The box office weekend ahead promises a buffet of films looking to satisfy the science fiction, horror and musical fans.
Bruce Willis starrer “
Surrogates” should be the one to back for a top spot, dropping current topper “
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.” The Touchstone Pictures science fiction thriller helmed by Jonathan Mostow (“Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,” “U-571”) unspools via Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures into 2,951 locations. Also in the cast are Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Boris Kodjoe, James Francis Ginty, Michael Cudlitz with James Cromwell and Ving Rhames.
Science fiction horror “
Pandorum” should keep fans of the genre on the edge of their seats under the direction of “Antibodies” helmer Christian Alvart. Overture Films distributes the eerie looking film with Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet, Antje Traue, Cung Le, Eddie Rouse, André Hennicke and Norman Reedus into 2,400 locations.
MGM’s musical “
Fame” debuts in the biggest theatre count of the lot. The –helmed film sees 3,096 locations. The cast, for those unfamiliar with certain names and who plays what are as follows:
Asher Book as Marco, Kristy Flores as Rosie, Paul Iacono as Neil, Paul McGill as Kevin, Naturi Naughton as Denise, Kay Panabaker as Jenny, Kherington Payne as Alice, Collins Pennie as Malik, Walter Perez as Victor, and Anna Maria Perez de Tagle as Joy. Their instructors include Debbie Allen as Principal Simms, Charles S. Dutton as Alvin Dowd, Kelsey Grammer as Joel Cranston, Megan Mullally as Fran Rowan, and Bebe Neuwirth as Lynn Kraft.
Despite the wide openers, “
Cloudy” should still post a solid sophomore weekend figure.
Fox Searchlight Pictures’ “
Whip It” sneaks into 500 theatres on Saturday prior to it’s opening the following weekend. The film marks the feature-length directorial debut of Drew Barrymore and stars Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Drew Barrymore, Juliette Lewis, Jimmy Fallon, Alia Shawkat, Eve and Zoe Bell.
For a full list of this week’s releases see our “
In Theatres” page and see what’s in store the next few weeks and months.