by Eliana Diaz
As school starts to wind down and the temperature begins to rise, many people are eagerly waiting for the hottest movies to be released. Some of the year’s most anticipated movies include: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Pirates of the
Caribbean: At World’s End, the Simpson’s Movie, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and Shrek the Third.
Kicking off the summer movie season was Spiderman 3. For it’s opening weekend, Spider-Man 3 set a record $59.8 million take for its opening day in the United States, breaking Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ’s $55.8 million record. The
US opening day take includes a record $10 million in Thursday midnight showings. Spider-Man 3 broke Pirates of the
Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’s all-time weekend debut by grossing $151.1 million. As of May 14, 2007, the worldwide total was $622.1 million. As amazing as its box office record is, Spiderman 3 received lukewarm reviews from the critics and fan, who stated that Spiderman had gone “Emo” on them.
Shrek the Third and Pirates of the Caribbean 3 are up next for the summer movie lineup. Shrek the Third comes 3 years after the ending of Shrek 2 and features the return of Mike Myers as Shrek, Cameron Diaz as Fiona, Eddie Murphy as Donkey, and (everyone’s favorite character) and Antonio Banderas as Puss-In-Boots. New to the cast is Eric Idle, Amy Poehler, Amy Sedaris, Regis Philbin, and Mr. Sexy back himself, Justin Timberlake.
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 is the final movie in the POTC trilogy. The entire cast from the first 2 movies will return (yes ladies, Jack Sparrow and Will Turner) as well as a cameo from Keith Richards (of the Rolling Stones fame). Due to the incredible success of the 2 movie (it broke all kinds of box office records) this next one has high expectations. Who knows, there might also be a fourth one in the works…
Last but not least, is everyone’s favorite guilty pleasure, Harry Potter. The Hogwarts trio (Harry, Ron, and Hermione) are back for the fifth adventure at Hogwarts, which includes the return of Lord Voldemort, a new headmistress, and the never-ending insanity of school. The movie is scheduled to be released one week before the release of the seventh and final Harry Potter book. This will definitely be a summer for the movie lovers indeed!
