![]() ![]() The film features returning stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon and opened on 3,445 screens earning $9,926 on each. The film, which is a sequel to the extremely successful 2008 film, Sex and the City: The Movie, based on the popular HBO series was predicted to be number one this weekend earning $65.5 million but instead came up short only taking second place with about $32.1 million, nearly half of it's predicted earnings. The film has now earned $133 million in just two weeks at the box office nearly earning back it's $165 million production cost.ĭespite early reports that the film had earned nearly $3 million at midnight showings on Thursday and $14.2 million on Friday alone, that apparently wasn't enough for Sex and the City 2 to take the number one position at the box office this weekend. While the film may have dropped around 38% from the previous week, it was added in eight new theaters for a total of 4,367 earning around $9,926 on each screen. The film, stars the returning voice talents of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas and Eddie Murphy. The forth installment of DreamWorks Animation's phenomenally successful Shrek series, was predicted to drop to third place this weekend but instead out earned both high profile new films with an additional $43.3 million. There were some huge surprises at the box office this Memorial Day weekend as two highly anticipated summer films, Sex and the City 2 and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, failed to take the top spot away from last week's reigning champ, Shrek Forever After. The way they challenge each other, fight with one another, and join forces together come as natural as their mutual attraction.Įxhilaratingly entertaining, PoP earns a fan who will be one of the first in line for (hopefully) the next installments of a trilogy.The 4th installment of the animated series surprisingly destroyed its competition this holiday weekend. ![]() The chemistry between Gyllenhaal and Arteton is incredible that the romantic bantering is believable. A sarcastic, shady sheik (Alfred Molina) in the business of ostrich racing as a sidekick with his knife-thrower sidekick. A villain with a familiar face and familial ties to the prince (Ben Kingsley), along with snake-equipped dark forces. It’s a “logical” fantasy with a sense of realism in a sublime setting, complemented with spectacular special effects.Ī heroic, dashing prince with a beautiful heroine - a spirited princess working together for the greater good. ![]() The story works well on the big screen because all the elements are there: fantasy, action, adventure, humor, romance. It was surprising that the movie was an adaptation of a video game. (Anybody who possesses the dagger has the potential to rule the world because it could reverse time if the jewel atop the dagger is pressed.) Trying to clear his name, he and Princess Tamina (Gemma Arteton), the ruler of the conquered city and protector of the magical dagger, reluctantly end up on the rides of their lives together. In order to save his life, he goes on the run from his royal brothers and the Persian army. After deftly devising a strategy to conquer Alamut, a staggered village-city suspected for harboring a “weapon of mass destruction” (a jab at the previous administration), the king ends up dead and he’s accused for the murder and going after the crown. He is the quintessential “good guy” and a parkour master to boot (for those of you who are not familiar with parkour, I’d suggest watching “District B:13” starring real-life parkour founders).Īs a street kid, he was adopted by the King of Persia, who was impressed by his good heart and bravery. As Dastan, he dexterously climbs up castle walls, leaps through rooftops, squeezes into tight spaces, gallops on horses through the desert, bungee-jumps, sword-fights with the best of them, not to mention outwits and outcharms the rest. Jack Gyllenhaal more than makes up for it! Rogue and buff but agile and versatile, he looks and acts the part of the dashing prince and romantic hero, Dastan. “Prince of Persia” has Jerry Bruckheimer’s signature all over it. “Prince of Persia” is a popcorn epic blockbuster fit for a prince (or princess). ![]()
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