Hollywood Box Office Update: Monsters University Tops Again, The Heat is a Solid Success but White House Down Falters

This week's two new releases couldn't go past Monsters University as the Disney Pixar movie earned $45 million to retain its position. The animation hit has so far earned in excess of $170 million. Amongst the new releases, comedy The Heat had a super opening of around $39 million. This was easily the best opening ever for its stars Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy  The same can't be said for Channing Tatum as his movie White House Down had a disappointing opening of  just under $25 million. It was also one of the lowest debuts for  its director Roland Emmerich who has given huge hits in past like Independence Day and 2012. 

Bollywood Box Office Update: Ghanchakkar is a Disappointment, Ranjhanaa is a Success

This week's major release Ghanchakkar has fallen flat at the box office. There were a lot of hopes from this film considering track record of its lead actors Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan as well as director Rajkumar Gupta who had previously given offbeat hits like Aamir and No One Killed Jessica. But the hopes were dashed with slow opening and mixed reports. Ghanchakkar had an average weekend of just around 19 crore,and the collections had a huge fall on monday. The trending suggests that the film won't go a long distance.

World War Z Review

Before moving ahead with the review of World War Z, I would like to ask the zombie genre fans, who have loved the gore in George A. Romero's films, got thrilled in Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later and stunned by the human drama in The Walking Dead, to forget whatever they have seen so far. Unless you do so, you won't be able to enjoy and appreciate the latest Brad Pitt apocalypse thriller.

Hollywood Box Office Update: Monsters University and World War Z Open Very Well

Hollywood had a sunny day at the box office as both the new releases exceeded expectations and opened very well. Monsters University kept the Disney Pixar record intact at the box office as it opened at no.1 position with the weekend estimate of $82 million. This was the second best debut for a Pixar film after Toy Story 3's $110 million haul in 2010. The sequel to the Monsters Inc. (2001) carries good reports and will very easily crack $200 million.

Bollywood Box Office Update: Raanjhanaa Fair Opening, Fukrey Emerges Surprise Success

This week saw release of three Bollywood films and one Hollywood flick. None of them, though, could set the box office on fire. South Star Dhanush's debut film Raanjhanaa had an average opening but the movie picked up in the evening. Though the reports are fair, the film needs to do well on the weekend considering its budget and marketing costs. Neil Nitin Mukesh registered another failure as his new film Shortcut Romeo had disastrous beginning at the box office. It will be a huge flop. Enemmy had neither buzz, nor star power and so the film was a non-starter from the beginning. Lastly, Brad Pitt starrer World War Z had an average beginning at the box office. The genre of the film is niche (zombies) and so the film hasn't been given wide release like Iron man 3, Fast and Furious 6 and Man of Steel.

World War Z Preview

This week sees the release of Brad Pit starrer World War Z, a post apocalyptic thriller. The film is one of the most anticipated summer movies. It has been directed by Marc Forster of Quantum of Solace fame. The plot of the film follows the typical zombie genre style. The world has fallen victim to zombie pandemic and UN employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) has to find a way to stop it before the clock runs out of time and the humanity perishes.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug First Trailer Released

The first promo of the The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the second part in the The Hobbit trilogy was released few days back. The first movie, The Unexpected Journey, was a grand success at the box office and the second part is expected to emulate it. In the sequel, Bilbo Baggins, along with Gandalf and the company of dwarves, continue with his journey towards the lonely mountain where the dragon Smaug is with their gold.