What to Watch? World War Z, Man of Steel, Monsters University or Despicable Me 2
Yes you can watch them all, in a single day one after another; or during weekends, four Saturdays in a row.
But if you are someone who might want to spend your hard earned money and limited time off from work during weekends the best you can, then reports on overseas box office and a hint on these movies storyline will get you right on track on what to watch among these four movies.
The Overseas Box Office
Brad Pitt's World War Z is on top of the worldwide box office for this weekend earning $99.9 million worldwide. The movie has now a total of $259 million in its second week. Paramount thinks that this film will bring the company to its 1bn mark for the rest of its showing.
Following the lead of World War Z is the Man of Steel with 271.7 million worldwide box office sales for its third week, reaching its $510.4 million mark this week. Man of Steel for this weekend has reached a gross of $70.1 million showing within 50 international theaters.
Disney and Pixar's Monster University earned $44.2 million worldwide ticket sales for the weekend which totals to $129.3 million overall revenue just for its first week of showing in 37 cinemas worldwide.
Placing fourth in the box office is Universal's Despicable Me 2 which already grossed to 41.5 million for the weekend showing in seven cinemas worldwide.
Storyline Hints
World War Z follows the journey of Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) as he travels around the world against time to stop a zombie outbreak, his family and the entire world at stake.
The film has all the combination of elements that meet the needs of all types of audience. The manner by which the film was told was fast and adept that it already puts the audience at the edge of their seats just within 10 minutes into the film. Action happened after action after action. Complications arise after complications.
Amidst the over-all adventure theme of the movie, what really captures the heart of the audience was the story at the very core of the movie - a father's love for his family.
The movie will not just make you scream "run for your lives" but most importantly, it will make you root for Gerry Lane, the father, to finish his journey triumphantly to go back and embrace his family at the end.
Man of Steel, as we all know is a classic. This is the ultimate reason why people line up outside cinemas to watch the film. After all, its Superman.
For the audience who are only looking for amazing visual and technical effects, then Man of Steel is the movie.
But what failed the movie to achieve the worldwide success of World War Z is that Man of Steel lacks a story that will capture the audience love for Superman character aside.
What you will see in the movie is story we have already known about Superman that watching the film gave the feeling of watching a 2-hour documentary about Superman's background story.
The manner through which the story was told was jarring. The audience will have a hard time following the emotional journey of the lead character. The film uses the flashback narrative that cuts through the whole core of what the story was all about. In effect, the film failed to stay in the hearts of the audience.
What will linger about the film is the craftsmanship behind the visual effects.
Monster University is the perfect movie for the children and child at heart. The movie has a very simple story told with the characters' amusing characteristics.
It's a perfect bonding movie for parents and the youngest members of the family. Or for those who do not have children, the movie will be worth of your 2 hours rest away from your busy jobs and life complexities.
The movie will simply make you smile.
Despicable Me 2 , too, is a movie for parents and the children. But, this film will be a total laugh-out treat even for parents. The movie had keenly pull funny gags that offers total entertainment for the whole family.