Hulk smashed

Although hulk did not hit my proposed question to numbers of surpassing the 59 million dollar mark it came quite close to doing so. This version of the hulk beat out expectations by far, however for us enthusiast and insiders we felt that it would have done far better than it has done. Plus now I can visualize Eric Bana laughing at the studio for not recasting him.

So this is what I have to do now. I have to sit and watch this films progression for the next few weeks to see what take place. I suspect after the buzz gets out that we will see a decent if not significant spike in the weekly numbers. Which will most likely will be due to all those out of work High school kids.

We will see. I have my fingers crossed on this one.

*Side note : I went to see the film and I was blown away with the special effects and the acting was far better than the last version. Although they can step up the story in a few areas, if this get green lighted for a sequel. I think that is a strong possibility.

This is a pot of Gold if Marvel can hang on and make it happen. My advice is once the numbers hit profit negotiations should begin.

Here is what the experts have to say:

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Block Buster :::: Iron Man has set off the summer Blockbusters

As I have predicted Iron Man was going to be the one to reckon with. It has surpassed expectations and is set to shatter its numbers even further when the final tally comes in. I hate to say it but I told you so.

The fact of the matter is people need to get away and this movie offers that. It helps that Iron Man is a quiet classic. Iron Man offers something other films do not and that is a chance to fight back with imagination and vigor of youth and the mind of innovations. Not to rain on the Marvel Parade but this is something that DC/Warner Bros, will bring us shortly with The Dark Knight. As I have stated before, we all need some place to go and with the economic sting, movies will be that place this summer, it is the least we can do to get away.

With Box Office numbers where they are at this time I expect to see some jaws drop at the amount of revenue this film will generate. So lets support such films. They bring us to looking in the mirror to see what is possible in our own minds and bring back to us, something we have long lost, and that is youth and creativity, something we should have never lost in the first place.

Box Office forsight ::: who will destroy the summer Box Office?

Here is another summer in which we will take the time out of idling to go and see a few movies and blame it on our children if it does not pan out to be awesome. However I think this summer will be different at the movies. With the Star power that the screen commands this go round, and the lack of a stable financial economy, I have the gut feeling that we will experience a box office blowout that will rival the past summer. I am talking blockbusters of mass proportions. This will be the summer everyone will not be able to afford that vacation so the money will be spent locally and less on travel and stay.

Why do I feel that way? Well take a look at the points in American Life when things were not looking so well and you had to find something to take away the pain of the reality around you. So you found refuge in fiction and books, surges took over box office tickets sales. Although people could not afford it they found ways to purchase movie tickets and get a does of the Hollywood drug called movies.

This summer is not different than the others before it. Also this time around you have the likes of CGI and and star power with the likes of ten kings and queens. With the fear that the economy will get worse people will flock this summer just to create memories that will keep the glue that binds strong in their families.

Although this is a prediction, I think there are many indicators in the past that proves my theory. All though I do not claim to be the ultimate authority on this subject, I have been watching movies long enough and focused on the box office year after year, to know that the box office boom is likely to take place this summer.

The majority of the big budget monsters this summer contain the Oscar Nominated/Winner, element, so few blockbuster films of the past embodied. This is the year of the prolific action star, that can do a damn good drama, comedy, and action film, and come back and give you the low key Oscar worthy performance in another movies, before the year is up. I think it is safe to say that we believe in the actors, and actresses, that we spend our 9 -15 bucks at the movie for.

So what movie will be the major banger this summer, that is a hard question, however Entertainment weekly seems to have it down to a science. From: Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the crystal, predicted to do a whopping $355.9 Million, The Chronicles Of Narnia : Prince Caspian at a mark of $310.8 Million, Hancock $280.4 Million, Wall-E $280.3 Million, Iron Man $ 262.7 Million, The Dark Night $255.0 Million, Kung Fu Panda $ 244.6 Million, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor $176.5 Million, The incredible Hulk $147.2 Million, Tropic Thunder $142.6 Million. Seems to be an impressive list and I would give or take, but they are barking up the right tree on this one. However I would Add that we have other sleepers that may take the cake as well. From Wanted with Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman, X-Files, and the Happening, which will mark the return of M. Night Shyamalan or forever break him.

So in saying all of this I believe we will have a robust buffet of movies to watch this summer, and would would have to divide our time to get them all in. The only thing that will break a movie this summer will be that random choice to see the one that is playing earlier or later. The indecisive movie goers are the wild cards, that will make the movie box office and one film or another. All we can do is sit back and just see.

In the mean time shoot on over to Entertainment Weekly to keep up to date with what will be and what is taking place already.