TheWrap’s Summer Movie Preview 2009: Disney’s ‘Up,’ Sony Star Power
The Wrap presents their Summer Movie Preview 2009:
A year after “The Dark Knight,” “Indiana Jones” and “Iron Man” drove the box office into record territory, Hollywood thinks it has another smash summer on its hands.
Powered by a 15 percent rise in attendance overall, “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” and “Taken” were simply huge, while Disney Channel alums Miley Cyrus and Zac Efron opened their movies to big numbers. There have already been bona fide blockbusters (“Fast & Furious,” “Monsters vs. Aliens”), while even genre fare like “Last House on the Left” and “Knowing” had strong opening weekends.
So does all of this guarantee a great summer? It sure helps. And even if all of the upcoming biggies feel like slam-dunks, you can always count on some major surprise speedbumps.
Here are some of the key movies slated for summer release per each major studio:
20th Century Fox
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (May 1)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (May 22)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (July 1)
I Love You Beth Cooper (July 10)
They Came From Upstairs (July 31)
Buena Vista
Up (May 29)
The Proposal (June 19)
G-Force (July 24)
When in Rome (August 7)
Paramount
Star Trek (May 8)
Dance Flick (May 22)
Imagine That (June 12)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (June 24)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (August 7)
Sony
Angels & Demons (May 15)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (June 12)
Year One (June 19)
The Ugly Truth (July 24)
Julie & Julia (August 7)
District 9 (August 14)
Universal
Drag Me to Hell (May 29)
Land of the Lost (June 5)
Public Enemies (July 1)
Bruno (July 10)
Funny People (July 31)
A Perfect Getaway (August 14)
Inglorious Basterds (August 21)
The Boat That Rocked (August 28)
Warner Bros.
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (May 1)
Terminator: Salvation (May 21)
The Hangover (June 5)
My Sister’s Keeper (June 26)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (July 15)
Shorts (August 7)
The Time Traveler’s Wife (August 14)
Final Destination: Death Trip 3D (August 28)
Which studio do you think has the strongest slate? Any predictions who will be #1 for summer B.O.? And what movies are you most excited to see?