugitive couple racing around the world. Cruise may not be the action star he once was, but he may have new young fans from his comedic turn in Tropic Thunder in 2008.
June 30
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse opens the Wednesday before the July 4 holiday weekend. Need I say more?
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