Perhaps, with the arrival of the month of August, many of you are on the way to a well-deserved vacation or, at least, thinking about it. But whether in our city, or in our favorite summer destination, there are few things better than enjoying a good premiere movie. Today, like every Friday, It’s time to review the news on the billboard, but first let’s take a look at the box office last weekend.
Against all odds – I, at least, did not give two dollars for it -, ‘Tiempo’, the new of M. Night Shyamalan, has been crowned as the most seen between July 30 and August 1 with a collection of 1.06 million; This sum has led to a 16% growth in collection compared to last week, surpassing the barrier of four million euros.
My doubts about the hegemony in the Spanish box office were linked to the fact that Universal’s film was directly competing with the premiere of ‘Jungle Cruise’, the new Disney film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, which has debuted with 0.73 million euros; taking a pinch to ‘Space Jam: New Legends’, which ends its second weekend with 0.57 million more.
The top 5 with the most viewed is closed by ‘A todo tren. Destination Asturias’, with 0.44 million euros and ‘The infinite purge’, which surprises the guy holding up in his fifth week on the bill with 0.3 million despite dropping 36% and losing 129 screens along the way.
The premieres of August 6, 2021
‘The Suicide Squad’ (‘The Suicide Squad’, 2021)
There is no doubt that the big premiere of the week is ‘The suicide squad’. And it is that the landing of James Gunn in the “Distinguished Competition” by the hand of the group of antiheroes is a model blockbuster that shows what happens when you sign a great creator, you give him full creative freedom and make things easier for him with a couple of hundreds of millions of dollars of budget. A wonderful savagery with an unexpected ability to touch the heart.
‘The Boss Baby: Family Business’ (‘The Boss Baby: Family Business’, 2021)
Considering how well the people at DreamWorks played with the first ‘The Boss Baby’ – at least in commercial terms – it was not unreasonable to expect a sequel to arrive sooner or later. We may not have asked for it, but here we have it with Tom McGrath back in the director’s seat to bring us innocuous entertainment for the little ones in the house.
‘A villa in Tuscany’ (‘Made in Italy’, 2020)
Have you lost count of the number of movies with a Spanish title that ends with “in Tuscany”? Me too, but if this family dramedia written and directed by James D’Arcy manages to distinguish itself from the rest, it is thanks to having Liam Neeson and Micheál Richardson as the main couple, and with a photography direction by Mike Eley that extracts gold from the place in which it is set.
‘True mothers’ (‘Asa ga kuru’, 2020)
Naomi Kawase, responsible for the celebrated ‘A pastry shop in Tokyo’, returns to our cinemas in top form with ‘True Mothers’; a drama about motherhood — obvious — that we received after its more than decent reception at festivals such as Toronto or San Sebastián.
‘Iron ladies’ (‘Teräsleidit’, 2020)
Pamela Tola makes her directing debut with this Finnish comedy starring Leena Uotilla, which finds her greatest asset in a forceful, blackish sense of humor. Without a doubt, a Nordic soft drink to take into consideration.
‘Little miracles on Peckham Street’ (‘Cat in the Wall’, 2019)
This week’s premieres stand out for their international aspect, because after passing through England, Japan and Finland, it is time to travel to Bulgaria, the country responsible for ‘Little Miracles on Peckham Street’; a documentary set in the city of London written and directed by Vesela Kazakova and Mina Mileva that arrives in our cinemas after passing through festivals such as Locarno, Valladolid and Sarajevo.
‘Três Verões’ (‘Three summers’, 2019)
From Brazil, Sandra Kogut signs this drama, winner of the Critics’ Award at the Malaga Festival 2020, in which the celebrated – and awarded – work of Regina Casé in the title role stands out.
‘Blackpink: The Movie’ (2021)
This spectacular documentary about the K-Pop phenomenon Blackpink closes the premieres of the week. 100 minutes with unreleased material from the South Korean group that allows us to take a look at their first five years in business.
More recommendations in File Espinof
If this week’s premieres don’t catch your eye or you want to recover titles that have been on the bill for the longest time, remember that you can take a look at the movies on the bill from last week and the previous one. And if you still want even more recommendations, do not forget that in our weekly Newsletter ‘Espinof File’ we offer you a selection of films and television for all palates, curated by our editors.
Link | Subscribe to ‘Expediente Espinof’, Espinof’s new weekly newsletter