Salt. (2010, 99 minutes, PG-13, action/thriller) I am hoping this is fun. At the same time I am not expecting it to be particularly good. There is something about the trailers that make it seem supremely superficial. Perhaps I will be proven wrong though and that would be nice. The movie centers on Angelina Jolie as the titular Salt. She is an FBI agent fingered as a Russian sleeper spy. She bolts as her superiors believe she will attempt to assassinate the President while she tries to prove her innocence. It looks like they are going for a Bourne-style feel and I wonder how close they will get. The cast also includes Liev Schreiber and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Phillip Noyce (Catch a Fire, Clear and Present Danger) directs from a Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium, Law Abiding Citizen) screenplay.
Also opening this week, but not near me:
- Countdown to Zero
- Life During Wartime
- Mugabe and the White African
- Spoken Word
Box Office Predictions
I have a feeling that Inception is going to hold on to the top for a second weekend. There has been too much good word about it this week, along with the fact that is very rewatchable. I think that Salt is the only new release that even has a shot at the top spot and that is going to be a stretch. I am not convinced it is going to have a big open. It will do well I am sure, but $30 million may be pushing it. Meanwhile, Ramona and Beezus is going to be much further down the list.
Here is how I think it could play out:
| Rank | Title | Box Office |
| 1 | Inception | $36 million |
| 2 | Salt | $26 million |
| 3 | Despicable Me | $20 million |
| 4 | Ramona and Beezus | $9.5million |
| 5 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | $8.5 million |
| 6 | Toy Story 3 | $7 million |
| 7 | Eclipse | $6 million |
| 8 | Grown Ups | $4.5 million |
| 9 | The Last Airbender | $3.5 million |
| 10 | Predators | $3 million |
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