Originally, theaters opening early with PACIFIC RIM Thursday saw steady ticket sales.. though Friday night died down a bit when compared, PACIFIC RIM should do well despite very early predictions that the Warner Bros picture would be a disaster.. Science fiction.. word of mouth, and an A+ rating on many review sites, PACIFIC RIM will be rimming its way all weekend. Expect higher than predicted numbers on this, I say..
Meanwhile, there are still grownups trying to get the kids into movie seats. This weekend, an aging Adam Sandler is back with GROWNUPS 2 .. The SONY picture is released in 3,491 theaters (200 or so more than PACIFIC RIM) so it may gain a monetary advantage and end up in 1st place..
And if GROWNUPS attempts to make people laugh–even though critics relatively didn’t at the film–Nikkie Finke writes on DEADLINE.COM that it shows movie audiences are starved for summer comedy.
Maybe she has a point.
We have seen the White House blown to bits..
We have seen a Z of a world war..
We have seen a 12 hour PURGE..
And yes.. we have sharks on SCIFI.
It’s been a pretty dangerous summer so far, hasn’t it?
Maybe comedy and a few laughs are in order–hence the notion that whenever a family friendly film dares to be released, it far surpasses date nights and teenage dreams at midnight..
The kids aren’t alright; maybe the growups aren’t either.
But this weekend.. we’ll be rimming all through the night.
