Though the numbers may not sound that impressive, both Martin Scorsese and Kevin Smith are on their way to career-best box office with their respective films.
By the way, my review of Cop Out is here. Did not hate it nearly as much as most.
3/5
Wide
WHAT’S THE PITCH?
Tim Burton sequel to the Lewis Carroll adventures. With Johnny Depp, of course.
WILL IT SUCK?
Tim Burton is a visionary in the best sense of the word. Screenwriter did Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. Depp as the Mad Hatter seems a slam dunk, and he’s joined by Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Anne Hathaway, Stephen Fry, Christopher Lee, Michael Sheen, Alan Rickman, and Timothy Spall. Looks like the first bona fide event movie of 2010 worth checking out.
Early buzz is good.
HOW WELL WILL IT DO?
Green Zone the following week has a sliver of the same demo, but this will dominate the month. $207mil.
WHAT’S THE PITCH?
Three cops’ (Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke) paths intertwine in an undisclosed New York borough.
WILL IT SUCK?
From the director of Training Day, and this is supposed to be better (according to IMDb). Also stars Wesley Snipes, Lili Taylor, Ellen Barkin, Will Patton, and Vincent D’Onofrio.
HOW WELL WILL IT DO?
Snagged w/in 24 hours of premiering at Sundance last year, so somebody thinks it has potential, enough to buy a Super Bowl spot and give it a wide release, two things that almost never happen with Sundance buys. Still, don’t know if that will translate into wide release money. $26mil.
Limited
WHAT’S THE PITCH?
Kid looks for a book. A really, really important book.
WILL IT SUCK?
Early buzz is crazy good. Good enough to launch it into a “The What of What?” Oscar nod for Best Animated ahead of some much heavier hitters.
HOW WELL WILL IT DO?
Oscar nod will help. Alice in Wonderland will not. $5mil.
Next Week: Look out! Matt Damon’s got that, um, completely reasonable look in his eye!
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